This past weekend Curls Studio took part in their first appearance at Tidewater Comicon at the Virginia Beach Convention Center on May 21 and 22. We had a great time meeting new people and expanding our readership to a new location.
After Joe’s interview at Arlington Independent Media, we drive down to Virginia Beach on Friday. The traffic was not very steady and it was a lot of stop and go. We were able to check out a few local restaurants such as Tupelo Honey Cafe, Chicho’s Pizza, Commune, Whitner’s BBQ, and Pelon’s Baja Grill. I didn’t get to see the boardwalk and only caught small glimpses of the town. We were mostly at the convention center or eating with pals!
At the show we premiered a new product, which is a joint effort between Gina from Super Sox Shop and myself. We now have custom-made pencil cases! I designed the fabric and Gina assembled and sewed the pencil cases. Right now we have two designs: Art Supplies and characters from my Curls comic strip. You might remember that last year Gina and I teamed up to make the dress I wore at the Reuben Awards ceremony!
Speaking of fashion, we are now SOLD OUT of all aqua colored “Heart Comics” shirts. There is a limited supply of the asphalt color, so if you are interested in the shirt, please check out the store, as I can not guarantee that the shirt will still be available in a few weeks and I do not plan on creating more of this design.
One of the great takeaways from Tidewater was enjoying the inventive “homemade” cosplay worn by attendees. We also appreciated everyone’s excitement about comics. Thanks to everyone who but on the show and everyone who stopped by our table.
Our next convention is in less than two weeks — we’ll be at Awesome Con at the DC Convention Center on June 3-5, 2016.