TSAOSHIN

Otakon 2009 has come and gone! We had a great time this year and had a lot of positive response at both our table and in the auction!

I’m pretty exhausted from the convention so I wont go into tiresome detail but there was some fantastic artwork in the alley this year. I wish I could have left my table more often to speak with other artists but I did manage to run up and down the aisles to see some amazing pieces on display.

I got to see Zora again which was really exciting since we haven’t seen each other in years! It was great to talk with you again, Zora! You always have so much energy and a positive attitude!

I finally got to meet the infamous LavaLizard and like our online adventures, we found ourselves in real life drawing our characters in battle! It was awesome to hang out with you, Lava. You always motivate me with your great ideas and concepts!

Josh, Goran and Anon Twentyseven were my assistants this year and I couldn’t have run the table without them. I owe you guys BIG TIME! Thanks for everything - you helped me through some tough spots and kept me laughing the whole time.

I finally met both Celesse and Algy and was able to relay a note through them to Satou. Thanks!

Thanks to Evui for stopping by and meeting me! It was fun chatting with you and your cosplay was awesome!

Some beautiful work I saw by talented artists include the amazing Dan Howard, Kevin Yan, all the folks from Udon Crew, and there are tons more but I’m forgetting!

We had some incredible table neighbors. Thank you, Dom for being so awesome to talk to. Wish we could have hung out more! We were also sitting to Lettie Lo who had some beautiful Pokemon fan art works and did some amazing commissions.

A HUUUUUGE thank you to everyone who stopped by to talk, ask questions, take photos, autographs and bought prints. Your support means everything to me and I was truly flattered by all the kind comments we received! It was fantastic to meet all of you and I am very much looking forward to our next convention.

I apologize to everyone who missed their opportunity to buy a print that we sold out of. I had no idea we would have such a huge demand this year. I feel terrible that we ran out so early but I promise I will work out something with everyone who has noted or emailed me to request a print!

Congratulations to those people who won my auction pieces! My three pieces Unstompable Force, Night Flight, and Twilight Princess all went to the live auction and had a GREAT response. Thank you!!

I’m looking forward to next year’s Otakon! Thank you again for all of your support and making the event a success!