That was fast. O_o
So, first, an update on Arisia – it was a lot of fun! We were only there for one day, and I was a little whacked out on pain medication due to a sinus infection, but we still had a good time. Matt and I spent Saturday meeting con-goers, selling chibis, talking with a couple of our fans (WE HAVE FANS!!! ^_^ Thanks for helping us feel loved) and complaining about the freezing temperature outside. (We’d had to walk about ¼ mile to the convention from our parking spot, which wouldn’t have been so bad if I hadn’t been in a pirate cosplay and/or if I hadn’t been so far in pain that breathing cold air caused my whole face to burn)
We also met Shaenon Garrity! At the request of an Arisia fan (THANKS FAN!) we reached out to Shaenon to get permission to make dolls of her webcomic characters … and now, she sells our chibis in her store ^_^
We also debuted our credit card processing system, courtesy of SquareUp. It was a little odd to learn, since we couldn’t really test it out pre-con without charging something ^^; but our first credit-card customer was very patient, we got through with no problems, and it really is freakishly easy to do! So it’s official – we’ll be accepting major credit cards at all our conventions!
We’ll definitely be returning to Arisia next year. It was a lot of fun and I was sad that we hadn’t come for the whole weekend. Hopefully Arisia wants to have us back ^_^
Next, an update on the chibi scene in general. We’re getting ready for two cons this month: Genericon in Troy, NY on Feb 11-13, and Queen City Kamikaze on Feb 19. As part of the prep, I’ve been working on some new designs – especially new Pokemon designs, though I have some sci-fi and game designs as well – and we’ve been experimenting with our shelving to come up with the optimal shopping experience.
And that’s the news for now. Watch this space, though, we’ll be posting the winner of our January contest very shortly!
-- Jenn
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