Westercon: Day 3
The day started with a panel called Art and the Internet. Pretty good discussion, I think. It gave me some things to think about. Included in the panel were Lubov, the artist guest of honor, and Theresa Mather, a very popular artist at these cons, who was artist guest of honor at Loscon a year or two ago, and who I met briefly at Worldcon when she aproached me to compliment me on one of my drawings (I think she bought a print too).
Theresa Mather gave a tour of the artshow in the next time slot, which I walk in halfway through, after she had already talked about my work. I'm glad I missed that, because if she had said anything bad (she didn't) I'd have been hurt, and if she said anything good (she did) I'd be embarased and wonder if she only said it because I was there (she may or may not have recognised me from before, but if not, my nametag would have given me away).
Anyway, each of the art show docents got three award buttons to give out to pieces of art that struck their fancy, and kokeshikitten got one! I can't be sure, but I think it was Theresa who gave it to her. I'm so proud of her!
Kokeshi sold two of the cast glass pyramid paper weights she brought, and scoop51 sold 6 pieces of jewelry. I didn't sell anything, but I'm not upset. It's what I was expecting.
Next was a panel called Thud and Blunder: The Truth About Swordfighting. It was a presetation given by the same guy who gave yesterday's armor presentation. Once again, he was very knowledgeable and funny, and he brought some beautiful (and sometimes scary) examples of the weaponry he was describing. Once again, it was geared toward writers, separating myth from reality and describing some of the practical considerations of medieval weaponry.
After that, Kokeshi and I took a drive to Bonanza, billed as the world's largest gift shop. It was big and cheesy, just like we were hoping for.
Finally, there was the masquerade (costume contest) which was hardly worth mentioning. 8 entries. Eight. Some of the costumes were pretty good, but all in all, saddest... masquerade... evar.
Theresa Mather gave a tour of the artshow in the next time slot, which I walk in halfway through, after she had already talked about my work. I'm glad I missed that, because if she had said anything bad (she didn't) I'd have been hurt, and if she said anything good (she did) I'd be embarased and wonder if she only said it because I was there (she may or may not have recognised me from before, but if not, my nametag would have given me away).
Anyway, each of the art show docents got three award buttons to give out to pieces of art that struck their fancy, and kokeshikitten got one! I can't be sure, but I think it was Theresa who gave it to her. I'm so proud of her!
Kokeshi sold two of the cast glass pyramid paper weights she brought, and scoop51 sold 6 pieces of jewelry. I didn't sell anything, but I'm not upset. It's what I was expecting.
Next was a panel called Thud and Blunder: The Truth About Swordfighting. It was a presetation given by the same guy who gave yesterday's armor presentation. Once again, he was very knowledgeable and funny, and he brought some beautiful (and sometimes scary) examples of the weaponry he was describing. Once again, it was geared toward writers, separating myth from reality and describing some of the practical considerations of medieval weaponry.
After that, Kokeshi and I took a drive to Bonanza, billed as the world's largest gift shop. It was big and cheesy, just like we were hoping for.
Finally, there was the masquerade (costume contest) which was hardly worth mentioning. 8 entries. Eight. Some of the costumes were pretty good, but all in all, saddest... masquerade... evar.