Tatti Wattles - A Love Story by Rachel Rosenthal

Santa Monica: Smart Art Press, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. New. New copy. First Edition. 64 pages, Hardcover, 9 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches, 1996. ISBN #0964642697. Tatti Wattles is an illustrated fable about the meaning of love. Performance artist Rachel Rosenthal tells of the life and death of Tatti Wattles, her beloved pet rat. Many know Rosenthal as a storyteller and premier theatrical performer, and now her imaginative drawing skills—a never-before-seen side of this multifaceted artist—are revealed through the story of her life with Tatti and the shamanic journey she took after his death. Formatted as a children’s book with beautiful four-color and black-and-white drawings, Tatti Wattles: A Love Story traces their collaboration from her first glimpse of him to the legendary presence he became in the artist’s world. Afterword by Jacki Apple.