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Last weekend, as most of you know, I had a table at MoCCA, which I shared with sewertalk. It was super fun!

cacophonesque helped me out and she was awesome. Lots of people came by my table including systris whom I met on the internets when I was seventeen years old! Thank you to everybody who dropped by and even more thank you to everyone who bought something.

We went to Drink & Draw Like a Lady on Friday night, which was super fun as well, and spent a lot of time talking to beatonna and her awesome sister! We talked to a bunch of other super cool ladies too and spiralstairs showed up and then Kate and I went out afterward to get donut ice cream sandwiches. Remember those?! Ahahaha. It is kind of cool because there are so many nice lady cartoonists whom I only see once a year and it was great to catch up with them all. And meet new people, yay!

Saturday and Sunday, I had my table and didn’t get to leave it much. I made a point of leaving for about an hour on Saturday to say hi to some friends but I didn’t catch everyone I wanted to see! But lots of people came by. And I sold enough stuff to make back the cost of the table, which is impressive. I even sold a hat, which I was not expecting since it was warm out! All in all it was a lot of fun and I think I will do it again next year.

ldragoon asked me to post up my MoCCA minis so she could purchase them. I hope maybe some other people would like to, as well!

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Mirrored from Antagonia.net.

Last weekend, as most of you know, I had a table at MoCCA, which I shared with sewertalk. It was super fun!

cacophonesque helped me out and she was awesome. Lots of people came by my table including systris whom I met on the internets when I was seventeen years old! Thank you to everybody who dropped by and even more thank you to everyone who bought something.

We went to Drink & Draw Like a Lady on Friday night, which was super fun as well, and spent a lot of time talking to beatonna and her awesome sister! We talked to a bunch of other super cool ladies too and spiralstairs showed up and then Kate and I went out afterward to get donut ice cream sandwiches. Remember those?! Ahahaha. It is kind of cool because there are so many nice lady cartoonists whom I only see once a year and it was great to catch up with them all. And meet new people, yay!

Saturday and Sunday, I had my table and didn’t get to leave it much. I made a point of leaving for about an hour on Saturday to say hi to some friends but I didn’t catch everyone I wanted to see! But lots of people came by. And I sold enough stuff to make back the cost of the table, which is impressive. I even sold a hat, which I was not expecting since it was warm out! All in all it was a lot of fun and I think I will do it again next year.

ldragoon asked me to post up my MoCCA minis so she could purchase them. I hope maybe some other people would like to, as well!

Read the rest of this entry »

Mirrored from Antagonia.net.

Here are the comics I will be selling at MoCCA!

MoCCA 2010 Comics

shinyredtype will be making pies that will be available for free when you buy my comic, “A Pie Grows in Brooklyn.”

I’ll also be selling adorable fluffy hats for $25 apiece.

sewertalk will also be with me!

I am also running a raffle! Proceeds will be going to a New York City school in a low-income neighborhood that is trying to raise money to start a course on comics. Tickets will be $2 or 3 for $5 and there are lots of fun prizes:

Clay Figurines by quizzicalsphinx
Jewelry by missbadexample
Harry Potter House Scarves liret
Amigurumi toys by rainy_day
Stuffed Oscar Wilde Plushie by twowishesleft
Original artwork by kamenkyote
Netbook/sketchbook cases by my mommy.
Fluffy hat of your choice by me!

I think that is everything!

If you live in the New York area, I strongly encourage you to check out MoCCA this weekend. You will see lots of awesome artwork by lots of awesome people. It is $10 for one day or $15 for a weekend pass. I think there is a discount if you are a museum member, or a discount on membership if you go, or something like that. It is at the 69th Regiment Armory, which is on Lexington Avenue between 25th and 26th Street in Manhattan.

I will be at table F26, which you can see here! (click to view larger!)

Mirrored from Antagonia.net.

Here are the comics I will be selling at MoCCA!

MoCCA 2010 Comics

shinyredtype will be making pies that will be available for free when you buy my comic, “A Pie Grows in Brooklyn.”

I’ll also be selling adorable fluffy hats for $25 apiece.

sewertalk will also be with me!

I am also running a raffle! Proceeds will be going to a New York City school in a low-income neighborhood that is trying to raise money to start a course on comics. Tickets will be $2 or 3 for $5 and there are lots of fun prizes:

Clay Figurines by quizzicalsphinx
Jewelry by missbadexample
Harry Potter House Scarves liret
Amigurumi toys by rainy_day
Stuffed Oscar Wilde Plushie by twowishesleft
Original artwork by kamenkyote
Netbook/sketchbook cases by my mommy.
Fluffy hat of your choice by me!

I think that is everything!

If you live in the New York area, I strongly encourage you to check out MoCCA this weekend. You will see lots of awesome artwork by lots of awesome people. It is $10 for one day or $15 for a weekend pass. I think there is a discount if you are a museum member, or a discount on membership if you go, or something like that. It is at the 69th Regiment Armory, which is on Lexington Avenue between 25th and 26th Street in Manhattan.

I will be at table F26, which you can see here! (click to view larger!)

Mirrored from Antagonia.net.

So I am getting my shit together for MoCCA, which is two weekends away!

I went out and bought my own paper cutter today!  It’s a mini 15″ one which is all I need to cut up paper for minis. Pretty fun, huh?  Except for the part where my finger found out just how sharp it is.  I didn’t even, like, bring the blade down on it.  I just sort of brushed it, and I was like, oh, that couldn’t ha– OH YES IT DID CUT ME.  So I am having fun with that!

I also inked 12 pages of the 24-page Comic About Pie that I am making for a collaboration with shinyredtype.  I am proud of me!

Unfortunately, I also screwed up the layout for one of my minis and need to re-print it out.  Poo.

I got two packages in the mail with raffle prizes:  one from missbadexample and another from rainy_day.  So far, I’ve gotten raffle prizes from them and from liret.  I know a couple of you besides them have wanted to send something– please message me for my address if you haven’t yet as I need stuff sent in the next week or so!   If you haven’t heard  about this raffle yet, I am raffling off items to raise money for an art class on Donors Choose. So far, Jess made two Hogwarts scarves, Brenna made two amigurumi critters, and Jessi made a stone choker. I am going to stick in a few things, and so is my mom.

You can email me at demiurge@antagonia.net to get my address if you can mail something.

I also finalized my business cards. Sorry I didn’t ask for another round of feedback, but I got so caught up in other stuff that I didn’t want to delay any longer. I did use a lot of your advice, though. Take a look at the final card here:

You are all the best! <3

Mirrored from Antagonia.net.

So I am getting my shit together for MoCCA, which is two weekends away!

I went out and bought my own paper cutter today!  It’s a mini 15″ one which is all I need to cut up paper for minis. Pretty fun, huh?  Except for the part where my finger found out just how sharp it is.  I didn’t even, like, bring the blade down on it.  I just sort of brushed it, and I was like, oh, that couldn’t ha– OH YES IT DID CUT ME.  So I am having fun with that!

I also inked 12 pages of the 24-page Comic About Pie that I am making for a collaboration with shinyredtype.  I am proud of me!

Unfortunately, I also screwed up the layout for one of my minis and need to re-print it out.  Poo.

I got two packages in the mail with raffle prizes:  one from missbadexample and another from rainy_day.  So far, I’ve gotten raffle prizes from them and from liret.  I know a couple of you besides them have wanted to send something– please message me for my address if you haven’t yet as I need stuff sent in the next week or so!   If you haven’t heard  about this raffle yet, I am raffling off items to raise money for an art class on Donors Choose. So far, Jess made two Hogwarts scarves, Brenna made two amigurumi critters, and Jessi made a stone choker. I am going to stick in a few things, and so is my mom.

You can email me at demiurge@antagonia.net to get my address if you can mail something.

I also finalized my business cards. Sorry I didn’t ask for another round of feedback, but I got so caught up in other stuff that I didn’t want to delay any longer. I did use a lot of your advice, though. Take a look at the final card here:

You are all the best! <3

Mirrored from Antagonia.net.

Hey, folks!  Just fyi, I got a HUGE stash of Betty Boop and Popeye stuff from work to auction off for con_or_bust, so there are three goodie boxes up HERE   They are starting at $15 apiece and they all seriously have more than $50 worth of merchandise in them. One of them is up to $20, the other two have no bids.

And now onto the cocktails:

This one needs a name. Any suggestions?

Ingredients for 2 cocktails
1/2 a grapefruit
6 oz Miller’s Gin
1/2 a lemon
1/2 oz Chardonnay (I used 7 Heavenly Chards)
2 dashes lemon oil

Instructions:
Chill 2 martini glasses
Reserve 2 half-moon slices of grapefruit.
Squeeze grapefruit and lemon.
Add juice and gin to shaker, shake
Remove ice from glasses, coat with chardonnay, then discard remaining chardonnay
Pour contents of shaker into glasses
Add grapefruit
Drizzle top of drink with lemon oil

This one is a light and refreshing citrus drink. I’ve never mixed Miller’s before and it has a great, classic London Dry style flavor with nice, herbal botanicals. I am really liking the way salad oils dress up a cocktail and can add a dimension to the flavor– this is the third one I’ve done with an oil.

Sapwater

Ingredients for 2 cocktails
4 oz bourbon (I used Maker’s Mark)
2 oz single malt scotch (I used Aberlour a’bunadh)
2 oz raw maple sap
2 tsps brown sugar
4 droppersful Urban Moonshine Maple Bitters

Instructions
Chill 2 martini glasses
Add everything to shaker
Shake
Pour!

We tapped our maple trees last weekend, so I had to make something with the sap. Some people might think I’m heretical for mixing scotch and bourbon, but I liked it; the smokier flavor of the scotch cuts the sweetness of the bourbon nicely. This drink tastes like fall!

In other news, I am now officially a sales-tax-collecting entity in the State of New York! I needed to register as a business to sell hats at MoCCA (periodicals don’t collect sales tax but hats do!) and that is all taken care of.

In other other news, I am behind on pretty much everything but oh well! Lots to do this weekend! Folks, remember, I need items for the raffle by the first week in April.

Mirrored from Antagonia.net.

Hey, folks!  Just fyi, I got a HUGE stash of Betty Boop and Popeye stuff from work to auction off for con_or_bust, so there are three goodie boxes up HERE   They are starting at $15 apiece and they all seriously have more than $50 worth of merchandise in them. One of them is up to $20, the other two have no bids.

And now onto the cocktails:

This one needs a name. Any suggestions?

Ingredients for 2 cocktails
1/2 a grapefruit
6 oz Miller’s Gin
1/2 a lemon
1/2 oz Chardonnay (I used 7 Heavenly Chards)
2 dashes lemon oil

Instructions:
Chill 2 martini glasses
Reserve 2 half-moon slices of grapefruit.
Squeeze grapefruit and lemon.
Add juice and gin to shaker, shake
Remove ice from glasses, coat with chardonnay, then discard remaining chardonnay
Pour contents of shaker into glasses
Add grapefruit
Drizzle top of drink with lemon oil

This one is a light and refreshing citrus drink. I’ve never mixed Miller’s before and it has a great, classic London Dry style flavor with nice, herbal botanicals. I am really liking the way salad oils dress up a cocktail and can add a dimension to the flavor– this is the third one I’ve done with an oil.

Sapwater

Ingredients for 2 cocktails
4 oz bourbon (I used Maker’s Mark)
2 oz single malt scotch (I used Aberlour a’bunadh)
2 oz raw maple sap
2 tsps brown sugar
4 droppersful Urban Moonshine Maple Bitters

Instructions
Chill 2 martini glasses
Add everything to shaker
Shake
Pour!

We tapped our maple trees last weekend, so I had to make something with the sap. Some people might think I’m heretical for mixing scotch and bourbon, but I liked it; the smokier flavor of the scotch cuts the sweetness of the bourbon nicely. This drink tastes like fall!

In other news, I am now officially a sales-tax-collecting entity in the State of New York! I needed to register as a business to sell hats at MoCCA (periodicals don’t collect sales tax but hats do!) and that is all taken care of.

In other other news, I am behind on pretty much everything but oh well! Lots to do this weekend! Folks, remember, I need items for the raffle by the first week in April.

Mirrored from Antagonia.net.

So, you have probably noticed there were no comics last week, and the week before there were only a few.

I am not giving up on comics, but I do need to cut down on the number I am doing for now, because I have to take time to do my homework for class, and also, I need to spend more time preparing for MoCCA, because I WILL have a table. If you are going to be in NYC on April 10 or 11, you should stop by and see me! After then, I will try and figure out the right schedule for comics. I think it will be three days a week.

I am super excited about this whole thing. But I need to do a lot of work to get ready. I am crocheting hats, and working on minicomics. shinyredtype and I are working on an awesome little project for it.

If you offered to send something for the charity raffle– or if this is the first time you’re hearing about it– please contact me privately and I’ll work this out with you.  You have about a month to send things.

One thing I need to do is make a business card! I’ve never made business cards before.  Here is my first shot at one:

What do you all think?  I deliberately didn’t include my phone number, as I prefer working via email and I don’t want to give my phone number out to crazies.  Also, I like the idea of putting “cute stuff” as opposed to a specific jobby-job because I do so many things, and cute is probably the best unifying term.  Suggestions, advice?  Let me know what you think!

Mirrored from Antagonia.net.

So I don’t have official confirmation, but since my payment went through yesterday, I am officially exhibiting at MoCCA this year with sewertalk and my friend Matt from my comics class last semester!

One thing I would like to do is put together a charity raffle to run from our table– $1 a ticket, 6 tickets for $5, with the money going to a selected class on <a href=”http://www.donorschoose.org”>Donors Choose</a> that is looking for art supplies.

I’d like to get together a good selection of prizes to make this worthwhile. I can donate original art and I plan to make a hat as well.  I was wondering if anyone else on my list who makes crafts or comics of any kind would be willing to donate a book, finished art, or craft item– jewelry, plushies, hats, etc.

I would like this stuff to be finished items, not things that need to be requested by the winner, and mailed to me ahead of time so we can do a live drawing.  I am thinking if we can get at least ten good prizes that appeal to a number of different tastes and split them up between Saturday and Sunday, I will be really happy.  If you have an actual business or offer a service and can do gift certificates, that would be swell, too.

Also, if you don’t have anything you can donate, but know people who might be interested, let them know to contact me.  Thanks a million!

Mirrored from Antagonia.net.