Two Artist Alleys in a Row || tips + tricks, how much $$, and getting punched
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- čas přidán 14. 01. 2023
- I went to two cons in a row and died a bit??!
This is how I prepped and all the mistakes I made along the way!
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Love how honest you are about not only profits but the bts. Sorry you had such a traumatizing experience in Chicago, but I'm glad you'll be coming back to Anime Matsuri! This video definitely helps remind me why I don't want to table at cons (I used to want to so badly) but it takes a certain amount of grit to get through them!
Your such an inspirational business owner! It's so great that you put yourself out there and it's rubbish when situations play out like they do but you always try so hard to reflect and think about the positives and how you can learn from it and that's really helpful to see and your advice is really appreciated 😊
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE YOUR CONVENTION VLOGS!!!
honestly the fact you were able to handle the chicago airport disaster with as much level headedness as you did is insane.
doughnuts and tv on a friday night >>>>>>>>
Omg that is me in the Marin cosplay at 19:32 with my friend!! It was so nice meeting you!
So sorry to hear about everything that happened as well. Thank you for your transparency and everything you do! Hopefully will see you again (-:
I’m so sorry you had such a bad experience in Chicago. Hopefully you’ll be able to come again and make some nicer memories.
If it’s any consolation, C2E2 is where I got introduced to your art and channel and have been loving it ever since!
I’m so sorry you had such a rough time on your trips! I hope the future ones are much better.
Thanks for being open and honest about your cost and earnings!
Omg I felt for you when they did that to you on the plane and the lost luggage!! I am glad that you found them, 99% never see there luggage again and that random guy punching you was just gut wrenching 😢
Been watching your newer videos for a while, got recommended this one and it's amazing to see how you've grown in a year and how much your set up has changed 😁 Doing fantastic and very inspiring.
you're an inspiration. the tips and transparency at the end was great! hope u keep on growing and we'll be here to constantly support!
I am only 2 minutes in but BY THE GOD OF BABY POTATOES you are so natural and spontaneous and personable and I can literally see myself making the same comments and/or mistakes! It's one of the only times I've had the luck of finding a creator who puts into their videos un or minimally edited parts, it just shows it's ok to make mistakes! Thank you!
Super cool vlogs about prepping for artists alley, been starting my journey this year and it’s cool to see your progression and takes at different conventions!
Thank you for doing these vlogs, I'm tabling my first artist alley next month and these have been inspiring.
Thank you for sharing your experience! I really like your Studio Ghibli art. I bought the Calcifer and Totoro-Snorlax prints back in Fanime 2022. Excited for more of your art~
Sounds like you had some rough times but glad to hear it hasn't discouraged you. Thanks for being open about your expenses, someone who wants to try having a table one day you're helping me get an idea of the costs
Thank you for showing your process and numbers at the end. I'm going to my very first artist alley next month. I'm nervous but excited. Gonna try my best!
You've helped me so much with your vlogs, I'm doing my first artist alley this weekend!
I love your energy omg!!
Hey I made the Vlog!!! Its BeadsnBeats and you're very welcome for the Kirbys. Thanks for sharing your adventures as always. Its nice to see others' perspective on cons especially for traveling. Its never as easy as "Oh I make art and I'm going to magically show up and make money at conventions" so much background prep and procedure. I will def be getting Air Tags for my luggage as that's always my biggest fear flying for cons. Hope to see ya at Anime Matsuri 2023 and/or around the convention space. Take care :)
As a person who was born and raised in Chicago, (then moved away!) I'm very sorry to hear about your experience here. This city usually has a lot to offer, but sad to say Chicago is going through some serious problems right now.
I’m sorry to hear about what happened to you in Chicago! That was very stressful! But I’m glad you had a blast. I’ll be tabling at C2E2 this coming March and then going to Texas for WeebCon in April! C2E2 will be my first convention and WeebCon is just a week after that do right off the bat I’ll be doing back-to-back cons! 😳 Stressed but excited. I’ve been preparing since 2 weeks ago. Your videos have been really helpful and I appreciate your candidness. More power to you!
I wanna say thank you for these vlogs! 🥺💕 I'm working toward doing artist alley next year so these vlogs really help me decide how I want to go about it and what to expect without me being very rose-tinted glasses about it. 😭
Lots of love for this year convention on America to come visit and I hope to see u again Julianne 💘 ,and seeing to buy more stuffs from u 😸🥺🥺❤️❤️❤️
Props to you for traveling by yourself to cons! Hopefully our paths cross one day. Hyper hyper hyper agree on the airtags! I bought some right after christmas and seeing all the crazy bag problems people were having over the holidays.
Great vlog as always! ❤️ Convention artist work always seems equally tiring and fun. I've been looking for local conventions in my area since I wanted to try participating in one this year, and these vlogs are always so helpful
Tipsy Julianne is adorable!
Ugh the luggage/flight debacle 😭😭 so freaking frustrating. So glad you did find it AT THE FREAKING AIRPORT! 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️
I'm so glad you're doing these vlogs so we can see how much work goes into these conventions and how exhausting it is. I'm just so sorry that the Chicago one had so many not cool things. The homeless guy! Insane!
I'm curious to see how you're gonna pack more things for future conventions because you're going to continue grow and be awesome and sell amazing art. How do those artists with the huge huge huge things do it? Do they just drive everywhere? Looking forward to seeing future vlogs! And ofcourse we stay till the end! ❤️
I'll be traveling for shows next year, the airtags idea is brilliant!
The bags would give me a HEART ATTACK!! again, you deal with conflict soooo well. Right when they changed ur flight I was like OH NO there goes the luggage 😭😭 BOOOO but like you got through that.👏👏👏💖💖💖
Your kitchen is super nice!!! I noticed because I’m redoing my kitchen. Lol nice video.
I’m m preparing for my first art show. Since I’m doing 8x10 prints inside 11x14 mats. I got a rustic colored apple box.
Omg i'm so sorry for the incidents that happened in chicago for you! (that one with the homeless man reminded me of insatiable. its basically the plot of how the show started) Thank you very much for the insights! i hope the next cons go smoothly for u!
Really love your genuine personality and the way you style your vlogs! Hope to run into you at a Convention in the near future. Your art is also amazing! ✌🏾😁
Thank you for sharing this experience with us and for the tips. I had a good time watching this long vlog. Congratulations on making a profit, it was so much work and energy to invest. I totally understand that you need a safe and comfortable place to stay, conventions seem so draining.
Omg Julianne, you work so hard!! Travel problems are no bueno 😵
I met you at Anime Frontier! We traded art (i'm ro higashi). I'm glad my YT recommended your channel to me 💕
sorry that happened. but here is my question. why even though you didn't get a notification email that your flight was cancelled, how come they not only let you check your bags, but you almost boarded the wrong plane. so disappointed in the service, procedures and their systems. I am so upset I cant even get my words out.
i'm glad you listened to yourself and went in person to check yourself and they accommodated you.
I’ve never done C2E2. I live within driving distance but you’re right in that Chicago is expensive. This year it conflicts with my big local show of the year.
I’m so sorry you had such a rough go of it when it should’ve been such a great experience. These kind of things eventually make for entertaining stories. I hope you move into that sentiment in an expedient manner. Wishing you the best as you move forward.
I love watching your vlogs going into conventions. I haven't been to one because I live in the province, and most of it is done in the city. I hope to see more vlogs. Take care.
I'm so sad you had such a rough time in Chicago 😭 I just wanted to give you a hug when you were crying! Stupid airlines...
Strangely enough when I did my flying to conventions especially 2012 till when I stopped in mid-2017 and now doing them again since last year in 2022 I remember having a weird issue like this before with my suitcase full of my merch. I still vend by myself on top of my storm chasing and 95% of the time Southwest has been awesome to fly with but the situation you were in feel VERY similar to a 2015 issue I had flying from Albany, NY where I live and going to Seattle for a MLP con called Everfree NW back when I did a lot of MLP art/comics. I usually fly/drive the day before any convention but I knew this was already a problem when I got to airport in Seattle and realized they didn't have my big suitcase with ALL my merch in it. Like this was a 80lb suitcase and while I still had my backpack/small suitcase/banner stand with me I was utterly freaking pissed when they told me the suitcase never made it onto the connecting flight in Baltimore and they said it would arrive the next day in the morning as there was no more flights to Seattle from that airport to connect it to. This is 5pm PST as well.
I basically waited the next day for any updates and by this point the convention was ongoing for their Friday and MLP cons are tricky as your best days are usually Friday and not Saturday like most others are. Not sure if that has changed but MLP people usually on day 1 buy and impulse buy more I found back in the day. Anyway, my suitcase finally arrived not in the morning but Mid-day and even the convention middle of the day was asking where my stuff was and potentially would give away my table to someone else for the day and I had to ensure than my suitcase and merch was coming. It finally did but by the time I set up I had virtually meeger sales the entire day and the convention kind of turned into a barely break even even for me as I lost virtually all that morning and mid-day rush Friday. I was pissed and all Southwest gave was the voucher as you got. Actually that is usually what they always will give out if they screw up. I mean I have taken advantage of those a lot when it more so dumb stuff happens when I fly back to Albany for whatever reason but this was the first and only time I can remember anything massively dumb SW did when I was flying to a convention. I have gotten lucky since then nothing has happened but also since I restarted vending my Werewolf art now and still the left over mix of MLP stuff I have been hesitant to want to fly to fur conventions. Not that Southwest would screw up my merch but more so the flying now is getting insane no matter what airline and while I will still and will always fly Southwest cause I mean that 2 free bag thing is AWESOME, it's just the cost of flying is a HUGE expense to make up sometimes. I just need to build up again a good non-MLP inventory some more before I consider flying to conventions cross country.
Only doing 3 conventions, since restarting again, and also on this past weekend I still have my same cost-saving measure and never stay near the convention or convention hotels. I usually find something within 20 miles if I drive or if I fly I make sure find the cheap hotel like a Ramada or something. hehe also I usually feel that doom and gloom feel when vending...though I don't seem to make a lot and don't do it full time ever so it's tricky. I feel like a small fish in a big pond unlike the old days I vended....but that's also maybe case my 5 years off kind of shook me out of my game still...kind of.
What I did the last time I did a show in Chicago, a group of us went. Not terribly healthy but efficient: we bought three big deep dish Chicago style pizzas. Two slices will get you through a day of con. This lasted us the entire three day con. Four 20 something guys.
If you are going to anime matsuri this year i will definitely stop by! I love you art i need ittt 💗💗💗
Aspiring artist here! Thank you for the vlogs! Keeping it real! Is there any social media communities for convention artists? What company do you use to print your prints and stickers? Keep being awesome!
Oh gosh, feeling so bad for you ! And Iˋm pretty impressed how well you handle the situation afterwards. And I think in case of the whole bunch of shit that happend to you, you deserved some luxury ;) anyways, i love your vlogs :)
south west did you dirty omg. theperson at the counter when you checked in is at fault + no notification?! jeez Did they refund you inanyway? they should at least pay for your uber costs
Keep extra copies of your lists too if you need it for lost luggage sake. Copy in each bag and at least 2 to keep on your person or carry on.
"I GOT PUNCHED IN THE FACE BY A HOMELESS MAN" *Soft classical music plays*
We look for balance here on this channel 😂😂😂
I’m just catching up on all of your vlogs….OBSESSED! I could be wrong here and I know nothing but I feel like you’re missing a trick with your tablecloth. I think you should maybe get one printed with all your cute designs on it, maybe Oil Cloth (I’m in the Uk so not sure you have it in the US) either way any material I feel would be SO FRICKEN CUTE 🥰 x
I think you handled the situation with as much grace and fierceness, I would've been a push-over tbh but at least you put them in your place >..< I hope to sell at artist alleys one day and hopefully meet you ^...^
oh no, I hope that doesn't happen again... my reflexes are horrible >...
What are the (metal?) constructions for prints called?
And the one thing I dont understand is, if your ticket wasnt good for that flight, how did they let you to check in? Like didnt they checked your stuff and said ,,oh thi ticket isnt for this flight,, or smthing?
I remember the lost luggage story when it happened, im glad it was a decent show in the end. I noticed you were right in front of my friend Dave Wheeler! Lol so random... next time im Chicago fishy homeless people, noted!! Lol but on a serious note, glad youre ok!
I got punched in the shoulder by a homeless guy during a long distance bus layover once and that shit is so unexpected and scary. The police came and got him (after he peed on the front of the bus 🥴) and he had some serious mental health issues so at least they were able to get him the help he needed
man the way i would have flipped out on southwest. you're a better person than me haha
They got a strongly worded email from me 😂 I cry in confrontations LOL
26:20 Sounds like a nightmare. I don’t think I could handle that stress of losing my luggage or art at the airport. I am very protective of my art. I would feel very devastated. Nice vlog though.
I'm sorry you had such a bad time in Chicago ☹️ And I'm sad you won't be coming to C2E2 this year 😭 But I hope you have fun in Hawaii!! 🙂
I bought my airtag after our airport was MESSY last year haha
You should probably put an AirTag in each luggage that you checked in.
Edit: You did it! Glad
Thank you so much for the review. Sorry about the incident. That place is really sketch. You have to be careful next time. Good luck and I love your content!
I am sad there’s no place where I can find the music added…
Yeah it's so nice 😅
That's how I felt last year by attending Anime Expo 2022 and Anime Matsuri 2022 😭😭😭😭😭
Put an airtag in your luggage. You'll always know where it is.
Yup! That’s what I do at the end of the video :)
South west did you DIRTY, good for you for advocating for a propper 'refund
Anime matsuri is a horrible con, the owners are grifters with thier guests with reported new articles by the local news how bad they are business wise. Not counting for the fact for the sexual harassment. I wish artists would stop supporting that con, it's been that way for 10 years at least.
You or so cool..
Punched in the face ???omg I hope your okay