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| At the IMAGINE II exhibit, underneath my art from A Day and Night in the Desert |
On Saturday evening I attended the gala VIP reception for illustrators and librarians at the dA Center for the Arts in Pomona. As I arrived, the gallery was full of people looking at the illustrations on the wall, browsing books by the illustrators that were displayed on tables, munching appetizers, and getting ready for a presentation by local school children and later a puppet show.
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| Books by participating illustrators including my Day and Night Habitat series Lisze Bechtold's Buster the dog books |
More than thirty Southern California children’s book illustrators are represented in the exhibit, but as I looked around the room, I couldn’t find the art that I had submitted. It turned out that it been tucked away after I delivered it and overlooked when the exhibit was hung. Luckily, the two pieces were found and are now hanging on the wall along with the other pieces of art. The show will be up until September 23. I encourage you to stop by and take a look.
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| Illustrators Joe Cepeda and Gina Capaldi |
I thank Gina Capaldi of the SCBWI for all the hard work of putting the show together and to Margaret Aichele at the dA Center for the Arts for coordinating the exhibit. It was also great to see Judy Nelson of Mrs. Nelson's Books, who provided the books for sale at the event.
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| Lisze Bechtold and her illustrations |
Where to see the exhibit (until September 23):
dA Center for the Arts
252 South Main Street
Pomona, CA 91766
Phone: 909-397-9716
Hours: Wednesday to Saturday, 12pm to 4pm (til 9pm on Thursday)
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| Judy Nelson with her door, autographed by dozens of children's book writers and illustrators |
