My need to share
Life has been steadily busy with the coming and going of Arisia.


I finished my paintings, which are up online, now. I couldn't do the mail order postcards, so I got a smaller batch of slightly pricier ones done in store that I sliced up by hand when I got home.
I sold almost all of them (which was totally awesome! thanks everyone!), and am having a couple extra reds printed this week so my roommate can get the stack she wanted. I also sold a linoleum print from the art show too! That mad me feel really good, as I haven't sold anything in a while, and have gotten the impression most people haven't sold much in this economy.
But just when I was thinking of being materialistic and getting myself some goodies off Amazon, I ended up needing to spend my earnings on a doctor's bill instead. Yay.

Arisia was a lot of fun. I went to less panels than I have in the past few years (not as many I felt interested in), but those I went to were good. The Artist Guest of Honor's work (Dave Seeley) was really amazing to see in person. It was great to get to hear and see his process for creating them, and attend his panel on how to market art. (Funny for me, I walked into the panel and sold some postcards before any of the panelists showed up, teeehee!)
On advice there, as well as an article I read on Tor today, I set up a deviantART page. Art directors often search for new talent there. My next intentions are to see if I can't start doing little things for collectable card games and gaming books, and other fantasy art related magazines/publications. Well, after I build up my portfolio more.

I ran into Dave Seeley in a corridor one evening, while wearing one of my gowns and asked him a question I'd been sitting on for a bit. "Do you have any free time?" I asked. He replied "You mean between panels?" "No, in life." He paused, and then admitted "No, not really." He brought it up in a panel the next day, at which I gestured towards my gown to explain that this was my hobby outside of painting. I'd like to think I could make it work, but art seems to take up a lot of time. Although remembering now seeing the amazing Halloween costumes he made for his son, I'm guessing that will be where my sewing will fit in best.
My coworker Hannibal thought it was great I got to see Dave Seeley's stuff. Apparently they've shared a studio before! Ah, the art world connections.

In other attempts at art world connections, I'll probably put off my children's book publisher portfolios another semester. The class I was going to take on it got canceled due to poor enrollment, so I'll try and take it again in the fall.
I may also try and get to the Saturday night or Sunday of Boskone, depending what the panel schedule looks like when it comes out. A lot of folk from Tor will be there, and I'd love to go to any panels they're on, but probably can't swing time off work easily.

Steve reminded me that the Somerville Open Studios signup is ending this Friday, and is encouraging me to show. And now Steven is, too. So it looks like I may try and get that weekend off. I should have my printer by then, and there sure are possibilities opening up.... But I'll also need to wrangle up $55 (not including any framing and additional promotional materials I'd need to assemble before May). I think I should do it, though...

I hung out with Care the other night and saw Twilight, which I'll admit to having enjoyed. No, it wasn't some great movie, but it was cute. It was silly and sappy at times, but in a "teehee snort" way and not a "ug groan" way. And it was visually pretty, which is why I bothered to go see it in the theater.

I should do my taxes soon, and get them out of the way. I think I'm still waiting for some letter from my student loans, and another from my Health Insurance, though, before I can finish them.

Oh, and lastly, thanks Jack! For the Powerpuff Girls. :)