A few months ago, I received an invitation for a surprise bridal shower in New York for talented illustrator friend
Lisa Anchin. Originally planning an October trip to DC, I advanced it to September to attend the shower and took a train to DC instead, all of which turned out to be a blast.
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The surprise bridal shower was held in a farm in Queens.
Beautiful decorations by Lisa's talented and wonderful family and friends. |
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| Lisa demonstrated her latent ability with the hula hoop. |
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| Weather could not have been more perfect. |
The following day was spent hanging out in Lisa's studio. Lisa was 100% focused and prolific, while I busied myself drinking tea, playing with Bisous the Cat, and daydreaming. (And drawing sporadically.)
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| Me, taking over a corner of Lisa's studio |
Day 2: I visited my agent's agency and met her talented, diligent staffs, followed by touring the NYPL's special exhibit on picture books.
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| Completely inspirational & educational. |
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| Japanese noodles for dinner at a swanky restaurant. |
Day 3: Breakfast with editor Nancy Inteli and art director Martha Rago of HarperCollins. Both were extremely wonderful, encouraging and affable. I most definitely look forward to working with both of them. :)
With that, I left beautiful New York to DC. This vibrant city is forever captivating and stimulating; I look forward to seeing the city soon again.
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| A part of the Berlin wall in New York! Thanks for showing me around town, Lisa! |
2 comments:
Looks like you had a fantastic trip, Maple. Thanks for sharing! :-) (and I love your NYC drawing)
Thanks, Debbie! By chance, I was at Lisa's place the day your beautiful illustration arrived in the mail (as well as Juana's). Both yours and Juana's pieces are SO LOVELY!!!
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