Hey, it's Paco Panda with another journal about Midwest FurFest.
I just caught a cold, I really hope to get better soon because it would be terrible to travel like this X__X It's like a tradition from every year to get sick just some days before MFF!!
Some good news is that now is a fact I'll be participating on the Art show. Take a little of your time during Friday or Saturday to check the original art that some artists have to show to the world, appreciate how much talent we have on this fandom, and if you visualize one of those frames in your home, you can put an offer to get it with you.
I'm bringing 5 pieces for the art show this year, 4 of them are originals, 2 of those originals are inedit (I haven't posted them on internet, yet), and 1 piece is digital (a print).
If I promised to give at MFF your original inktober piece, or a badge, I'll be carrying them all the time with me, even if I'm in fursuit, so if you see me walking in my panda or in my human disguise, you can poke me and I'll give it to you, but to be more sure and don't be trying to find me, I'll announce on my telegram channel when exactly I'll be on the artists alley, and there you can find me. I'm gonna try hard to get a spot on Friday!!!
If I get a table at artists alley, will I take commissions there done at the con and after the con? Yes!! But as long as you read that on Friday I'll have a table, and you are really interested, run and find me there, because there are few spots. I'll be taking 5 commissions at the con, and 9 to take home (those to take home can be digital or traditional). If you want me to draw you on your own sketchbook, be sure to be one of those first 5.
Another even I want to invite you all, is to see the Cutthroat Artist!! Organized by BCbreak away (or strypes, the zebra). I was invited to participate but I'm so shy and uncompetitive artist. So I invited my friend
instead, whose his very first international furry convention is this one, I'm sure he's gonna have a blast, not only on the contest, but on the whole trip. Also another friend is participating on that contest, that's
. Both of them are very talented toony artists, it will be really fun and interesting to see them matching, that's an event I won't definitely miss. That's on Saturday december 2, at 3:00pm. Hartsfield Room. Another reason why I don't want to work at artists alley on Saturday, also I want to be to the Furry youtuber meet that same day at 5pm and to the Fursuit Menagerie
And here are some FAQs:
May I hug you? Of course! Just be respectful. I prefer hugs when I'm a panda n///n
May I say hi if I see you around? Please!! Probably I'll be a little busy with many plans during all the weekend, but I appreciate a lot when people recognizes me, I feel bad when I read comments like "I saw you but I was so shy to say hi".
Do you do free art at the con out the artists alley? Absolutely no, and I don't know how to say no kindly when people ask me for that. Understand that drawing is my job, and the only time I'm working during MFF is at the artists alley, out of there MFF is like vacations for me.
Can we have a meal, dinner or some drinks together? Thanks, but I already have many plans to meet many people for meals and drinks.
Do you dance? Yes, a lot!! Probably you'll see me at the rave dancing in fursuit like a crazy panda!! Please be respectful!! >__< Hugs are acceptable but do not touch without permission (bad experiences during raves)
So as a summary, if you see me around there, you can say hi, hug me or take me a picture (if I'm in fursuit, if you take me a picture in my human disguise that'd be weird), but of course respectfully, don't be one of those cringe creepers that decide to follow my path until they consider we can turn best friends D: because that'd make me fear you more than wanting to be your friend. I really appreciate a lot when people closes to me very happily because they found a certain panda n__n but please be kind, to support this great positive attitude that we should have as furries with other furries.
