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A slice of Berlin Life.

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Bakery check by Suzanne Forbes March 10 2018Grandpa and granddaughter stop by the bakery to see if there’s anything good left.

I saw these two do a Breakfast Club style slide up to the windows of the bakery downstairs from us, look in the window and take off again. I knew exactly what was going on – our bakery is both French and German, so they’re not here for you. They make what they make, they run out when they run out, and they close when they feel like it. You may or may not get what you want on any given day. I’ve done the same thing myself many times: casing the window display and seeing only a lonely croissant.

Waitress at Amrit Berlin by Suzanne Forbes March 6 2018

Our waitress, relaxed and cool on a Tuesday night.

She was pleased to be drawn.

D by Suzanne Forbes March 6 2018My hubbin, during dinner with a friend in Mitte.

The friend moved here from the Bay Area, and was very grateful to us for being so encouraging about a move to Berlin, as it is working out really well for him!

Souls of Berlin.

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M at Ludwig by Suzanne Forbes feb 28 2018M. posed for this drawing at Ludwig on Valentine’s Day, while telling us stories.

She was born on the same continent I was; nowadays she identifies as a “Citizen of the World”, and teaches German here in Berlin. She’s lived all over the planet; maybe all the experience is what keeps her so young. My friend Maurus, who owns Ludwig, calls the beautiful photos he takes of his guests “Souls of Ludwig“. I love the idea that we are all souls, meeting here in this world.

Sarah Omar and Sara at ESDIP Berlin by Suzanne Forbes Feb 28 2018I drew these folks at ESDIP Berlin during a meeting.

We were talking about the schedule for the Illustration Intensive course for the summer, when we get students from all over the world. Sara is from Spain, Omar is from Ecuador, and Sarah is from the UK. But we were all united by a discussion of how appallingly expensive, and yet wildly desirable, the new iPad Pro with the stylus is.

Berlin is a place for all souls to freely be themselves.

And I am so grateful to my Patrons on Patreon, whose monthly financial support makes it possible for me to tell these stories.