Behold, finally the post about my New York trip. Sadly, now that I've gotten around to writing about it... I'm not super enthused to do so since I've been talking about a lot and I guess my storytelling energy has been thusly diminished. But I'll give it a go and probably keep things brief.
Basically what happened was that 9 other illustrator ladies from my university and I all signed up for a trip to New York organized by two of our professors where we would explore the art scene of The Big Apple and meet inspiring illustration industry professionals. We'd get a peek at illustration within the fine art, gallery, editorial, children's book, and textile realms.
And so, everything worked out - all of us made it on the plane, landed safely and spent a week in New York overwhelmed and inspired by amazing stories each day.
Here are a few of my favourite photos for each day of our stay. I apologize in advance for any crappy photos which were partially the result of my incompetent phone camera, and the fast pace of our trip.
Day 1. (Sunday) We took a red-eye flight and arrived in New York around 8am. We didn't do much that day, mostly walked around, napped, and ate food.
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| That's me at Times Square. We just dropped our luggage off and were in search of breakfast |
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| Times Square |
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| Oh look! One of those unique NY individuals |
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| Night performances in Times Square |
Day 2. (Monday) This day we met some amazing illustrators who were all very, very nice.
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| Guess whose studio that is, cause I won't tell ;) |
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| Decided to to Little Italy for dinner. |
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| On the way back to the hotel we spotted Alan Cumming making a fan appearance after his Macbeth performance |
Day 3. (Tuesday) Editorial day. We casually dropped by The New York Times and Harper's magazine...yes, casually. (No, not really. There was security clearance and everything).
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| We started the day by hitting up some recommended art and book stores |
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| Oh no, our group got separated crossing the street |
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| Had a meeting at an Empire State Building conference room with a young, promising illustrator, who all the ladies really loved to take pictures with afterwards. |
Stay tuned for the next episode airing next Tuesday where we went to DC comics, walked the Brooklyn Bridge, and dashed through museums!
And in the mean-time check out my friend's video-blogs for her takes on some of our experiences -- Episode 1 -
"On a Plane Again"
YouTube Channel - http://www.youtube.com/user/SweetPetitePea/videos
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