Convention talk
What are some good conventions to try for next year? I live in the Midwest, but we want to try cons outside of that if possible. We usually do: Anime Milwaukee (if we get in), Anime Detour, Anime Central (as of this year), Springcon/Fallcon, Geek.Kon, Anime Iowa (sometimes). Next year we’d like to do these again along with Kudoscon (new con coming here – Minneapolis – in January). Any thoughts?
Oh lord I finished all of this in one day. CONvergence is this weekend, and I made some new things to put in the art show. I figured, I should give it a shot, and hopefully people like it enough to bid on it :)
The first picture is of a large woodburning/painting of the tardis. The tardis itself is woodburned, and the words on the sign are actually legible! Everything else is painted to look like it’s flying through space.
The second picture is of a 10 piece coaster set for Game of Thrones of all of the house symbols.
If you’re going to CONvergence, feel free to check out the art show for items like this from me ^^
All done and ready for ACEN! Please feel free to come by our table if you’re at the con this weekend :) We take custom orders on everything at our table, so if there’s something specific you want, feel free to let us know.
Convention schedule
brichibiwritesthings:
Hello, dear followers. Wow there’s more of you yay, welcome! Hi! Headcanons will probably be on a short hiatus so I can finish editing “Treat Me Kindly” to the publisher’s standards. Shouldn’t take too much longer, I think?
So I’ve been thinking about making bookmarks for the conventions I go to, to pass out and advertise my writing, upcoming book, blog, and such. Just in case if any of you ever go to conventions, here’s where I’ll be for sure!
- Anime Detour: Bloomington, MN April 19th-21st
- Anime Central: Rosemont, IL May 17th-19th
- Animinneapolis: Bloomington, MN June 28th-30th
Waiting to hear back from Geek.Kon in Wisconsin which is August, and Fallcon which is the local comic convention here that’s usually in October. Predominately, the art table is for the crafts my partner and I make, but the bookmarks will be there too :) Generally I still in the Midwest because it’s easiest to drive to cons with all the stuff we sell since it’s coasters and plushies and woodburnings and clocks and things. Any other Midwest cons you guys can think of?
Reblogging so more people see. If you ever want to see me in real life (probably not lol!) here’s the conventions I’ll be at :) If you can think of anymore I should go to, please let me know. Keep in mind I’d be trying to get a table, so it would have to be in a reasonable distance that could be driven to from the Midwest, since there’s no way we can get our stuff onto a plane.
*deep breath*
O.K. I got terribly distracted with writing and things so I haven’t worked on this in a while, but with Anime Detour coming up soon it’s back to crafting I go :) The insane woodburned coaster project commences!
The goal is to get the arcana from Persona 4 (and technically Persona 3) and Persona 4 Golden done in time for the convention (hence why some numbers repeat, like how Souji and Adachi have the 0 slot, ect.) There’s only 4 left to sketch: The Devil, The Sun, the Moon, and the World (I believe that’s what it’s called?) Then I might do the back of the card as one since I like the way it looks. So 25 (+1) coasters.
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I’ll be selling these individually since I don’t really expect anyone to buy all of them at once, lol, but Detour is April 19th, so I hope to have a finished picture posted by then of ALL of them.
The two pictures here are the coasters so far. Ten are woodburned and done, the others sketched (since I sketch the image in pencil first then burn over it, everything is done by hand). To think, this started with the Magician as a test… now it’s pretty out of control!
So um… enjoy?
Sometimes, I see people going to cons, and they’ll post like Friday afternoon, “On my way now!" And I always think, "What?! Why so late!? OMG YOU SHOULD BE THERE AT LIKE 8 AM!”
Then I realize… not everyone has an artist alley table who needs to pack, get to the con before the sun rises to get registered, get set up, and all that jazz. Some people actually go to cons for like… fun?
It seems that I have a few followers who go to cons and things. What cons are you all going to? My crazy convention plans are as follows:
Anime Detour: April
Anime Central: May
Animinneapolis: June
Anime Iowa: July (pending on table acceptance)
Geek.Kon: August (pending on table acceptance)
Fallcon: September or October, whenever it is this year (pending on table acceptance)
The first three cons we got tables for and are ready to go! Anime Central I’ve gone to several times, but this is the first year with a table, so I’m super excited/PANICING LIKE CRAZY since the biggest con I’ve had a table at is Anime Detour, which is about 5000 people? Anime Central is like… 5 times that amount? Don’t have too many new cosplay plans, BUT, there are clothing plans. My partner is making us video game themed dresses, and my Sukuna Hikona hoodie should be done by Detour ^^ For funz and lulz I’ll probably touch up the Flo costume, and do Tiana and Belle (especially at Anime Central since I haven’t been there in years and I love those dresses)
If any of you lovely people are at these cons, please feel free to swing by my table and say hi! It’ll be the one with clocks, and mini plushies, and mirrors, and hats, and ponies, and just random things. By then, we hope to have nifty tablets and things, so we can post via the con :) Tell me that you know me from tumblr, I’d love to get to know all of you if I can. Also, if you have any suggestions on cons to go to in the Midwest, let me know! We’re always looking for new venues. This is the most we’ve ever had planned. We never imagined that we’d be doing this as an actual small business venture, going to several cons instead of the two we use to attend for fun, so this is great!
So, are you going to be at these conventions? Or any conventions in the near future?
Convention Time!
So the year is almost up and next year we have big convention plans. This means we’ll be making lots of fun things, like mini plushies, and clocks, and coasters. Taking suggestions on what series to make things from :) We’re starting now, because a lot of conventions are back to back and we need to have items ready ^^
Just in case you need a reminder, here’s a selection of our wares: Etsy and Storenvy
Any thoughts?
How to get ready for a con
Step one: PANIC!
Step two: SPAZ BECAUSE OMG CON!
Step three: Ponder if you’ve made enough items, realize you didn’t, and realize that you still have unfinished things so…
Step four: PANIC SOME MORE!
Step five: Decide to work on things then notice that your 3DS is lonely so…
Step six: Play some Theatrhythm, get ass kicked by Final Fantasy 7 battle music on Ultimate, curse, and…
Step seven: Try again.
Step eight: Try harder.
Step nine: Pause to eat dinner with partner.
Step ten: Notice unfinished clocks and…
Step eleven: PANIC!
Step twelve: … oh yeah, pack and stuff and…
Step thirteen: PANIC!!!
Step fourteen: Have fun?
