The Alovera Comic Cover.
Portfolios been updated, still more to come next week!
Today was back to normal, Alan needs to work and I…well have this blog to update. In the morning we went into the town to run some errands, with the sun still shining madly, it was so nice outside! One of my favourite places in Greenwich is Paul Rhodes bakery, Alan grabbed lunch there which was the best sandwich ever to say the least! The Cutty Sark had recently been reopened, it looks awfully stunning across the blue skies!
Hello everyone! Finally the post you’ve been waiting for, ALOVERA at London MCM Expo!
Firstly i would like to say thank you to everyone! Alan & I had such an amazing time, even with little sleep per night it was a totally fantastic experience and were too sad its over so soon! Thank you to my friends, who many came out of their way just to see us and buy our comic, thank you to my fellow comic artists, who i feel as close as to family in the 3 short days we were there, we love you, and last but not least thank you to you, our fans, old and new who showed us that our work was worth making for you who are so supportive! It means the world to us!
Anime con was crazy, Alan & I managed to prepare everything up to the last toy by 3am the night before, we had planned everything from the paper stock of the comic to the fabric of our table cloth, we even brought along our new member, the studio plant Nigel for the ride :) Together we had at least 100 comics, 120 handmade toys, 120 postcards, 300 business cards (all of which were taken on the Saturday alone!), and we sold more or less a quarter to a half of everything, leaving spare for October con! Also for those who are interested, i’m also in the process of setting up a etsy shop for the toys and comics for those who couldn’t see us!
Were so happy to have been able to do so well for our first time there, we had to pretty much talk non-stop to get the attention of passer buyers, but it was worth it as today i booked tickets to see our good friend in Belgium as our first holiday together ever! So thanks once again we wouldnt have been able to do this without you!
Featured in our photos are our new friends from Anime con: The lovely April, Kaori, Eve, Hannah and finally Josceline! Please click their names to see their awesome work! It was wonderful meeting you guys properly, even if i may have seen you before, i wish we could have spent more time together! This is my comic booty from the weekend, i totally overspent buy hey i like to support my peeps amarite? Theyre so great i just want to roll in happiness in them!
So thats our time there, 3 days indoors while the nicest weather all year is shining outside, but i would happily trade it anyday for the totally priceless time we had! See you all again in October! For those who live locally, we might be selling again in Greenwich Market over summer, so stay tuned!
Its funny, Dan told me to take pics of cool cosplay while i was at con, and i quote “not something made out of cardboard boxes” Well look what i brought back! Haha! Also i ran through the crowd from my stall just to take a snap of The Mistress from Superjail! <3
The nights have been so beautiful lately, life is the air, bbqs are roasting as late night laughter and music swirls in the atmosphere, this is perfect.
Summer is finally shining on London, about a week ago it was same old cold, dreary weather then…BOOM Summer time! Its been beautifully hot since! Alan and I took many trips into Greenwich town & market in the good weather, i’v been looking for a plant to fit indoors since theres no life around otherwise. We went to the local plant store and in doing so found the most sweet aloevera plant, we decided to get it together for our studio & we named him Nigel.
So in the sun Alan took in the warmth, I stayed in the shade, as i do, we’ve had the doors wide open to let in the air since :) The best thing about these clear sunny days are the sunsets afterwards, each day unique and stunning on its own, these were what i saw from our rooftop, the perfect end to each day.
During the last few panels, alan and i were so stressed out due to deadlines, and we couldn’t do this (+ one other) scene, it was driving us mad, so we stopped, i grabbed a torch, and we did a bit of shadow study together, it was really fun and it reminded me of his earliest animation, ‘Mars Black’, oh how the past and future thread together!
So moving into my new spanking flat, I wanted to throw alans party at my place, I always love picking the perfect presents out and these were the lineup: Pokemon Badges (Diamond & Pearl), Superjail dvds, a moo cow kigurumi (his gays showing), a frame for the valentine i made him & a framed print of all tomato veriations, since he loves them so! Alan in all loved all his presents, and lets not forget the surprise cake from earlier too! It was good times, later his friends came over and we all had a go at making cocktails, which all tasted a bit like gummy bears, we rented some dvds and had a movie night, then a movie week soon after.
Some food for thought, i have basically not updated my life since about Easter break since Alan and I have been so busy, but now were free! So rewind to the past, I moved into my new home in April, I took advantage of my (what i thought at the time was) spare money and went all out on buying food and trying new recipes as well as making up some too! So i made omurice at the time, found this giant strawberry in an m&s pack, seriously it was like a big as the palm of my hand, then Dan and I made the most amazing surprise birthday “cake” for alan, made from the giant strawberries, ice cream and 2 colossal chocolate chip cookies :DD Now im broke!
So its been a while since iv updated, I had heard a lot about the adventure time gallery show in Texas, everything looks so fab i wish i could see it in person :D Its so great that so many artists could collaborate for the greatest cartoon made in the last 8 years (the last of great cartoons being fosters, with exceptions to chowder & flapjack) I would love to be a part of this circle one day! Check out the full gallery show here!
Aside from this, Alan and I are just about finished with the first chapter for anime con, we will soon be sending everything for print, i feel such a mixture of excitement and nervousness for all of this, i hope everything comes out on time!
