Comments on: Tasha Tudor, R.I.P.

Tasha Tudor, R.I.P.

verb — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:27:01 -0800

Artist Tasha Tudor is dead at age 92. Born in 1915 to an inventor and a painter, Tasha has been a quirky fixture in the childrens' publishing world for more than half a century. She lived an anachronistic life in Vermont, raising goats and chickens, caring for the small herd of Welsh Corgis that appeared in many of her books, and maintaining a small arts-and-publishing business that sustained her and her family for years. When she died, she said, she wanted to return to the 1800s as a sea captain's wife. Here's hoping she's inhaling sea air now.

By: dirtmonster

dirtmonster — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:51:19 -0800

I grew up on Tasha Tudor. When I think of books from my childhood, hers are the first to come to mind. I bet she is breathing that sea air, and walking on the beach with her toes in the sand!

By: freshwater_pr0n

freshwater_pr0n — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:56:50 -0800

I only discovered Tasha Tudor last fall. She was a fascinating woman. .

By: dersins

dersins — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:57:43 -0800

Oh man. It's strange how you can be saddened by the death of someone you didn't even know was still alive. Corgiville Fair was one of the books that defined my childhood. My grandparents had a corgi and that book, and I must have made my grandmother read it to me about a hundred thousand times. The book felt so timeless to me, I never would have guessed Tasha Tudor was still alive. .

By: Pallas Athena

Pallas Athena — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:59:11 -0800

Her book of Christmas carols and stories is a fixture in my parents' house at the holidays. Sad that she's gone.

By: BrotherCaine

BrotherCaine — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:01:08 -0800

By: nax

nax — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:05:10 -0800

Tasha Tudor was the reason I wanted to be an artist when I was a kid. .

By: selfnoise

selfnoise — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:40:23 -0800

Tasha Tudor is the reason I love little Corgi puppies.

By: fiercecupcake

fiercecupcake — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:38:00 -0800

Wow. I had what seemed to be every one of Tasha Tudor's books growing up. A beautiful spirit. .

By: sugarfish

sugarfish — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:52:08 -0800

I checked out the editions of The Secret Garden and A Little Princess that she illustrated from my elementary school's library so many times that I was embarrassed. I would have never guessed that she was still alive. .

By: Divine_Wino

Divine_Wino — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:33:37 -0800

What an interesting person, fair winds madam, godspeed.

By: OolooKitty

OolooKitty — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:03:08 -0800

I read her version of "The Secret Garden" so many times that I can actually see the pictures in my mind without referring back to the book. An amazing talent who will be missed.

By: OverlappingElvis

OverlappingElvis — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:13:34 -0800

Corgiville Fair was one of my very favorite books as a kid. This is a great loss.

By: brujita

brujita — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:55:39 -0800

. She completely captured the essences of Sara, Becky, Miss Minchin, Mary, Dickon and Colin for me

By: JanetLand

JanetLand — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:12:00 -0800

By: pointystick

pointystick — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:52:14 -0800

. (imagine this "." in a lovely typeface on a beautifully illustrated background)

By: Elsa

Elsa — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:35:36 -0800

As a tiny girl, I would spend hours sitting quietly with a pad and a tumbled pile of colored pencils, trying to mimic the illustrations from Tasha Tudor's big book of fairy tales. She taught me about drawing texture, not outline: the stones of Rapunzel's tower, the weave of the flying carpet, the glove-soft leather of the cat's boots. .

By: gusandrews

gusandrews — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:57:25 -0800

Oh no! :( I loved Corgiville Fair -- it had a huge influence on me when I was small. She will be missed.

By: jokeefe

jokeefe — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:39:21 -0800

Oh man. Bless her. .