I can’t tell you all how excited I am that we were able to fund the Kickstarter to create our book–a compilation of the collaborative doodles that never could have happened the way I envisioned without the help of so many people.  Now that the campaign is over, and I’ve got all these wonderful books to show for it…what the heck do I DO with them all?

Welllll….you can buy copies of the books online at the “Book” link above…

But my younger sister (who has two teenage daughters, and is a VERY cool mom), suggested a comic convention!  Her daughter dabbles in cosplay, and conventions are one of her favorite things to do.  But a comic con??  For US?!?

…Well, why the heck NOT?

So I’ve decided to take our doodles to the Artist’s Alley at Wizard Con in Austin from Oct. 2-4!!!

This will be my first convention EVER, and I’m a little nervous.  Not so much about breaking even, or making more than we put into it (that would be great, but not at ALL why I’m going), but because (of all things) of the CROWDS.  The thought of swarms of people everywhere makes my heart thump and my lungs wither.  I don’t like crowds.  AT ALL.  But I’m hoping that sitting at a booth all day for three days, it won’t be SO bad.  It’s not like I’ll be fighting my way, shoulder to shoulder, through people if I’m mostly at my booth, right?  At least, that’s what I”m telling myself.

When I was younger, my mom used to do craft shows.  Not rinky-dink little garage sale shows, but HUGE art-focused craft conventions all near our various army duty stations throughout Europe.  As kids, my sister and I used to help her set up and tear down, take money, bag crafts, and personalize them.  We used to trade or barter with the other vendors, and got to see all their booths during setup, before the public came in.  I realize a crazy huge comic convention is WAYYY different, but I’m wondering if there are actually any similarities behind the scenes.  We’ll see!

My sister suggested something fun, too:  “You could even dress up/cosplay as one of your collaborations!”  I love watching costume shows like Heroes of Cosplay, and I love the work and care that goes into those costumes.  I designed Myla’s C-3PO Halloween costume using cosplay techniques  And while I don’t want to sit all day at my booth in a full-blown costume, I MIGHT be able to pull off some little harness wings (like a grownup version of what I made for Myla) and wear them as an elaborate version of my favorite of our collaborations:  the moth woman at the end of our book….

Wouldn’t that be fun?

My husband & I agreed, it probably wouldn’t be a good idea to have Myla there all day, so the husband will watch her at home.  But they’ll  visit me there from time to time.  She’s even asking me if I can make her a Nightcrawler costume..

I’m planning on selling copies of our “Share With Me” book (maybe even have a few pre-signed options, if I can get the munchkin to cooperate), copies of our little book of short stories “Tail Tales,” doodle pages, postcard sets, and stickers.  I’m also going to sell some prints of some of our more geeky doodles.  And who knows what else!

Maybe I’ll put some markers out for people to doodle on a page or two of our own book copies, since the book was really designed to be doodled in, interacted with, and shared.  We’ll see!

Maybe I’ll have pie.  More people will come if you tell them you have pie.

(Ha!  Sorry, old South Park reference).

So if you’re anywhere near Austin, Texas in early October and want to check out what we’ve got, I’d love love LOVE to see you!   I’ll be there hiding behind my booth with my moth wings and a smile!