Wild Dogs and Fat Babies, a graphic memoir, offers a glimpse into the world of an artist and details her experiences with schizoaffective disorder. In this first volume a three volume series the author/artist explores how art can help find a path forward toward self-forgiveness, making mistakes, and finding healing through the process of illustration, specifically drawing from the imagination. Wild Dogs and Fat Babies should be considered an essential graphic novel and a key text to better understanding severe and very complex mental illness.
“Charming, wholly original, and completely generous. After reading it, I felt buoyant and inspired.”
– Sonja Ahlers, Classification Crisis
“What a lovely book, full of spirit. A delightful romp through imagination, through drawing, through nature, with a little darkness hinted at and thrown in for good measure. What a peaceful world we’d have if only we’d all draw like Tamara Bond does. A magnificent and marvelous must-read. Sad, vibrant, tragic, deeply felt, thoughtful, and beautifully drawn. You will be very moved by this book.”
– Tom Hart, author of Rosalie Lightning and The Art of the Graphic Memoir
This book was made with the generous support of the Manitoba Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts.
