well i'm finally getting around to sharing my new york trip
it sure was a whirlwind of a time
even though i was away from home for ten days
when i left my rainy b.c. weather
i arrived at the ottawa, ontario airport to this...
snow...snow...snow...
christina picked me up from the airport and we were off to her home
to pack up the van for our road trip to NYC the next day
her husband cooked us a fantastic italian meal
and then we went to the task at hand of wrapping all her paintings
before we packed them in the van
off bright and early the next morning
heading to the u.s. border crossing
2 hours later (long story)
we were finally headed down the highway
our destination for the night was rhode island
made it to her publisher's home in the country
beautiful couple with lots of hospitality
great meal, great wine, great dessert
thank you paul and kirsten!
next morning we were on our way
NYC baby
weather was not great
more of the cold, rainy kind i am familiar with
seeing this sign meant we were close!
yippee!
i guess i am the "old" rochelle
since the "new" rochelle resides in new york!
arrived at pier 94 to unload all the paintings
only to find out that we might not be able to do this until the next day
a bit of coaxing and we were able to get started
christina so excited to actually have HER paintings
showcased at this BIG NYC art show
the staff of angelnook publishing
setting up the booth
"the shift is key"
"deste more"
"an ugly truth about humanity"
and
"the shift is key"
christina's wall in the booth
the four in the middle of the wall are all done with encaustic
close-up
another artist with angelnook publishing
jp madison's work
we finished setting up the booths on the next day
so we were able to do some sightseeing and shopping
a few hours to shop before we needed to meet the group for dinner
so naturally on our list was this fab store
sadly though i found nothing that i really had to have
no clothing found - just houseware stuff
once again though the window displays are over-the-top
and more...
rockefeller center
and all the people skating
times square at night
certainly the "hub" of the city
so much energy could be felt here
our friends amy, suzi and krista
all the way from texas and arizona!
what little time we were able to spend with them was a hoot!
this is the only statue of liberty we had time to see on this trip
part two to come...
christina's debut on opening day at NYC ART EXPO!!
