#scifivalley con

[hawkland]

SciFi Valley Con, what a weekend!

I need to share this somewhere because it was all so amazing, I'm still a bit dazed .

First, behold this set up, because holy shit was it a lot of work!

So, on to the details. Back in Charlotte, I'd promised both DJ and Ruth tote bags with my Garth & Rowena art, respectively (they'd seen other people carrying them around but I'd sold out before they stopped by looking for one.) Didn't know if they'd actually remember BUT Friday at SFVC was fairly slow so I went to get my autographs and hunt them down. First I went up to DJ who, as soon as he saw the tote bag, came rushing out from behind his table to give me a big hug. "I don't care if it's egotistical I'm carrying this around all weekend!" All Friday he had it out on his table, too, so that it ended up in one of the con's promo videos on Instagram.

Next up was Rick...who was just a doll, taking his time with each and every person! I was just going to get an autograph for myself but as soon as I showed him the painting he was just literally speechless for a while, came around to give me a hug, asked his handler to take that picture he posted on Instagram, I gave him a print and we chatted a bit but I felt bad taking up too much time. (I did go back on Sunday to get an autograph for Mr. Hawkland's office and totally cracked him up with my/our usual request for something mentioning feet, since the hubster is a podiatrist.)

Then I saw Ruth briefly had no line so I dashed over and handed her her bag and she was immediately all "Oh! Oh! Emily, come over here!" (Emily Swallow was signing the next station over.) "This is the artist who has that lovely painting of the two of us I was showing you!"

I'm now like....wait a minute...they're showing each other MY ART?!?!?! I knew Ruth liked the piece — it was the one I did for the femmeslash bang claimed by @father-salmon — Emily immediately slips out from her table where she had a long line and was like, "Hi I'm Emily" to shake my hand and I'm like OMFG I KNOW YOU ARE and they were just both being so sweet I could've cried. Ruth was asking if it would be ok if they made copies of that piece available for signing (like, absolutely?!?! I'M the one skirting the edge selling these prints...) Anyway, Ruth let me pick out a picture to get signed for free, I ran back to my table to get the new Amara piece I'd done signed by Emily and to print her prints of each. And she wouldn't even let me pay for getting it autographed either, just was being so kind, I mentioned how Season 11 is my favorite and how much I've come to enjoy Amara every time I rewatch and then she wouldn't let me leave without a hug. *sob* Saturday morning she even stopped by the table to look at more of my stuff up close and tell me how Ruth was carrying her bag around everywhere.

Oh and Sunday morning before we opened for the day, I'd just set up and stepped out to get something to drink, come back in and Mark Sheppard is at my table by my Crowley prints and postcards talking with his handler. He was like "Yeah I've signed a lot of these" and was surprised the big banner print hadn't sold yet (so was I). He actually remembered signing the original paintings back in Pittsburg 2-3 years ago, I do not know how he remembers these things.

Anyway. Sales were kind of meh since the crowd was only very partially an SPN crowd BUT I cannot remember having such wonderful interactions with guests/actors ever like this. It's a little freaky because it hit that the Creation con regulars (DJ, Ruth, Mark) definitely know & remember me. And I guess that's a good thing? I suppose we'll see how it all unfolds next year as this was my last con for 2024 (next year I'm planning on doing SPN Boston, New Jersey, Novi, Philly and maybe Chicago too.)

[paintingdragonfeathers]

Cosplayers assemble! Tag yourself or others if you recognize them. And thank you everyone who came by the Painting Dragon Feathers booth!

#cosplay #con #convention #artistalley #artist #artistlife #costume #dealer #writer #writerlife #paintingdragonfeathers #fun #authoralley #indieauthor #indieartist

[chuckstersthoughts]

@krystalshope @wdunpt & @colonial405th Will be at @scifivalleycon this June 8-10th! Come see us and the other awesome vendors!!! #scifi #scifivalleycon #Scifivalleycon2018 #awesome #cool #neat #nerdy #nerd #geeky #geek #con #scifivalley #convention (at Blair County Convention Center)

[hawkland]

Boy do I have some stories to share from SciFi Valley Con but this kind of sums up how the weekend went. Still a bit numb from it all. (Rick asked to take this photo and we talked for quite a while afterwards both Friday and Sunday! He is the absolute GOAT of the con and was even wearing his vampire fangs on Friday!)

[paintingdragonfeathers]

Hey there peeps—brand new canvas prints and popular images have been restocked and will be making their way to Scifi Valley Con in Altoona in June! Stop by the Painting Dragon Feathers booth on the lower level to check them out in person.

Online Shop info in bio.

#scifivalleycon #scifivalley #scifivalleycon2023 #paintingdragonfeathers #art #illustration #dragon #fantasy #paleoart

[paintingdragonfeathers]

Hey there peeps—brand new canvas prints and popular images have been restocked and will be making their way to Scifi Valley Con in Altoona in June! Stop by the Painting Dragon Feathers booth on the lower level to check them out in person.

Online Shop info in bio.

#scifivalleycon #scifivalley #scifivalleycon2023 #paintingdragonfeathers #art #illustration #dragon #fantasy #paleoart

[paintingdragonfeathers]

Hey there peeps—brand new canvas prints and popular images have been restocked and will be making their way to Scifi Valley Con in Altoona in June! Stop by the Painting Dragon Feathers booth on the lower level to check them out in person.

Online Shop info in bio.

#scifivalleycon #scifivalley #scifivalleycon2023 #paintingdragonfeathers #art #illustration #dragon #fantasy #paleoart #thylacine

[paintingdragonfeathers]

Hey there peeps—brand new canvas prints and popular images have been restocked and will be making their way to Scifi Valley Con in Altoona in June! Stop by the Painting Dragon Feathers booth on the lower level to check them out in person.

Online Shop info in bio.

#scifivalleycon #scifivalley #scifivalleycon2023 #paintingdragonfeathers #art #illustration #dragon #fantasy #paleoart #spinosaurus

[paintingdragonfeathers]

Hey there peeps—brand new canvas prints and popular images have been restocked and will be making their way to Scifi Valley Con in Altoona in June! Stop by the Painting Dragon Feathers booth on the lower level to check them out in person.

Online Shop info in bio.

#scifivalleycon #scifivalley #scifivalleycon2023 #paintingdragonfeathers #art #illustration #dragon #fantasy #paleoart #redpanda

[paintingdragonfeathers]

Hey there peeps—brand new canvas prints and popular images have been restocked and will be making their way to Scifi Valley Con in Altoona in June! Stop by the Painting Dragon Feathers booth on the lower level to check them out in person.

Online Shop info in bio.

#scifivalleycon #scifivalley #scifivalleycon2023 #paintingdragonfeathers #art #illustration #dragon #fantasy #paleoart #dragon

[paintingdragonfeathers]

Hey there peeps—brand new canvas prints and popular images have been restocked and will be making their way to Scifi Valley Con in Altoona in June! Stop by the Painting Dragon Feathers booth on the lower level to check them out in person.

Online Shop info in bio.

#scifivalleycon #scifivalley #scifivalleycon2023 #paintingdragonfeathers #art #illustration #dragon #fantasy #paleoart #dragon

[paintingdragonfeathers]

Hey there peeps—brand new canvas prints and popular images have been restocked and will be making their way to Scifi Valley Con in Altoona in June! Stop by the Painting Dragon Feathers booth on the lower level to check them out in person.

Online Shop info in bio.

#scifivalleycon #scifivalley #scifivalleycon2023 #paintingdragonfeathers #art #illustration #dragon #fantasy #paleoart #smilodon

[paintingdragonfeathers]

Hey there peeps—brand new canvas prints and popular images have been restocked and will be making their way to Scifi Valley Con in Altoona in June! Stop by the Painting Dragon Feathers booth on the lower level to check them out in person.

Online Shop info in bio.

#scifivalleycon #scifivalley #scifivalleycon2023 #paintingdragonfeathers #art #illustration #dragon #fantasy #paleoart #kirin

[paintingdragonfeathers]

Hey there peeps—brand new canvas prints and popular images have been restocked and will be making their way to Scifi Valley Con in Altoona in June! Stop by the Painting Dragon Feathers booth on the lower level to check them out in person.

Online Shop info in bio.

#scifivalleycon #scifivalley #scifivalleycon2023 #paintingdragonfeathers #art #illustration #dragon #fantasy #paleoart #mammoth

[paintingdragonfeathers]

Hey there peeps—brand new canvas prints and popular images have been restocked and will be making their way to Scifi Valley Con in Altoona in June! Stop by the Painting Dragon Feathers booth on the lower level to check them out in person.

Online Shop info in bio.

#scifivalleycon #scifivalley #scifivalleycon2023 #paintingdragonfeathers #art #illustration #dragon #fantasy #paleoart

[paintingdragonfeathers]

I was planning on carving a few more Print-on-Demand blocks for upcoming cons, but my carrying caddy is at capacity. So these will be the last new ones I’ll have for Neko/Katsu/ScifiValley/Etc over the  upcoming year. Over time I’ll either cycle blocks depending on the con and the season, or I’ll retire some older ones.

For all my non-con exclusive art, including terrariums, feel free to check out my online store –> mkt.com/paintingdragonfeathers

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