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Convention: I-Con 2006, Stony Brook University, NY

I-Con is an annual convention located at Stony Brook University, which is on Long Island, New York. This is a *huge* convention -- it has everything! Media guests from science fiction movies and television, continuous showings of Anime (animation series made in Japan), continuous showings of science fiction movies and television shows, Live Action Role Playing, demonstrations of strength and derring do, fabulous costumes, real scientists, and the biggest Huckster Room ever! Anything you've ever wanted in a science fiction toy, gadget or collectible can be bought here. I've been attending the convention frequently since 1991 and I've tried to get into the art show once or twice but this year I finally succeeded. They had some new people helping to run it, and they really expanded the space for the art show. We had plenty of room to spread my pieces out in.

Setting Up 1: Most convention art shows have these peg board panels for displaying the artwork. MaryAnn, as usual, lackeyed for me, fetching clips and hooks and stepping back to evaluate the display.

Setting Up 2: The setting up always takes a while to get exactly the right layout.

Setting Up 3: Yours truly, looking harrassed and disheveled in front of the display, getting ready to head off with pieces to put into the print shop.

All Done: After my work is done, I walk around the show and talk with other artists. This is me, MaryAnn Johanson (the tall, gorgeous redhead) and artist Romik Safarian (who is good looking enough to be a work of art in and of himself) in front of his art display at I-Con. We met Romik two I-Cons ago, I believe it was. He is one of the artists whose work I hope to feature in the very near future. He is very talented. His amazing works are provocative and even a bit disturbing, which means they do what art should do!

Posted by B. Lynch Black on June 3, 2006 7:01 PM |

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I'm going to be in the art show this I-CON (with my friend amanda). She is 16 and I'm 15. I look foward to seeing your work...if you got into the show this year (?)
-Paul James

Posted by: Paul James | March 12, 2007 6:50 PM

Too bad your not going to be in the show this year :(
Your work looks great, you very talented.

I have a question. In your pictures, what are those little white cards next to each piece? Are they cards that ICON gives out to artists to tell alittle bit about each piece of artwork (title, description, ect)?

Posted by: Paul James | March 13, 2007 12:07 PM

the little white cards are bid sheets. I-Con like many, if not most, of the conventions have a bidding system for selling the art work. artists give a minimum bid for their piece and then people who want the piece bid on it. after a certain number of bids are entered (if you're lucky) by the required time, the piece then goes to auction. if the piece doesn't get the required number of bids for auction, then it is sold to the highest bidder. many shows also have an "After Closeout" price -- meaning, if the piece has no bids, and the auction has started, then someone can buy the piece outright. the AC price is usually much higher than the miniumum bid. the minimum bid should be the absolute *least* amount you're willing to take for the piece. the AC price should reflect the additional time and expense of bringing the piece to the art show, the time it takes to hang it, etc. so, many times, if your minimum bid is $50, then the AC price would be $100. there's no hard and fast rule about the AC price, double the minimum bid is usually what I put down.

hope that explains things.

bonnie-ann black

Posted by: bonnie-ann black | March 14, 2007 11:32 AM

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