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Fur Squared Aftermath
7 years ago
Oh yeah, I forgot to announce I was going to Fur Squared. Oops.
Well, I'm back from it now, and all I have to say is that it was the most fun I've had at a furcon in a long time now. I'd been turned off at the rapid growth of MFF and how overcrowded the con had become, and Furry Migration had been a nice in-between. Coming to a smaller con was like a breath of fresh air for me -- small enough that I could mingle with the crowd and not feel overwhelmed, as well as bumping into familiar faces nonstop.
kisaofthesnow was in artist alley of course, which had only a small handful of artists altogether. Being a smaller con there wasn't a terrible lot to do, though there were some interesting panels that I got to visit. I finally broke my hiatus and got some new commissions from some of the artists I met (which I will upload as I receive them) and I also bought myself a set of cat ears and a lynx tail (I haven't bought irl furry merch since maybe AC 2009!). I got a chance to use some new calling cards I made for myself for both artists as reference info and contact info for new friends.
The only issue we really had at the con was the wait staff for the hotel cafeteria being rather poor, either rude or constantly messing up our orders, though someone did complain and the people in question were dealt with.
Also, possibly the coolest thing that happened during the con was an impromptu art jam that happened after hours; a huge group of people all gathered in the artist alley space to socialize and work on art together. I was too distracted socializing to make any progress, despite wanting to work on some pet projects of mine, but it was just so awesome to see so much productivity in one place!
I think I should stop here before I ramble on, and I'm already forgetting half the things I wanted to talk about. It was a really reinvigorating weekend for me and honestly it has restored my interest in going to furry conventions again.
Well, I'm back from it now, and all I have to say is that it was the most fun I've had at a furcon in a long time now. I'd been turned off at the rapid growth of MFF and how overcrowded the con had become, and Furry Migration had been a nice in-between. Coming to a smaller con was like a breath of fresh air for me -- small enough that I could mingle with the crowd and not feel overwhelmed, as well as bumping into familiar faces nonstop.
kisaofthesnow was in artist alley of course, which had only a small handful of artists altogether. Being a smaller con there wasn't a terrible lot to do, though there were some interesting panels that I got to visit. I finally broke my hiatus and got some new commissions from some of the artists I met (which I will upload as I receive them) and I also bought myself a set of cat ears and a lynx tail (I haven't bought irl furry merch since maybe AC 2009!). I got a chance to use some new calling cards I made for myself for both artists as reference info and contact info for new friends.The only issue we really had at the con was the wait staff for the hotel cafeteria being rather poor, either rude or constantly messing up our orders, though someone did complain and the people in question were dealt with.
Also, possibly the coolest thing that happened during the con was an impromptu art jam that happened after hours; a huge group of people all gathered in the artist alley space to socialize and work on art together. I was too distracted socializing to make any progress, despite wanting to work on some pet projects of mine, but it was just so awesome to see so much productivity in one place!
I think I should stop here before I ramble on, and I'm already forgetting half the things I wanted to talk about. It was a really reinvigorating weekend for me and honestly it has restored my interest in going to furry conventions again.
