e was at Winthrop University!
Did you figure out where I was last week? I had the great honor to travel to Winthrop University in South Carolina to meet and talk to the design/illustration students and faculty there.![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sRIU0N5NKf5TMofqUuklyCDvgJjI8CcpwIJSRqwxicfUoFIT5ByY3njE2TGsDqNAhvk3pMvpKc5PeUm2EEamyDv40pN8E4ZB7m7urX5J0_hJaEOStitBZC7jmJBQ=s0-d)
Winthrop is a medium-sized, public university in the gorgeous little town of Rock Hill, just south of Charlotte, North Carolina. It couldn't have been a better weekend as the dogwoods and azaleas were in full bloom, the sky was a perfect blue, and the weather was warm enough for students and doggies to simply hang out.![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sI5_p5hMgjPQb5fVjgdOVYE_xGQ5tyCOZXFo2Tua1Rwa4Z8puDjOFj_3ebkGuHxQTiB0O8wnr72sO3zHkjVWpXhAJNyaISuJTzi-vNxeLP2j84eMwXQWFROS7GGXUU_17VqG1d=s0-d)
The campus is absolutely lovely - especially Hardin Garden.![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_ufhGI_riEWXwdIUm0E2kCqHu6dNbCTJ1wjcFe5Id8ZCQxrSyq7bjr_hPZaMNLARWTkehZksV4xvFC7oQGBZeLmkfzT6UEH1_xUthrJriCnudJezwS4UFDPbj34IgS-oXn2CHM-Qw=s0-d)
The design of the garden is based on the Golden Ratio, so makes a wonderful learning demonstration.![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sv4Hn67ABzIOOXb_qLMMdvWNEmL-E-LhSwRnlboQc7ShyTMwAMv-9ib25YE14QFozN6yIKuPgSq011gPOP0J_OAJm3hLWvazyUi5fkqY-cK2XknBaSE4e4viLw6RjYIZoGedeR5JwGVkbMkA=s0-d)
I had the great pleasure to have David 'Doc' Brown as my guide. Doc created the illustration program as it is now, based on narrative illustration. His program is a writer/illustrator's DREAM, covering things like fairytales & folktales, heroes & anti-heroes, and sequential illustration. We met several years ago at an SCBWI conference, so were very much of like minds. I got to hang out with several of his classes, including print-making and portrait painting.![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_to-9u84RpF9suOUdkFs94MM2zSjgtPkStTRDbienz1Nk8YNqNfKDcr5BWS5WLY-Qk2LDeyMFbmS7qDCmf5QjNq6pzRi6TnKmwSIsSCaeOul5muN89aZNLlALmnI446NHiGBzmJsLIgJoc-LzWJRr4=s0-d)
And I got to see the graduating students' exit show. Here they are posing with Doc around their show's poster. What a great group of talented people!![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_s2M-3coiy0foJYqvmL_ftRSYYvNu-ZLQb38usi9WKFg3VqvTQqm9gnezHLQh8_3hOAvG3VIL1KYxitkIN6YHsKOjtbRzoKwTKiwBHApLZZeBu5QetGfMW1DUoHFl2xpLRjC20OZYbz=s0-d)
The university rolled out the red carpet for me and I felt so loved there - I met several people I hope will become friends. Truly, it was a truly wonderful visit and I hope to go back. If you're not familiar with Winthrop University, check it out. They're doing some pretty special things there.
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