Tammy Stellanova's desire to be an artist is rooted both in her longtime fascination with the living form (she has a degree in biology from the University of California at Santa Cruz) and her passionate love for comic books and other graphical narratives. A longtime amateur comic artist, she made the decision to pursue a formal education in art in 2000 and entered into the highly-regarded illustration program at California College of Arts and Crafts (now known as California College of the Arts). She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Illustration from CCA in 2003, and has since become a founding member of Illustration Bloc, a group of similarly dedicated and talented freelance illustrators. She likes to draw birds.