2nd Annual Gloucester City Art Festival

This year's Gloucester City show was a wonderful success!

Tom and I sat out in the sun all day (and got rather burnt), but it was worth it! In addition to making a very encouraging amount of sales, I found out about two upcoming art shows and a gallery opportunity.

I really enjoy selling my work at community art shows like this one, so I'm going to make it a more regular event. I've been looking into the Harvest Festival in Barrington, as well as the Manayunk Arts Festival- so keep your eyes peeled if you live in either of those areas, because I may be making an appearance there in the future! Updates as they become available.

Comic Book Pin-ups

In order to make my booth more enticing to the comic crowd, I churned out a few last minute super heroine pin-ups before the show. I plan on making color versions of both of them eventually.

I didn't found out that I was going to have my own table at Wizard World until the last minute, but I am still quite pleased with how they came out. I'm hoping these two lovely ladies will be the first of many.

Another pre-convention project was the Julie Newmar portrait.

I'd heard that she was going to be one of Wizard's special guests, so I made sure to turn out a headshot of her to sell at the show. Some friends of Julie's who were traveling with her came by the booth and were really excited about it. I'd wanted to give her the original at the end of the day, but unfortunately,

she had to leave early and

I missed her. I will simply

have to wait until the

next time Ms. Newmar

comes around.

Finally, I used Wizard World as an excuse to cash in on an idea I've had for sometime now. I've got five words for all you Joss Wheaton fans out there:

Felicia Day Adult Novelty Cards

I won't hide the fact that I have a HUGE girl crush on Felicia Day and since a good handful of my friends feel the same way about her, I figured it was time to give the world what they wanted. To receive Miss Felicia Day as a present, sent by a thoughtful friend, through the mail.

But since actually sending that package is rife with legal and medical complications (there's nothing more worse than receiving a Box-o-Felicia that has gone bad, damaged in transit by careless postal workers) sending one of your Felicia-loving-friends one of these adult novelty cards is a much better option for all parties involved.

By the way, if you're interested in prints of any of these images,

all of the items I've described here are also available for sale on Etsy.

CORRECTION: After receiving a Cease & Desist letter from Felicia Day's lawyers, I will no longer be selling the Adult Greeting cards.

Wizard World Philly 2010

It's summer time, so you know what that means! Wizard has come to town! The convention ran from June 11th to the 13th, and on the final day, I got my very own booth in Artist's Alley! It was my first time selling at a venue this large! Very exciting!

Photo by Achuff Photography and Video

It was much more successful than the previous shows I've been at and gave me a better sense of how to price items. I've also made great strides in how to display my work, which is largely due to the help of the fellas at Rough Sketch. I'm lookin' at you Steve. You're a lifesaver.

For the first two days, I worked as a "booth-babe" for Stormwatch Comics. For those of you who are uninitiated (AKA Comic Civilians) in the ways of the comic-con, being a "booth-babe" usually means dressing up in a costume and chatting up pedestrians to try to get them to buy things. And in exchange, the owners of the booth you're herding nerds toward will make sure that you don't need to pay for anything for the rest of the day. They'll provide food and cover your admission. All you need to do is be friendly and make yourself useful whenever there's boxes to be lifted or money changing hands. Needless to say, it's a pretty sweet gig and a wonderful way to experience a convention. I cannot recommend it highly enough.

"Booth-babe"ing is just something I do for kicks, but several of the business contacts I made at the convention were people who initially struck up conversations with me because of what I was doing. It's much easier to talk to someone wearing a silly costume than someone sitting behind a table, obviously waiting for you to buy something.

I even got to see a friend of mine, a fellow artist, who goes by the alias Split Stitch. She's a seamstress and it shows. She showed up in a costume (Tira from Soulcalibur 3) that was absolutely INCREDIBLE! I was overjoyed to hear that she'd won the costume contest that day, because she definately deserved it!

Here's a few more pictures of convention silliness, including the

difficulties of being a superheroine without the proper training: