About Tamara
How does one forego a successful career in architecture and fully embrace children's illustration and writing?
It's called a 'leap of faith', driven by mad creative passion!
That about sums me up.
It's called a 'leap of faith', driven by mad creative passion!
That about sums me up.
Tamara's Blog: Tamara Schmidt's Bulletin - Recent Posts
| 11/10/2013 | Taming watercolour…or my nerves! When it comes to watercolour, I always thought it was safer to keep the paint in their tubes than out exposed on the palette, or as far away from water absorbent paper. Such a difficult medium to tame with a brush!
That’s until I decided... Read the rest of this post |
| 11/2/2013 | Venetian Christmas anyone? Poster for Armonico Consort: A Venetian ChristmasIt was with great surprise and delight that I was contacted recently by a charitable organization from the UK who wanted to use one of my images to promote their upcoming Christmas concert. Their... Read the rest of this post |
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| Books Recently Added to Tamara's Bookshelf | Ages | Date Added | |||
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Books 1 - 4 of 5 from Tamara's bookshelf, View all 5 books Click a book's title for more details about the book | |||||
| 1. Thirteen Reasons Why (Hardcover) Author: Jay Asher Publisher: Razorbill |
Young Adults |
8/17/2009 Add | |||
| Tamara said: An ingenius and respectful way to tackle the tough subject matter of Suicide. The banter back and forth between past implications and present reactions kept the story moving along to discover each r...more tags: I read | |||||
| 60,492 Reviews | |||||
| 2. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (Kelly, Jacqueline) (Hardcover) Author: Jacqueline Kelly Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) |
Ages 9-12 |
8/17/2009 Add | |||
| Tamara said: A bit of a slow start, but the character's southern drawl got stronger and more pronounced with each flip of the page! Eventhough being a debut book, the style of writing and descriptions were well s...more tags: I'm reading , I Read | |||||
| 5,177 Reviews | |||||
| 3. The Graveyard Book (Hardcover) Author: Neil Gaiman Illustrator: Dave McKean Publisher: HarperCollins |
Ages 9-12 |
7/28/2009 Add | |||
| Tamara said: I'm perplexed why this won the Newberry...I did not find the writing style or characters at all compelling - they were transparent as his ghosts. A good premise for a story, but it did not deliver fo...more tags: I read | |||||
| 34,169 Reviews | |||||
| 4. The Book Thief (Paperback) Author: Markus Zusak Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers |
N/A |
7/27/2009 Add | |||
| Tamara said: Just absolutely loved the author's style of writing - fluid and seamless, painting a picture for me with every flip of the page. This is a book that I will always treasure - with a quality of writing...more tags: I recommend | |||||
| 138,964 Reviews | |||||
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