Category Archives: Convention

Convention season starts – Animarathon

It’s springtime and that means we’re gearing up for the start of our convention season. Our first stop is Animarathon.  It’s a one day con located on campus of Bowling Green State University. Don’t let the short timeline fool you … Continue reading

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Youmacon 2010 – Rave pictures

The rave photos are now available for viewing and purchase on my site: http://photos.disjointedimages.com/Events/Youmacon-2010/ If you got your photo taken for a cosplay button, and would like to reorder, those will be up soon.

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Youmacon 2010 – after con report

Youmacon has come and gone – and as always we had a great time.  This was the first year it was in Detroit – being at the RenCen/Marriott and also the first year we decided to stay in the hotel.  … Continue reading

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Anime Detroit – after con report

Anime Detroit has come and gone – and all in all it was a good weekend.  I saw a lot of new faces which is good.  It means there’s more support for a convention in the area as long as … Continue reading

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Thoughts on Artist’s Alley Pt. 2

Still with me after the mini rant in Part 1?  Good!  For part 2  I’d like to go over some of the things that AA staff can do (or has done in the past that stuck with me) to really … Continue reading

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Anime Detroit countdown

10 days! Come see us at Anime Detroit from Aug 13-15 at The MET of Troy hotel in Troy, MI. We’ll be in the Artist’s Alley all weekend selling our unique and custom made buttons, along with a running display … Continue reading

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Thoughts on Artist’s Alley Pt. 1

Since I’ve been doing AA’s for, goodness, 7+ years now, I thought I’d share a few observations – These are some of the things that I, as an artist and “business person”, have … wait. I need to cover something … Continue reading

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Garasunoshicon – after con report

Say that 5 times fast! Garasunoshicon was really good. We were surprised by the amount of traffic for a college convention, and pleased with our table location (windows! light! yay!). We met new friends (Hi Kristie – http://www.insanitycentral.org/ ) and … Continue reading

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On JAFAX and Future Cons

Hi all! JAFAX has now come and gone, and again you guys made it a wonderful experience. It was down to hours before to decide if we’d be able to go, since I had had an injury just days prior. … Continue reading

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ACen – the after con report

Whew. ACen is over for another year. Hard to believe it went by so fast. I am only now getting to my writeup on it, as I’ve been recovering from “con plague”. I had a fantastic time despite a few … Continue reading

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