What I did today

So how did I spend my Thanksgiving? I’ve been painting handmade cards and bookmarks to sell at the Fox Lions Holiday Bazaar this weekend.

This is a “test the waters” kind of thing, because I haven’t done a craft show before (comic conventions, yes, but this is my first time having a table at an art/craft venue) and I honestly have no idea how well they’ll sell. I’ve actually never tried to sell my art as art before. All the art I’ve done professionally has been for commercial illustration (and occasionally one-shot gifts for people). So this is a new thing for me!

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Ready to rock and roll

Current mood: accomplished! I have a stack of watercolor greeting cards and bookmarks to sell at the craft fair tomorrow, and I’ve got all my signage done (on cute little wood signs). Table covering: obtained! I should probably go ahead and make some sort of business card equivalent, but otherwise I am feeling like I have my t’s crossed and my i’s dotted and all that. (Now I just hope there are more than 5 people there. It’s a very tiny venue …)

Sketch Fest is happening right now, but after doing more art in the past few days than I have in the previous year, I’m … entirely sketched out. Relaxing with a glass of wine and answering Livejournal comments is about the limit of my get-up-and-go at the moment. However, do check it out if you’d like to add some prompts or do some sketches! No pressure, and all levels of art skill from stick figures to professional are welcome. It’ll be going ’til Sunday at noon Alaska time.

And don’t forget you can still sign up to win a book …

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