mleiv

I think the biggest highlight for me was meeting the creator and the writer of my secret project, who were THE NICEST people I have ever met.  Seriously, they took me for ice cream.  Admittedly, I can't have ice cream, but there was apple juice, and it was just such a lovely little break from everything else.  We shared stories and photos (and some video) of our cats. LOL.  I wish I could say names.  *sigh*

The deviantArt booth was pretty tightly packed and as such it was not possible for me to hang out next to my display and meet people.  It was also tucked away back behind all the exciting computer displays, so if you missed it, and me, then many apologies.  psifigirl was the only dA fan I managed to meet, and that was only because she waited for a half hour AND THEN CAME BACK LATER.  And even then, it was pure luck that I ran into her after stopping by for five seconds to grab something from my suitcase.  She gave me the most adorable mini figure she made of Holly and took the only picture of me from the entire day. <3  There was indeed much hugging.

I had a fair adventure getting my art there and back and pretty much everything I took home in my luggage was ruined by a careless cab driver (whereas the TSA, who searched my bags on THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, managed not to do any damage).  But I sent a lot home by mail, and when it arrives Tuesday or Wednesday, I will start my

Ex-SDCC FREE SHIPPING SALE (US only) at storenvy

I just want to first make sure the package actually DOES make it back to me, haha.

Note me if you are interested and I will send you the details when the sale is ready.  Or you can come back mid-week.  I don't think I will sell out or anything (based on past sales).  I have maybe 12 copies of each comic left, and whatever cards/prints didn't go with me to SDCC.  I want to get rid of all my unsold crap and clean out my attic, so anything that doesn't sell by the end of July is going in the skip, for realsy.  If you order a comic and want some prints or cards, ask.  It depends on weight and availability, but I'll throw in whatever you want for free.  I have a few 11X17ish posters which I'd sell for $5 or so: Middleman, Farscape, there are three Maze posters - the waterfall, the sinking one, and the book 3 cover.  They don't have a page on storenvy right now, so note me if you are interested.  I am busy with other things, and I just want all this stuff out of my life so I can stop feeling morose about it.

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If you haven't heard yet, I am going to SDCC this year:
Ayame-Kenoshi.deviantart.com/a…

I am scheduled for Thursday only, and I won't be selling anything (permit issues and all), but I will have a (half) table and you can come by and say hi. DD

Being excited is currently fighting with being hugely anxious, but hey, condolulations to me!

The Henry Art Gallery, a contemporary art museum in Seattle, WA, will host a small exhibition about webcomics in 2012.

Vote for your favorite three webcomics!
www.surveymonkey.com/s/henryar…

Voting closes January 5th, 2012, so hop to it!

2011 holiday cards on Storenvy: mleiv.storenvy.com/collections…

I am always hesitant to advertise my store, mostly because issues of stocking and shipping and worrying about quality keep me up at night.  But I ordered some cards to sell at GeekFest ( www.sbcharities.org/events/gee… ) and I thought I'd put them up on storenvy for a few weeks, since I still have some time to reorder in the unlikely event I run out of something.

I also put up some Maze charms: mleiv.storenvy.com/products/18… (although I need better photos).  I have a bunch of other glass charms I made of various designs: morgan's charm, cat in moon, dog in moon, moya, serenity, that sort of thing.  Express interest and I will bother with a photo/link.  But I make the charms mostly because I love glass and metal paint and stuff: they never sell.

GeekGirlCon was the most amazing convention and I felt so honored to have been a part of it (especially after they sold out BOTH DAYS!). I met so many people; I am still digging through business cards and scribbled notes. I sold a bunch of comics (and thanks to Ka-Blam for express shipping my order so it actually got here in time!). I hope most of those comics went to people who like the story: I know I have trouble summarizing it. @okbjgm bought a comic set and took home one of my Middleman posters, which was a huge honor. I was floating all day from that.

My next appearance will be at GeekFest ( www.sbcharities.org/events/gee… ) December 4, a holiday geeky craft fair with music. I think that will be my last for the foreseeable future, though. I really want to focus on The Next Project now, and I am sick of having my attic full of boxes of prints and stuff.

I am still posting sketches to my tumblr account ( mleiv.tumblr.com/ ) from the next comic and I've started tentatively pencilling the first pages. I am also working on a set of Geeky Holiday Cards. I've been posting prints and cards on storenvy ( mleiv.storenvy.com/ ), but so far I haven't seen much traffic there so I don't know if I will bother selling the holiday cards there. You will probably have to come to GeekFest to get them. ^^