My trusty mate sitting at the table with me / My Table display
This weekend I took part in my first 'comic fair' to date. I haven't taken part in such fairs before as I'm not sure my work fits in the context of these sorts of events? I think tailoring my online presence and online store would be a more efficient way of finding people who want to buy my work and BOYO WAS I RIGHT
I'm not saying these kind of fairs are useless to my practice, and the experience as a whole did teach me a few things as well as push me to sort out some of my works to sell. But I think if I were to take part in a fair such as this in the future, it would have to be something more tailored to my work. I don't have any fanart / traditional comic work for sale. Though I had a few zines, people didn't really want to touch anything or get close enough to engage in conversation. Two shy girls took my free contact cards, but that was all. I spent a large part of the day putting smiley face stickers on my table cloth with my pal Amy; watching people flock to the more fan-art focused stalls.
As said though, this event forced me to consider how I package my prints and present them. I'd like to do another stall type event, but perhaps in different context. Something more focused on femininity or music illustration would appeal to me; have to keep my eyes out in the future!
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