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We're back from AnimeUSA!

And lemme tellya. This con was just such a wonderful experience! The venue was nice. The staff were amazing. The attendees were fun & funny. I handed out over 1300 flyers in person, and I know I spoke to each and every person I gave one to!

The con was structured so that the artist alley NEVER CLOSED. Lol! We stayed for a 14 hour shift the first day, 16 the day after, and then 10 the following day. I spoke to complete strangers (who are no longer complete strangers, as we made friends with a number of them over the course of the con), for 40 hours in 3 days.

I'm a little hoarse. I spoke with some folks when I got home and they thought I'd picked up some horrible con-flu thing, but I swear, I feel fine! Heck, my throat doesn't really hurt. I just sound like Joan Rivers. "Oh! OH! Can we TALK?!"

We have a lot more funny pictures, but they're on Roxy's camera. (Psst. Roxy? Please to send pictures?) I'll post'em when I get'em. In the meanwhile...

Kevin was up to his eyeballs in commissions this con. And he was thrilled with all of 'em.

This is someone's OC. They had an amazing costume of it with a working mouth. Zounds.


I don't know this anime, b/c I'm old and out of touch that way, but this was my favorite piece. 'Weenies' are not celebrated often enough in contemporary art.


For a Legend of Zelda fanboy who hates shelving the Fairy books at his job. STAY STRONG, MAN!



These two were done for a gentleman who rekindled Kevin's love of the RPG: Lunar. I'm worry I won't be able to get Kevin to leave the Playstation alone long enough to eat. Thanks, Mr. Gentleman.


Kevin pulled out old photos of Hawk as Magas. The resemblance is striking. The tiny print reads, "Adjusting his gloves just before he kicks your ass since 1995."


An enthusiastic young man explained his OC to me and patiently waited through my attempts at a mock-up. Kevin was away from table, and I wanted to be certain I had all the details right. All the details except the color. D'OH! It should be light brown. Whoopsie.


We're doing a small, local art show in December:

COOL YULE ARTY PARTY
Held at the Artdc.org Gallery at the Lustine Center
5710 Baltimore Avenue
Hyattsville, MD
December 12, 2009
1pm until 7pm

Meet and Mingle with local DC artists, enjoy live music and fun... This will be an amazing day! Not only will we have an opening for the artdc.org Patron's show, we'll be open during the Gateway open studios. We expect to see a great deal of foot traffic. Perfect for last-minute holiday shopping or just visiting!