So I am back from FCN, and the convention was a huge success! They had a record breaking 372 registrations.

I did pretty good in the dealers den too! I didn't sell a lot of the pre-made stuff, but did a number of sketches and conbadges. It was a good steady pace for me, and I think I will do another convention eventually. Hard part is just meshing the con dates with my days off. I can't always get the two to line up, and this year especially, I don't really have a lot of days off.

I loved meeting all the other artists and con-goers too! And a big thank-you to my ever-patient husband who would bring me food and watch the table when needed

I love my printer, but when in really detailed good quality mode, it sure is slow

I found some nice acid-free paper for making stickers and magnets to sell at FCN I figured they are small and inexpensive...and kinda fun. I did have to laugh at the package of magnet sheets "Now with 25% more!"... means there are 5 sheets, instead of 4.

I have some original pieces out being matted right now that will go to the convention with me:

Between the Body and the Soul
Came a Stark Naked Drummer
Children of Lir
Breaking Through
Smoke Dancer
Oh Crap!
I'll bring a few other originals with me un-matted as well, I think.

I am making prints of:
Between the Body and the Soul
Children of Lir
Breaking Through
Oh Crap!
Art Imitates Life
He Made a Harp of Her Breastbone
Oh Crap!
Geri
and
Freki

Stickers/Magnets are of:
He Made a Harp of Her Breastbone
Oh Crap!
Geri
Freki
Drawn to Life
Breaking Through
Outcasts of Gwynedd
Woven Song
Dance!
and
Between the Body and the Soul

I think that ought to be enough to feel out a convention.

Costs on the original pieces I am not sure of yet since I don't know how much the matting will cost yet. The rest I think will go as follows:

Prints: $10
Badges: $8
Magnets: $5
Stickers: $2

To those who have done conventions before, does this sound reasonable?
To those who attend conventions, would you buy for those prices?

Less than three weeks to go *bites nails*

So some wonderful and patient people have allowed me to completely muck with their characters in an attempt to learn some tricks for conbadges. So far, I have learned:

1) I am not very good at drawing horses

2) Scotch brand laminating plastic is much better than Duck brand

3) I am not very good at drawing horses

4) Not every character lends itself to the same drawing/coloring style

5) I cannot make square badges... its shaped or nothing. My ability to stay in a small square is lacking. Perhaps this is why I never tried ACEOs


More badges (though of the same people) will be forthcoming as I play with some watercolor and graphite ideas

There are not many cons I can get to, really, since my work schedule is a little unusual and my vacation days limited... BUT the new convention in Ann Arbor, MI (Furry Connetion North) happens to fall on my three day weekend.

So I bought tickets (Wolfy will go as well).

And I bought a space at a dealer's table. This is anew idea for me, but I figured it being a first year con it will be fairly small, so I probably won't get overwhelmed, and can get a feel for it.

In th spirit of this, though, I need to get prepared... matt a few originals, get some prints made, try my hand at a few con badges to see if I am any good at that. Like I said, whole new idea.

The prints will be the hardest for me, though... I don't want to make a million prints of all my works. Probably will make multiple prints of 10-20 pieces. Maybe a few larger prints of some of my more popular pieces where I am able.

In light of this, what are your favorite pieces? Not only which pieces do you like, but which do you think I should make prints of?
Any other con-selling-suggestions from veterans would be appreciated as well. Since i am planning well in advance I hope not to get caught at the last minute... but we'll see.

You know, I suppose I should update the journal here a bit more often then oh, once a year

So, with the new year rolling in and all, a fresh start! I am hoping to do more art this year then the previous one. Working on a couple projects and have LOTS of ideas.

Funny thing about ideas, though, they seldom seem to make it to paper as they start in the head. Somewhere between the brain and the pencil things change, so what comes out on paper may not be at all what it started as... but just as good or better.

Also, a huge thank-you too all the people that have watched, commented and favorited my art over the past year. I appreciate it and it keeps me motivated to continue

As an ending note... I should eventually figure out how people make thier journals look all spiffy. My luck, it has something to do with CSS... CSS scares me (I know HTML... and thats about it...)