Santa Clara Art and Wine 2010

KatGirl Studio will be at booth #133 again this year at the Santa Clara Art and Wine Festival September 18th & 19th. So if you’re in town for the event come say hi and view our brand new releases! We will have Matted prints, Giclées, postcards, bookmarks, buttons, shirts and much more!

Central Park
Santa Clara, CA
Sept. 18 & 19
Booth # 133

Fanime 2010

KatGirl Studio will be at Fanime 2010. We will have Matted prints, Giclées, postcards, bookmarks, buttons and our brand new Nom Nomshirts!

I will also be hosting the first ever Deviant Art Meet-Up at Fanime which will be held in Panel room 1 Mariott Salons I & II on Sunday May 30th at 10pm.

This event is open to all attendees of the convention. There is no need to RSVP so just show up and have fun. The meet-up will be a great place to meet other deviants, share portfolios and network. So bring your portfolio, business cards or some snacks to share.

Deviants of all ages are welcome!

San Jose Convention Center
San Jose CA
May 28-31
Table # T205 & T206
Panel: Deviant Art Meet Up
Panels 1 Marriott Salons I & II
Sunday May 30th at 10pm

WonderCon 2010 Wrap-up

This year's Con was even more fantastic than last years. We met a ton of cool people and all the cosplayers pics have been posted so check them out and tag yourself.

KatGirl Studio Fan Mirzers, gifted us our very first piece of fan art! Check it out on the KatGirl Studio Facebook Fan Page! Got a piece of Fan Art for KatGirl Studio? The bring it to us at our next event or email us and we will feature it on the site and FB Fan Page!

The new Stalking the Elusive Quetzal matted prints and The Sea of Imagination Giclées we took to the event completely sold out. So if you missed your chance to get one at the Con you can now order them from our brand new shiny store!

The I Heart Sea Monsters shirts were hugely popular and we only have a few left from the first run so get yours today before they sell out. We also took pre-orders for the Nom Nom shirt that will be released at Fanime. If you didn't get a chance to pre-order yours at WonderCon you can here. Pre-orders will close Friday April 23, 2010. Pre-orders get to pick what color shirt they want and will receive theirs via mail before Fanime.

All orders made from our shiny new store will receive a free gift print with their order to celebrate our grand opening!

Thank you everyone who came by and supported our studios we greatly appreciate it! Our next event will be Free Comic Book Day on May 1st.

WonderCon 2010!

KatGirl Studio will WonderCon 2010 April 2-4!
The event is held at the Moscone Center South in San Francisco CA. We will be at Table AA 41 (the same location as last year)

We will have Matted prints, Giclées, greeting cards, postcards, bookmarks, buttons and our brand new shirts! There will also be tons of vendors, panels and presentations for you to enjoy, so come by and say hi!

Here’s a map so you can easily find us!

APE 2009 Recap

APE Exhibitors Mixer at Last Gasp
The Mixer was held in the Last Gasp warehouse and offices. Nothing more awesome that mingling and drinks in rooms filled with books, carnival side show art and two headed stuffed oddities. We hung out with Emily Martin and her friends from Megamoth Studio next to the Sprectrum books. I even found the YOUR FRIEND THE RAT Little Golden book from Pixar I’ve been looking for for two years.

APE
As it turned out table was in a less than stellar location at APE but we made the best of it. About 2 hours into the event on Saturday I lost my voice. Luckily I had my wonderful table mate and boyfriend Aleric to help out and make me a cute sign. Thank you to all the wonderful people who stopped by to support our studio!

We sold out of THE SEA OF IMAGINATION 13x19 Limited Edition Giclée’s we had at APE. But they are now available in the KatGirl Studio Shop.



A short list of cool people I “talked” to at APE:
Emily Martin
Der-Shing Helmer
William Groebe
Steph laberis
Brittney Lee
Llyn Hunter
Justina Kochansky
The Museum of Lost Wonder

CAM Alternative Press Expo Party: Monsters and Mayhem
On Saturday night Aleric, Erin, Dan and I catched the bus to the Cartoon Art Museum’s Monsters and Mayhem party. The party was tons of fun! Where else would you get to drink beer while sitting in a web comic’s exhibit making Halloween masks out of paper plates, ribbon and crayons? The Disney’s Sleeping Bauty exhibit was fantastic. If you live near SF the Cartoon Art Museum’s current shows are much see!

KatGirl Studio Will Be at APE 2009

KatGirl Studio along with Lost Graphics will be at the Alternative Press Expo (APE) this weekend. We will be at table #450 on the main floor. We’ll have Art Prints, mini books, postcards, bookmarks, buttons and Free “Con Exclusive Comic”!



APE
The Concourse Exhibition Center
620 7th St. San Francisco
Oct. 17th & 18th
Table #450

8x10 Matted Fine Art Prints Now Available

The following images are now available as 8x10 Matted Fine Art Prints! Each one is printed here in the studio and custom matted by me to fit a standard 8x10 frame. Visit the KatGirl Studio Shop at http://www.katgirlstudio.etsy.com

KatGirl Studio Shop
Most images on KatGirl Studio’s website along with the DA gallery may also be available as 8.5x11 Fine Art Prints, 13x19 Gicleés and Matted Prints in 5x7 & 8x10 sizes.


Stalking the Elusive Quetzal
8x10 Matted Fine Art Print
5x7 Mini Matted Fine Art Print
8.5x11 Fine Art Print
8x10 Print
Mini Masterpiece Wearable Art Necklace
Mini Book
Limited Edition Square Canvas Gicleé (available Holiday 2009)


The lion and the Mouse
8x10 Matted Fine Art Print
5x7 Mini Matted Fine Art Print
8.5x11 Fine Art Print
8x10 Print
Mini Masterpiece Wearable Art Necklace
13x19 Limited Edition Cotton Printed Gicleé


Into the Woods
8x10 Matted Fine Art Print
5x7 Mini Matted Fine Art Print
8.5x11 Fine Art Print
8x10 Print
Mini Masterpiece Wearable Art Necklace
13x19 Limited Edition Cotton Printed Gicleé


The Sea of Imagination
8x10 Matted Fine Art Print
5x7 Mini Matted Fine Art Print
8.5x11 Fine Art Print
Mini Masterpiece Wearable Art Necklace
13x19 Limited Edition Cotton Printed Gicleé


The Color of Snow
8x10 Matted Fine Art Print
5x7 Mini Matted Fine Art Print
8.5x11 Fine Art Print
Mini Masterpiece Wearable Art Necklace
13x19 Limited Edition Cotton Printed Gicleé


Forest Meeting
8x10 Matted Fine Art Print
5x7 Mini Matted Fine Art Print
8.5x11 Fine Art Print
Mini Masterpiece Wearable Art Necklace
13x19 Limited Edition Cotton Printed Gicleé


Dancing by Moonlight
5x7 Mini Matted Fine Art Print
8.5x11 Fine Art Print
Mini Masterpiece Wearable Art Necklace


Worpletinger Winter
5x7 Mini Matted Fine Art Print
8.5x11 Fine Art Print
Mini Masterpiece Wearable Art Necklace


Seasons Greetings
5x7 Mini Matted Fine Art Print
8.5x11 Fine Art Print
8x10 Print
Greeting card set (pre-order now available)


Little Kitty in the City
5x7 Mini Matted Fine Art Print
8.5x11 Fine Art Print
8x10 Print

Snow Leopard
8x10 Matted Fine Art Print
5x7 Mini Matted Fine Art Print
8.5x11 Fine Art Print
Mini Masterpiece Wearable Art Necklace

Arctic Fox
8x10 Matted Fine Art Print
5x7 Mini Matted Fine Art Print
8.5x11 Fine Art Print
8x10 Print
Mini Masterpiece Wearable Art Necklace


The 7th Door
8.5x11 Fine Art Print
Mini Masterpiece Wearable Art Necklace

Fanime Wrap Up

Fanime was fantastic and better than last year! It was a really long haul since we had been in our new place less than a week before Famine. We were pleased to see when we showed up this year that we were next to our friends from last year the Toon Twins and Cute Mew (Lisha). I also got to see some former classmates, childhood friends and KatGirl Studio fans from other cons. About our only complaint about Artist Alley was that this year there seemed to be less space behind the tables which made it a little hard for us artists to move round. But all and all the AA staff did a fantastic job!

I want to thank everyone who came by the KatGirl Studio table to support us. As with last year we had many items that sold out. For those who wanted one of those sold out items most will be available through the KatGirl Studio shop very soon. You can also pick up all the items at Fanime and more by visiting KatGirl Studio at one of the following events:

Los Gatos Fiesta De Artes
Down Town Los Gatos
Aug. 15th & 16th

Mountain View Art & Wine Festival
Down Town Mountain View
Sept. 12th & 13th

KatGirl Studio Book Mailing List
Hundreds of people signed up for the KatGirl Studio Book mailing list this past weekend and we want to thank you all for doing so. If you signed up for our mailing list at either WonderCon of Fanime you should have received an email. If you did not receive an email please email me at kat@katgirl.net because we could not properly read your email. If you have not yet signed up to be notified when our books come out please email me at the aforementioned email and we will gladly add you to our list.

New KatGirl Studio Service Section
Many of you asked about commissions this past weekend and I would like to let you all know about the soon to be launched KatGirl Service section. The Service section will house all the information on commissioning Katgirl Studio for both personal and commercials projects. This service section will also include downloadable forms, step buy steps processes and other helpful information. So stay tuned!

Fanime 2009

KatGirl Studio, along with Lost Graphics will be at tables 209 and 210 in the Artist Alley room at Fanime 2009 May 22-25.

KatGirl Studio will be offering 5x7 mini matted prints, 8x10 standard prints, 8.5x11 Fine Art prints, 11x14 matted prints, Limited Edition 13x19 Gicleé’s, The Stalking the Elusive Quetzal mini color book, postcards, bookmarks, Mini Masterpiece Wearable Art necklaces, a few more surprises. We will also have the Stalking the Elusive Quetzal full size hand bound book dummy on display. So stop by and say hi!

WonderCon 2009 Review

Sorry about the late review I came down horribly sick when I got back from the con.

Our Table
The Matted Mini Prints and Mini Color books were a smash hit! In general, the response to my studio’s offerings were good. And due to overwhelming demand KatGirl Studio will be publishing the full length illustrated book Stalking the Elusive Quetzal later this year! We will also hopefully have studio shirts and Kiki plushies by famine since people kept trying to buy the ones we was wearing. If you really wanted one of our items and it A: Sold out or B: you ran out of cash, worry not because most of the items will also be featured in our Etsy shop. I’d like to say thank you to my best pal Sally Rose for being my table rep when I wasn’t there so I could get a chance to walk around.

Mike Mignola
Most of my friends know that as fair a “Super Heroes” go Hell Boy is my fav so I was really exited to be able to meet Hell Boys creater Mike Mignola. There a pretty funny story about how I ended up waiting in line twice to get my book signed and if you want the whole story let me know. But the short story ends with me getting a few things signed and us (me and Mike) doing impressions of our pet cats.

Stan Saki
My roommate owns most of the Usagi Yojimbo graphic novels and the “art of book” and so of course I’ve read all of the ones he has because well there awesome and two train rides become very boring. It’s a not so little know fact that Stan is one of the most hardworking comic artists/cartoonists in the US if not the world. besided getting a few books, posters and the art of book signed I also picked up one of the newer books we didn’t have from dark horse because he (Stan) had sold out already and it was only part of the way through sat.

Tracy Butler
I’ve been following her work since I was in high school and she’s one of the first people I started watching on DA. I really love her comic Lackadaisy and it was a big shock to round a corner and sew one of her characters in sculpture form at a book and then realize she was there and then realize whereas I had admired her for years I had no idea what she looked like. Luckily she was there and I got to tell her how much I loved her work. I also preordered her book because customs has seized their shipment of books for random drug search and they had sold out of the ones they had by 11am on Saturday.

Camilla D’Errico
Camilla among other things is the artist of Nightmares and Fairy Tales. I picked up her book some months back at my friend Anna’s comic store and really liked it. We saw her at APE and I kicked myself for forgetting to bring the book for her to sign. Luckily she was at the con and signed my book. As well her and the writer Serena will be doing a signing later this year at Anna’s store.

David Petersen
David is the artist and writer of Mouse Guard and I picked up a signed copy of his book as well at the con. I’ve only flipped through them a few times at Anna’s store but what I saw made my want to buy it. Who can say no to a book of such cute mice? I’d greatly looking forward to reading his comic.

Other Cool people I met were: Laurie B., Bobby Crosby (writer of Marry Me), Travis Hanson (he drew me a cool cat sketch), Gabrielle Pennacchioli (a Dreamworks animator and he sat next to us in AA), Steph Laberis (cool illustrator who gave me the last of her sold out buttons she found under her table) and many many more.

I’d also like to give lots of hugs to your friend Brian Kolm of Atomic Bear Press who’s father passed away this weekend. Hang in there Brian we’re all here for you.

Wonder Con

WonderCon is just three days away! As mentioned before KatGirl Studio, along with Lost Graphics will be at table AA41 in the Artist Alley section at WonderCon 2009 Feb.27th-March 1st. I’ll have the 12 newly released Mini Masterpiece Wearable Art necklaces, Stalking the Elusive Quetzal mini color books, 5x7 mini matted prints, 8.5x11 Fine Art prints, 8x10 standard prints and Limited Edition 13x19 Gicleé’s and a few more surprises. So stop by and say hi! The first 500 people to come to the table will get a free bookmark!

Info: WonderCon is at Moscone Center South in San Francisco and is easily accessed by public transit or car. The hours are Friday 12pm-7:00pm Saturday 10am-7pm Sunday 11am-5pm.

Mini Masterpiece Wearable Art

You’ve asked about them, you’ve waited and now they’re here! KatGirl Studio is proud to announce the arrival of the Mini Masterpiece Wearable Art line of jewelry. Each piece is handcrafted here in the studio using aged metal frames, artisan glass and lamp work beads and high quality fine art paper.

Each piece is sealed in a special formula and set to cure while the metal bases are pieced together. Each piece must adhere to a strict quality control before it is mounted on the base and set to dry overnight.

As part of the pre-launch event KatGirl Studio will be releasing one new Mini Masterpiece each day. Pre-order is available for the remaining unreleased designs. Additionally custom designs from my other works may also be available.

Pick up your very own Mini Masterpiece Wearable piece of art today at the KatGirl Studio shop!


Here are the 12 designs that will be available:
Into the Woods (Little Red Riding Hood)
The Lovers (Forest Meeting)
Snow Leopard portrait
Arctic Fox
The Lion and the Mouse (the lion)
The Color of Snow (the gryphon and his rider)
Stalking the Elusive Quetzal
Patrick Verona (Heath Ledger)
Worpletinger Winter (the maiden and the worlpletinger)
Portrait of a lady
The 7th Door
Equus (a play staring Daniel Radcliffe)

Ice cream and Snow Leopards

SF Etsy Ice Cream Social
On Saturday I went to San Francisco for a SF Etsy ice cream social. It was a joy meeting other artisans in my area. I wore the prototype for soon to be launched line of jewelry and got a really good response from the ladies there.

I’ve been busy busy busy. Snow Leopard
Yesterday I finished my painting of the Snow leopard and uploaded it and a few new things to my various online communities. It will soon be available as a fine art print and is one of the 12 pieces in my line of wearable art that will soon be launching.

New Arrivals in the Studio Shop!

I’ve added a few new items to the KatGirl Studio shop! Mostly Fine Art prints left over from the past convention. If you’ve seen me at a convention in the past year the Fine Art prints are on the beautiful paper I use for my portfolio.

Art-a-thon Update
I’ve updated the rules to the Art-a-thon challenge to be alittle less hard because all our members seemed to drop out over the holidays. You can check out the challenge here.

Art-a-thon
Today’s piece is the details for The Color of Snow.

SAC Anime and New Project

SAC Anime was really fun but it left me exhausted, if I can help it I won’t be doing a show alone ever again. I met a lot of really cool people I hope to see again in the future. To all of you who came by the table to pick up some goodies, browse or just say hi thank you for supporting KatGirl Studio. To those who ordered special prints they are in the mail and on their way to you. The coolest thing that happened at the Con was that I got to talk to Tom Kane who voiced Yoda in the most recent Star Wars movie along with a lot of other characters from shows I watched as a kid. My friend’s dad was kind enough to wait in line to have my light saber signed for me since I was stuck at the table. I've uploaded the pictures I took to my FaceBook feel free to tag someone if you know them. oh ya and aparently the shirt I'm wearing in the above pic was in an episode of Heros.


New Project
As I mentioned at the Con I’ve been working on launching a line of jewelry featuring my artwork. Above is a digital mock up of the jewelry. Each piece will also have color coordinating artisan glass beads. These are the selected artworks that will be made into Mini Masterpiece Wearable Art:

Patrick Verona (Heath Ledger)
Into the Woods (Little Red Riding Hood)
Arctic Fox
Equus (a play staring Daniel Radcliffe)
Holiday Art
The Color of Snow (artwork coming soon)
The 7th Door
Portrait of a lady
The Lion and the Mouse
Stalking the Elusive Quetzal
The Lovers (Forest Meeting)
Snow Leopard portrait (artwork coming soon)

KatGirl Studio at SAC Anime

I know it’s a bit last notice but I just found out yesterday that we got a table at SAC Anime. Because of the short notice my roommate won’t be able to make it so I have the table all to myself. KatGirl Studio will be at table #16 in the Small Press Zone. I will also have our new table pet Huginn Valravn (Hue-in Val-riven) so stop by to find out what he is. I’ll have prints, Giclees, fine art prints, print tests (artist proofs), and buttons. Sometime in the middle of each day I will also be giving mini book demos so please stop by and say hi!

Art-a-thon #15: Sand Piper Sketch

Quick post before running off to a holiday party hope your weekend is fun my fellow feline friends.

KatGirl Studio Holiday Sale!
KatGirl Studio is having a store wide Holiday sale! If you’re looking for someone special to give this year why not a piece of art? Even better, the first 20 people get a free print in their order! So scamper over to katGirl Studio my fellow feline friends.

Art-a-thon
A sketch of a Sand Piper drawn at the Oakland Natural History Museum. Graphite in sketch book.

SiliCon

KatGirl Studio will be at Silicon starting today! I will be at my table in the artist’s colony when I’m not giving my workshop or in a panel.

Meet the Guests
Friday, October 3rd, 2008
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm in Siskiyou Ballroom/Donnor Pass Ballroom

Standing out in a Sea of Awesome: Marketing for Artists
Saturday, October 4th, 2008
11:30 am - 12:45 pm in Monterey Room
One of the most important things for artists is getting your name out there but how do you do that and what on earth are art directors looking for? This workshop covers how to make mini promo books, promo sheet, post cards and why their important.

Digital vs. Traditional Art
Saturday, October 4th, 2008
2:30 pm - 3:45 pm in Monterey Room
Some artists are doing all their work digitally. Others work with paint and canvas and/or air brush. Most use some combination of tech and techniques. Working artists talk about what they like and what they use.

I’ll be offering the same images that are in my store at SiliCon so if you’re planning on attending save yourself the shipping and just pick one up there. If you are attending the con and want one of my images as a print and it’s not one of these please email me and I can see about making one for you. I will also be offering some buttons and maybe a few other goodies as well. So come by and ask me whatever you like or just say hi.

Today’s Feature Artisan
Zygopsyche
In need of a cute furry face to brighten up your office desk or con table? Why not stop by Zygopsyche.
Over at Zygopsyche cute little bunnies and guinea’s stare up at you from round fluffy faces. Just staring at them makes me smile but I’ve always had a soft spot for plushies and have many adorning my studio. Zygopsyche’s creatures are crafted out of plush faux fur and are stuffed with a super soft down alternative polyfill to make them extra hugable. So if you’re in need of a Friday pick me up why not pick one up at Zygopsyche.

Con-X-Treme, Etsy & SiliCon

Con-X-Treme
I’ve spend the last few days avoiding writing about the con since I don’t usually like to speak ill of anyone, but I can’t just let other’s fall into this trap if the con is still around next year. I’ve never seen a more mismanaged travesty than what took place at Con-X-Treme and I’ve been in student run school plays. The con was over pitched, they made it seem much more professional that it was and lied more than once about what was going to be there. Half of the things I went there to do never even took place including the charity auction. The staff there nice but basically forced to do the bidding of the one person in charge and as I found out later had to pay to get in just like everyone else. I felt worst for the attendee’s since they paid $30 for a day pass and there was almost nothing to do. We gave one attendee, Jeff Lee an impromptu art lesson after across the room silent hangman stopped being fun. All that unpleasantness aside I did meet some cool people Joey Jordan A fantasy/SiFi artist from Washington, Steve Savage creator of the blog Fan-to-Pro and the guys of the local band Phoenix Ash. I also re-met Jen of Juror2 who I had seen around our area at farmers markets in the past. Scott Aleric and I were also asked to be in a panel by Joey where we discussed design, color theory and layout. I could go on and on about why the con was a complete and utter failure but frankly I’ve got more important things to do.

Links to cool people:
http://thejefflee.blogspot.com/
www.joeysrealm.com
www.fantopro.com
www.phoenix-ash.com
http://juror2.net/

Etsy
On a more pleasant note the KatGirl Studio’s shop is now open! I’m operating it through Etsy, though you can also get to it through my site. Etsy for those of you who don’t know is an online marketplace for handmade items. Unlike ebay they don’t charge you to open an online shop, just a tiny fee to sell an item plus it looks more like a cute boutique than a used junk warehouse. Currently there are only Giclée’s(fine art archival prints) and prints but soon there will be mini masterpiece wearable art, mini canvas prints, ACEO’s and other cool handmade items in my shop. Also I am designing plushy Kiki Kitties (our mascot) that will hopefully become available for adoption around the holidays. Please check out my shop if you’re bored, in need of a gift or tired of staring at plain white walls. www.katgirlstudio.etsy.com

SiliCon
KatGirl Studio will be at SiliCon October 3-5. I will be sharing a table in the Artist’s Colony area with Scott Aleric the creator of Hell Has Found Me & Lost Graphics Studio. You won’t be able to miss us with our shiny new 89 in. retractable banners. We went last year and had a blast I was even a last min. stand-in in the Lolita Fashion Show. This year Peter S. Begal the creator of the Last Unicorn will be there along with a lot of other cool people.

I’ll be offering the same images that are in my store at SiliCon so if you’re planning on attending save yourself the shipping and just pick one up there. If you are attending the con and want one of my images as a print and it’s not one of these please email me and I can see about making one for you. I will also be offering some buttons and maybe a few other goodies as well. So come by and ask me whatever you like or just say hi.

I will be part of the following panels and workshops at Silicon:
Saturday, October 4th, 2008
2:30 pm - 3:45 pm in Monterey Room: Digital vs. Traditional Art

Standing Out in a Sea of Awesome: Marketing for Artists
TBA

www.siliconventions.com