Our Etsy Shop and Bad News

Hello, everyone!  Sorry it's been a while since we've piped up, but we heard back a while ago that for the first time in seven years, Starving Artists' Studios will not be attending Anime Nebraskon.  I'm trying to take it as a learning experience, but it kind of hurts, like suddenly my stuff wasn't good enough for them.  I was super excited about my new designs (and I'm going to be super nice and show them to everyone anyway) and everything, so I hope you all like my stuff, because I still opened an Etsy shop even though we aren't getting a table because we're still awesome like that.

Here's some cool stuff to look at!  I am most proud of these, my Lethallan and Lethallin button designs (soon to be printed and available in the shop).  Now, for some background, I've been playing a lot of Dragon Age.  A common term in Elvhen is Lethallan (male) or Lethallin (female).  Usually a term for friend.  My Lethallan and I use them as terms of loving endearment, and Andrew helped teach me some tricks to get these to work.  Oooh and aaah over their prettiness!

I also have Champion of Kirkwall bumperstickers designed, and Sherlock-inspired bumperstickers, as well as more Supernatural stuff to go up soon.  See the designs below (and again, love, thanks so much for your help)

Click any of the pictures (or here) to visit the studio's Etsy shop.  If you'd like to place an order, send me a message and let me know you've followed from my blog, and I can make a custom listing, just for you, with the convention prices.

(The Definition of Smaug.  A play on words and a cleverly constructed postcard design.  Probably my third favorite thing I've ever made.)

Quote of the Day (that has NOTHING to do with the fact that I didn't get a table):

"We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.

~Walt Disney

Nebraskon 2014 or BUST!

So, my art studio was told we'd be put on hold for getting a table this year.  I'm not going to say I'm not miffed, because I am a little bit, though I'm sure we'll get a table.  We've been doing this convention for a long while--this would be the Studio's 7th year, and we strive to always bring new things to the table.  Last year, the new things I had were postcards (honest-to-god postcards that you can send in the mail and everything), bumperstickers (only had 4 designscompleted at the time), new buttons and a bigger size, and new badges.  My prints didn't come because I'd misplaced the display folder, and it was still okay without them.  Last year, we were the ONLY seller with BJD stuff, and we made bank on that stuff, so we were like "Well, we'll totally do that again and get more of certain sizes".  I submitted my application and I started stocking for new things this year.  So far, I've completed two new bumper sticker designs (Castiel's phone-minutes and Sherlock's psychopath/sociopath), and I'm working to make four more at least, two Dragon Age (new thing and we'd possibly be the only one with it), one more Sherlock (not telling, that one's a surprise), and one more Supernatural one.  Buttons will also follow, and chibis are coming back again.  I ran out (yes, OUT) of Castiel chibi stickers and need to make buttons of the adorable angel!  Two more badges are in the works as well, I will probably need/get Andrew's help for those (as he has more actual design sense when it's not a drawing), and I'm trying to debate whether to do more Game of Thrones or not.  Superhero stuff is totally gonna happen too, complete with Loki prints (already did Loki, who is going to be redone soon)

I also have a whole stock of more BJD outfits too!  Learned from our mistakes--we have more yo-sd stuff to offer this year.  

So yeah...  HOPING SO HARD FOR THE NEBRASKON TABLE AGAIN!