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Back from the reality vacation- Anthrocon 2009

Thu Jul 9, 2009, 11:23 PM
Wow, last weekend was so wonderful! Aside from having a bigger group to share the hotel room with, our(me, ConcentrationMoon, and boneitis)'s work as guinea pigs last year really paid off! We had a better idea of what to bring for artist alley, so that meant the whole group could be more prepared! Plus we all got tables every day of the con. lol Last year all three of us slept in on saturday...blargh!

But anywho, I really wanted to thank everyone who visited our row of tables and talked to us or bought something! In the beginning I was having a lot of trouble deciding how to talk to people who came to my table. Some (it seemed like everybody in the beginning) would just walk away quickly if I said anything to them... but it got better. I even got to meet some really nice people, which didn't happen last year! yay! So "Hi!" and hugs to K17, Zippiner, XY, Sterf, Pig, and Royce!(I don't know all of your deviantart names, sorry) Thanks for being awesome! Thanks also to everyone who bought something or commissioned me!

lol The zoo was a blast, and I kicked myself for not going there last year. It was really cool because boneitis brought some friends from home and Pat played his guitar when we were hanging around the zoo. Plus I got to meet more fursuiters...A couple of lions hung out with us for a long time one night. I think the zoo was the most motivating place I've been to since classes ended for the summer. It's one of those environments where I can work for hours and not realize it or feel too tired. It makes me want to find similar conventions closer to St. Louis, so maybe a hotel and plane ticket wouldn't be necessary. At AC I loved how interested people were in different artist's styles, rather than generally just looking for a specific character. Julie said that's what it was like when she had tables at anime cons. I know if i tried to do artist alley at one of those I would need a reference binder for anime characters...I am not very up to date on those...And I rarely do any fan art...xp

So overall, I'm still really excited; especially about the commissions I have to work on! It seemed like people were generally interested in my work this time, so I'm finally going to write up my commission information. If any of you are looking for a print/ magnet that isn't in my gallery, just let me know. I still have plenty of them, but I haven't uploaded everything from last quarter yet.

Everybody have a great weekend!!!

  • Mood: Zeal
  • Reading: The amber spyglass
  • Watching: A Bug's Life
  • Eating: cough drops
  • Drinking: apple cider

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Devious Info

  • Current Residence: nomad....in a house
  • Interests: illustrating, languages, anthropology, reading, writing, skiing, singing...
  • Favourite movie: Time Machine
  • Favourite band or musician: Nick Ogawa, Great Big Sea, Third Day, Imogen heap, Yoko Kanno
  • Favourite genre of music: anything different, uplifting, or just ridiculous
  • Favourite artist: Kadir Nelson, Norman Rockwell, Michaelangelo(spelled right?)
  • Favourite poet or writer: Khaled Hosseini
  • Favourite style of art: stylized with realistic value scales
  • Operating System: PC
  • MP3 player of choice: my phone...yay technology
  • Shell of choice: dry bones
  • Wallpaper of choice: i don't like it it's sticky...paint is better
  • Skin of choice: reddish brown or orangey...if i could pick it that is...
  • Favourite game: Jak3
  • Favourite gaming platform: Playstation II and Wii
  • Favourite cartoon character: Stitch, Brooklyn, Nightcrawler
  • Personal Quote: Argh Blargh!
  • Tools of the Trade: my hands...oil paints, chalk pastels, acrylic, pencils, digital, erasers

Commission Info!

Sketches
For one character with no background.
Pencil: $15
Inked: $25
Full Color- Colored Pencil: $35
Full Color- watercolor: $30
Full Color- Pastel: $40

(I tend to mix watercolor and colored pencil, so the price depends on the dominant medium used.)

Additional characters: add $10 each
Background: add from $5 to $20 depending on complexity


Badges
Monochromatic: $25
Multicolored: $28


Magnets
Stock: $1.50
Custom: $5


Pins
Stock: $1.50
Custom: $5


Keychains
Stock(laminated): $2
(wood mounted): $2.50
Custom(laminated): $5
(wood mounted): $6


Send me a note, or E-mail me at christsskier@msn.com for more information regarding shipping and payment methods. I do not have paypal at this point, but I will soon.

Thanks!

Comments


HiiiiiIIiiii buuuuuuddy :D
Keet!!! How was your trip home?! I miss AC.

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Ah! My trip home was pretty uneventful. I think the strangest thing that happened was I felt the urge to stop RIGHT THEN AND THERE and go to Wendy's and order a spicy chicken sammich and turn it into a 7 dollar tower monstrosity. xD;

I don't know. I guess not eating at the con finally caught up with me.

I really really miss AC, but I especially miss the people I met there. :>

How was yours?
lol yeah, food is a time consuming thing that doesn't happen much there...I was thinking that next year I may put out a small sign during lunch, telling people I will work for food. Then I would take it down after I got something to eat. lol

Trip home was good. I mostly slept through it. Stress kinda hit me on monday though because I am back at work now...and there's little time to finish a large commission due in august... Blargh!

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:heart: Jingle Bells :heart: ^^
Oh I know what you mean about stress. I got back and only now found out that I had a class start that had mandatory attendence and I missed two meetings already XD ! What makes it worse is that the class meets WHEN I AM WORKING AT WORK wtf. I do not trust the university's scheduling any longer. What really confused me is it's listed as "distance education" and then in the fine print at the bottom it's like "Oh btw, mandatory class meetings every tuesday 1-5pm." ....Wtffffffffff.sdfsdafssf I'll figure it out. I mean, if I pass the class and don't get fired, I consider myself lucky.
kareeeeen! i tag you. go reads my journal!

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