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I GOT my cintiq back and then promptly got a virus.. so my roommate is trying to fix it, but I may have to send it back AGAIN. In the meantime I DID finally get my office back so after I catch up on some things I should be able to get back to finishing up the last of the fundraiser donations, and do one more day, (Which we desperately need.)
Life:
Finances have been tight to say the least. I still am in a ton of debt from business expenses, medical, dental, my car is still dead, and I owe my web guy still. Running a business is hard, but we aren't giving up. We just have a lot of learning to do. We have been accepted into some very high profile conventions such as C2E2 and HOPEFULLY we will get our foot in the door for NYCC and beyond. This is wonderful for our business and to become established, but very very expensive. We did ok at C2E2 for first timers meaning we didn't really LOSE money, but we didn't earn what I was hoping either.
We were a big fish in a small pond with anime, and pony conventions, but we know that some of these things are short lived and we need to become established in a more stable market. I have been so busy with so many things that I haven't gotten enough variety to really make the revenue we need at these places. However, we got some great feedback and people are really loving my work especially my "PawsPlay" designs (Our pets in cosplay which can also be found at http://shottsyarts.com/store) and I guess a LOT of people want more of my wire sculptures. I didn't bring many because I didn't know it would be that kind of show. They take me so long to make, and are expensive for materials but now I am finding they are becoming more and more popular and I have to find a way to make them for all of our upcoming shows.
Now my BIGGEST announcement yet! I am now officially a published author!! I have my own IGN and everything! My first book in the series, "Spark" from "The Color of Fire" was published in a limited print run before C2E2 and was a hit! It still needs some revisions and I am going to be illustrating every chapter so this was just a pre-release of 50 copies to get people interested and reading. I will be bringing the remaining books to my other upcoming shows, but to my loyal followers if you would like a pre-release book we can invoice and ship. I am mainly just getting the cost so I can re-print them by September. If you want to see the cover and know more you can here: https://www.instagram.com/p/BDCIIkI.....by=shottsyarts
Books are 20.00 plus shipping if not gotten at a show, and they come with a free bookmark and can be personalized along with being signed and numbered! You can note me on here if you would like to secure one of the limited copies, and I can invoice you and we will ship.
The story is a fantasy book with anthros, dragons, centaurs, mermaids, humans, werewolves and more, and is about what the world would be like without art, and the origins and struggle for creativity! I wrote and illustrated it!
-Shottsy
(I will also be resuming and trying to get through all my backlog of things I owe. I am so so sorry things have piled up. It has been such a crazy struggle to get art done for business and commissions etc. ) Thanks for your continued patience!
I GOT my cintiq back and then promptly got a virus.. so my roommate is trying to fix it, but I may have to send it back AGAIN. In the meantime I DID finally get my office back so after I catch up on some things I should be able to get back to finishing up the last of the fundraiser donations, and do one more day, (Which we desperately need.)
Life:
Finances have been tight to say the least. I still am in a ton of debt from business expenses, medical, dental, my car is still dead, and I owe my web guy still. Running a business is hard, but we aren't giving up. We just have a lot of learning to do. We have been accepted into some very high profile conventions such as C2E2 and HOPEFULLY we will get our foot in the door for NYCC and beyond. This is wonderful for our business and to become established, but very very expensive. We did ok at C2E2 for first timers meaning we didn't really LOSE money, but we didn't earn what I was hoping either.
We were a big fish in a small pond with anime, and pony conventions, but we know that some of these things are short lived and we need to become established in a more stable market. I have been so busy with so many things that I haven't gotten enough variety to really make the revenue we need at these places. However, we got some great feedback and people are really loving my work especially my "PawsPlay" designs (Our pets in cosplay which can also be found at http://shottsyarts.com/store) and I guess a LOT of people want more of my wire sculptures. I didn't bring many because I didn't know it would be that kind of show. They take me so long to make, and are expensive for materials but now I am finding they are becoming more and more popular and I have to find a way to make them for all of our upcoming shows.
Now my BIGGEST announcement yet! I am now officially a published author!! I have my own IGN and everything! My first book in the series, "Spark" from "The Color of Fire" was published in a limited print run before C2E2 and was a hit! It still needs some revisions and I am going to be illustrating every chapter so this was just a pre-release of 50 copies to get people interested and reading. I will be bringing the remaining books to my other upcoming shows, but to my loyal followers if you would like a pre-release book we can invoice and ship. I am mainly just getting the cost so I can re-print them by September. If you want to see the cover and know more you can here: https://www.instagram.com/p/BDCIIkI.....by=shottsyarts
Books are 20.00 plus shipping if not gotten at a show, and they come with a free bookmark and can be personalized along with being signed and numbered! You can note me on here if you would like to secure one of the limited copies, and I can invoice you and we will ship.
The story is a fantasy book with anthros, dragons, centaurs, mermaids, humans, werewolves and more, and is about what the world would be like without art, and the origins and struggle for creativity! I wrote and illustrated it!
-Shottsy
(I will also be resuming and trying to get through all my backlog of things I owe. I am so so sorry things have piled up. It has been such a crazy struggle to get art done for business and commissions etc. ) Thanks for your continued patience!
