Kickstarter, Undefined magazine, and new shows

We have some great news!  Our kickstarter project was fully funded, so we are progressing forward with our book Tales of Wonk and Woe.  We couldn't be happier!  Kickstarter doesn't let us touch the money for 2 weeks, so after that and turnaround time on the printing, we expect the book to be out towards the end of September.  We are also planning to have a release party for the book at S&S Art Supply, but we are still ironing out details for that.  A HUGE thank you to everyone who donated or shared the link!

We just did an interview for Undefined magazine, South Carolina's arts mag.  The next issue comes out Sept. 1. The interview lasted about 2 hours and we also did a photoshoot.  It was a lot of fun and we can't wait to see the article.  I think the interviewer did a good job of splitting the focus between our dolls and Joe's artwork. We are really excited about this!

Our next show is SLAM!  in Greenville, SC.  SLAM! is something that happens in Greenville every Saturday through October, so we hope to be able to attend this show a few more times.
After that, we will be at Triple 7 Studios in Chattanooga, TN on August 26 for a group gallery show premiere, and the following two days staying in Atlanta for the Grant Park Summer Shade Festival.  I think that about wraps up our August schedule.




We also have just been asked to do a one night gallery showing on September 17 at Cafe Chartier in Lexington, SC.  Cafe Chartier is holding a shoe drive during the day, and everyone who brings a pair of shoes will have a chance to win an original painting!  More info on this as it gets closer. 

Show reports- July

Freedom Fest- July 4th show

This went better than last year, seemed a lot more people came out to it.  Too bad it ended in a horrible downpour.  We scrambled to pack up and had to miss the fireworks this year. 

The Big Crafty
We had done the holiday show before, but this is the big one!  It was so huge I didn't even begin to see it all!  There were a ton of awesome vendors there, many we knew, and many we're glad to have gotten the chance to see.  We unfortunately got stuck in a far corner of the show, so I think location played into how well the show went for us.  As always, free beer and great food!

Virginia Lake Festival
A one day craft show amidst a 3 day festival in Clarksville, VA (on the water) boasting 100,000 attendees!  With the sheer numbers we felt we couldn't go wrong.  The show ended up being much more traditional that what we usually do, so our stuff sort of stuck out from the rest.  Regardless, it was a good day, although we're not sure if we will go back to it. 

Otakon
One of the largest anime conventions in America.  We had done very well last year at this show and were really excited to come back and bring our paintings and prints with us.  Joe was also able to put several pieces into the art show.  We unfortunately had a lot of difficulty getting a table this year, and when we finally got one, we had missed a day and a half of sales, and also were placed in the very very back facing the back wall.  Nevertheless, we managed to about equal what we made last year, and Joe sold 6 original pieces!  We saw a lot of awesome friends and artists from other conventions and had a lot of people remember us from last year, which is always cool.  We plan to only come back to this show if we can get a table early, though.