Tara Bryan (October 14, 1953 to September 29, 2020) was a highly respected and well loved artist with a focus on making Artists’ Books. Deborah (Debbie) Kogan of Portand, Oregon wrote the lovely article that follows. Debbie was looking for someone to share this article online and I offered my website. With permission, I invite you to read Debbie’s article and share our admiration and respect for Tara.

On a personal note, I knew Tara, but not as well as I would have liked.  We met a short time before she became ill. Our friendship began when we met at Wayzgoose, Grimsby, Ontario. The next year, we sat side by side at Wayzgoose. That’s when our friendship began. We decided to do a collaborative book work together and had just started emailing ideas back and forth when Tara had to step back from things.  Tara was lovely. She was bright, talented and funny! Her life was cut short. Tara left us far too soon, I think.

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