Hi everyone,

So... I made my way out to Vancouver this past weekend for the inaugural Vancouver Fan Expo.

IT WAS A FREAKING BLAST.

And it seemed to be a roaring success. Vancouver has never had a consistent large-scale anime or video game convention. Ever. There are others that are much smaller, and some have already gone defunct. With so much of the entertainment/animation industry based in the city, it only makes sense that there should be a place to celebrate it, and I'm sure this convention will grow in the years to come to serve that purpose. I can't wait to see how it evolves.

I was behind the ReBoot booth all weekend helping Jim Su and Gavin and the gang (they asked me, I didn't ask them!) and I had so much fun. It was a fan's dream. I even got to sign some people's artbooks, if they asked nicely (or if the voice actors told them that I was the artist... Yeah. That happened. Talk about a kick in the head.) Otherwise I was just kind of in the background. So, if you saw a girl in black behind the counter playing on her iPhone most of the weekend, that was me! But so many people loved the artbook and lots were impressed by my pinups. Jim Su, if you ever read this, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR FEATURING THEM. And for putting them all the way in the back. It made them easy to access.

That being said, it's been suggested to me that I should run a booth of my own at Fan Expo next year. I've seriously considered it, just because of how well-received my art was. I've gotten so many requests for prints, and I'd like to find a way to serve those requests. But I'm still hesitant to start doing that sort of thing. I'm not in dire need of money– I really just do this to make people happy. Honestly. And being stuck at a booth all weekend might keep me from enjoying the rest of the convention. To those of you who have run your own booth in an artist alley, do you find that to be a common problem? I know making some extra cash is always worth it, but do you ever feel tethered to a table? I have plenty of time to consider it, but I want to think about it first.

Come to think of it, I also have some other items I could sell. Not prints, but... sculptures.
The copies would be for sale, but the originals already have an owner.
And if people liked them half as much as she did...
I'd be a happy young lady.

Cheers,
Claire