On Display

I saw some goldfish the other day and for whatever reason, I wanted to draw a Goldfish Mermaid... The issues I have with traditional mermaids is that: 1. They have no need for noses... and they lack gills. 2. They generally lack guidance/directional fins and 3. They have normal human skin. Even though this is in my cartoony style, you can tell she's a lot less human than traditional mermaids. She also seems to be very proud, living her fishbowl life. Haha, okay, bad joke... Anyway, just thought I'd share it. On to more stuff!

The Emerald City Comicon

I was so excited! I've never been to a Comicon before! Well, despite the advertisement and big stars they had attending, the whole thing seemed rather... deflated. I was expecting it to be this HUGE event. I was afraid I wasn't going to have enough business cards and that everyone would be WAY too busy to review my portfolio. I was afraid that it was going to be quadruple the size of Megacon and that I wasn't going to be able to see everything. Well, that was not the case. There were 3 legit companies: Wacom, Microsoft and some... comic adventure something or rather. There were some great artists and decent panels (none of which I was around in time for) and though it wasn't what I expected, I also can't say that I didn't enjoy myself. I met a few people, handed out a few cards, and just got to be my nerdy self.The highlight of the event was getting a guy's number (maybe I'll actually have some friends in Seattle!) and meeting Mr. Leonard Nimoy!!! Okay, since it was a convention, it's not that impressive, but he was everything I expected him to be. I got to shake his hand, which he has a substantial grip (thank goodness, otherwise it would have shattered my vision of him- you know, when people you respect have really whimpy handshakes? bummer) and he was super polite. I mentioned that he must hate doing these conventions, he chuckled, I thanked him and told him that it meant a lot to me since I'm a "new" Star Trek fan, he smiled a bit and then told me to give his regards to Cathy, the aunt I had him sign the picture for. I've never stood in line for an autograph before, but it was worth it. Cathy was ecstatic when I revealed the picture to her, since I texted her earlier that the line was a mile long (she assumed that it wouldn't happen). She's really done a lot for me, so it was the least I could do.
Also, I heard Jhonen Vasquez was there. I used to be like all those other brooding goth teens who wanted to jump his bones, but I'm so over it. Unlike Nimoy & Wil Wheaton, JV was back in a room where you couldn't just see him if you walked by. You had to be paying for an autograph to even see him... so I said "no thanks" and went to Nimoy.
Other than that, I know it's been awhile since I've posted and not a WHOLE lot has been going on. I've been applying for jobs and just getting used to Seattle.
I have been working on some stuff... Nothing is fantastic. I can't seem to keep my concentration... Oh well, only one way to get past that.
I made these cards for my Mom's birthday. She's been asking for personalized note cards for probably 2 years now, and I finally did it. Her birthday was the 14th, so I can post them now.
No, the words aren't in there, but the compilation looked really weird with 4 blank bubbles!

I should have more art coming soon. I've been invited to do a runway fashion show with (literal) trash to promote reusable materials and what not. I'll post some pictures when I get more into that!