I am just SO excited that my two wonderful Sydney sketching friends Alissa and Chris are booked to go to the symposium as well this year. We had a catch up at T2 teahouse - Alissa was sketching in between the non stop talk… but I was taking it easy and didn't sketch (first time ever I think) But our sketchbooks still had to have a group photo shoot as well.
If you don't know their work - you should!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/92356712@N08/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alissaduke/
Both are wonderful artists… but more important they are very special friends - it is such a privilege to have these two as my friends! We have lots of fun sharing our sketching adventures, talking about improving our skills and all other kind of things - today we had lots of travel talk to go through. I can't tell you how excited I am at the prospect of having them share the symposium experience with me. Also, missing from this meeting is 'Eza' from Edinburgh(but she is an honorary Sydney sider!) who will also be part of the gang from Sydney.