Travelogue: New York - Summer Edition

permanently damp

I did another whirlwind trip to New York to work on comics, see friends, and be sweatier than I ever thought possible. I packed carry-on only again, squeezing some *cute summer outfits* into the space where once there were winter coats and sweaters, and it was so hot that I ended up wearing only the above outfit the entire time, rotating between three increasingly gross and sweat-soaked button-ups for sun protection and airflow. But no matter!

no such thing as a stress-free airport experience

a gadget-filled red-eye

Hopped off the red-eye at 730am, dropped off my luggage and beelined straight to the Met.

fellow AM commuters

a walking eyebag - so tired and so hot

The Met was incredible and enormous. Here was one of my favourite moments:

fun fact: the second time I did this I was accosted by a guard and informed that I was not allowed to film TikToks lol I was like “sir what is a tiktok”

I did pilgrimages to other art galleries as well — my first time at the Guggenheim:

loved following around this group of friends

and the Whitney:

no cartoons but reminders from the little placards on how to be an artist :’)

Drew some of the sights:

some sidewalk sketches

And some of the wonderful people <3

New Yorker cartoonists - left image (clockwise) - Akeem Roberts, Johnny Dinapoli, Asher Perlman, Jeremy Nguyen, Amy Kurzweil, Suerynn Lee, Avi Steinberg; right image - Jenny Kroik

I decided to focus most of my comic efforts on the Met and ended up going there a second time on my last day.

Hope to have something to (publicly) show for my efforts soon!

I stumbled into my house on Wednesday at 11pm, ate a bunch of Korean takeout, showered and crawled into bed half-dead. But THEN:

note timestamps

And thus the daily cartoon was born:

i had some feelings about it on Instagram - support unions everyone

A fitting end to the week, I think. Comics! They’re everywhere to me.

Notes:

• I picked up a free copy of Pachinko on a Brooklyn sidewalk. I know I’m late to the game, but the rumours are true, it is a perfect book.

• I submitted the first version of my graphic novel pitch to my agent, and am having a call with her this week to discuss polishing it up for submission. Eek! Will be posting more updates about that process, only on the paid Substack!

• Later this week, I am opening up some limited pet portrait commission slots (for the first time in like.. years??) and setting up a sale in my print shop. Paid subscribers will hear about it first!

So what are ya waiting for??

Thanks for reading!

xo Zoe