FA+
Shop
Furnal Equinox, WHOOOO!
13 years ago
No more back to back cons. Just... no. We stumbled home, and pretty much IMMEDIATELY fell asleep. Bones was a little more stoic than I, and stayed up for a couple hours more to tidy (bless her little heart for that).
ANYWAY! Whining aside, we had an amazing time!
It was really nice to be able to see so many people we lost touch with over the years we were both mired in the wallet-busting college experience/some wiener stealin' my (Worms' email accounts), and find out how they're doing and what they've been up to. Incidentally, Khakiwolf is an amazing chef! PASTRY. HOLY SHIT. *cough*
We were really hoping a bunch of us could get to Feral this year (which, if you've been thinking about going we HIGHLY recommend it! Nothin' like hanging out in the woods in good company: http://campferal.org/ )... alas, it overlaps Fanexpo this year which we're already committed to. BAW. :/ We're hoing we can at least donate something that they can auction off , and maybe doodle something up for the conbook anyway.
Also wanted to say thank you to the con staff (Silvax! :D Send us pictures of your lil' metal snek!), security & volunteers (thank you for bringing me coffee so I didn't die). Special thanks to Manny (I hope that's right, I'm horrible with names) for running the dealer's den. :D
Mind you probably the best part was getting a chance to talk shop with the other artists and crafters. Northern Armour Studios is fixing my pauldron for me, and hopefully will be making Odin (my big fat draft/paint horse) a faceplate, which is amazing. Actually if we had all the money in the world, we'd be getting them to make both horses leather barding... but alas, money. You know how it is! We also met UniformGrey, who does some beautiful glass etching (this sort of craft work is like witchcraft to us... I have no idea how its accomplished, but its lovely!), Bernice Gordon who we got some AWESOME shirts from (I won the rock-paper-scissors match for the boar shirt, HA!). We also got to see Neogeen briefly to fix up her Snek.
Of course there were tons more people we talked with, but being stuck behind a table meant we didn't really get to go to ANYTHING which was less than awesome. Next year we'll probably work the table in shifts, so at least ONE of us gets to go do stuff. There were a couple panels I would have liked to check out especially. Oh well, next year!
~W
ANYWAY! Whining aside, we had an amazing time!
It was really nice to be able to see so many people we lost touch with over the years we were both mired in the wallet-busting college experience/some wiener stealin' my (Worms' email accounts), and find out how they're doing and what they've been up to. Incidentally, Khakiwolf is an amazing chef! PASTRY. HOLY SHIT. *cough*
We were really hoping a bunch of us could get to Feral this year (which, if you've been thinking about going we HIGHLY recommend it! Nothin' like hanging out in the woods in good company: http://campferal.org/ )... alas, it overlaps Fanexpo this year which we're already committed to. BAW. :/ We're hoing we can at least donate something that they can auction off , and maybe doodle something up for the conbook anyway.
Also wanted to say thank you to the con staff (Silvax! :D Send us pictures of your lil' metal snek!), security & volunteers (thank you for bringing me coffee so I didn't die). Special thanks to Manny (I hope that's right, I'm horrible with names) for running the dealer's den. :D
Mind you probably the best part was getting a chance to talk shop with the other artists and crafters. Northern Armour Studios is fixing my pauldron for me, and hopefully will be making Odin (my big fat draft/paint horse) a faceplate, which is amazing. Actually if we had all the money in the world, we'd be getting them to make both horses leather barding... but alas, money. You know how it is! We also met UniformGrey, who does some beautiful glass etching (this sort of craft work is like witchcraft to us... I have no idea how its accomplished, but its lovely!), Bernice Gordon who we got some AWESOME shirts from (I won the rock-paper-scissors match for the boar shirt, HA!). We also got to see Neogeen briefly to fix up her Snek.
Of course there were tons more people we talked with, but being stuck behind a table meant we didn't really get to go to ANYTHING which was less than awesome. Next year we'll probably work the table in shifts, so at least ONE of us gets to go do stuff. There were a couple panels I would have liked to check out especially. Oh well, next year!
~W
Cons sound like so much fun, oh my god. I've only been to Anime North(not really my thing, but my friends were all going), and the Toronto Reptile Expo(totally my thing, I left with a bone-dry wallet every time), but I've never been to an art/furry con. I've been thinking I might attend one as a dealer at some point within the next five years, but it's such a costly endeavor.
Haha, yeah we're hitting Anime North for the first time this year. Its not really our thing either (neither of us ever really got into anime), but we've been to the reptile expo a time or two. And came home with shit we didn't need. I was forbidden to get any spiders (life with an arachnophobe...sigh). The start-up costs for attending as a dealer can be rough; we're discovering that now actually. The best we've been too is definitely Feral though. Bein' outside in algonquin, canoes, archery, larp-style capture the flag, awesome food, swimming... it was more of a vacation than a con. SO disappointed it overlaps fanexpo this year. :z Oh well, next year hopefully...
If you can, try to find someone to split a table with; that brings the cost down to a reasonable amount for most of the cons. Artist's alley & crafter's corner might be a good thing to look into as well... at least, as far as cost goes, I couldn't tell you how much traffic they get.
Imma sendin' you guys an e-mail tonight to get my commish under way.
Seriously, your stuff just blows my mind. I was pimping it out to everyone including my mother!
I want to do Feral one year- they say the experience is freakin' great- but I'll probably be in Studio contract by that date. Maybe next year hopefully!