After the conference, Brooke (a new Mentee!!! as well as friend and critique partner) and I flew up the coast to visit the amazingly talented Jessixa Bagley (the third member of our critique group), for a little illustrator fun time. We stayed with Jessixa and her husband, Aaron, also an incredible illustrator. (While we were there, we got a sneak peak of Jessixa's forthcoming picture book AND Aaron's graphic novel. It was pretty magical.)
The Bagleys have a dreamy apartment with a breathtaking view of downtown Seattle, the space needle, AND Mount Rainier. (I don't know about the rest of you, but I am definitely not used to seeing a city surrounded by mountains... and we're talking serious mountains - Rainier, the Olympic Range, and the Cascade Range! WHAT?! Crazytown.)
We had illustrator fun times hanging at the table and working on our projects.
Brooke, Jessixa, and I spent the better part of the time bouncing between cafes, drinking tea, eating pastry, and drawing.
Jessixa played tour-guide and took us to some breathtaking spots in her neighborhood and around the city.
We did some picnicking.
And had a whole bunch of fun.
(photo of Seattle shenanigans courtesy of Brooke Boynton Hughes)
And finally after four glorious days, my fiancé, Ezra, arrived, and the two of us had a lovely long weekend of hanging out and exploring.
There was roller derby,
Sidewalk poetry,
And even a giant sandwich.
Seattle is a magical, wondrous place.
Fin.
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