Because conventions = big ass party! And you see stuff at them that you'll never see anywhere else. A hundred people dressed up as Star Wars characters to form an army? AWESOME.
Also. People are starting to recognize me from year to year. Some are even collecting my stuff! A girl last year bought dragons but no bookmarks because over the past two previous years she'd already bought all of them - she complained that I had no new drawings last year. So that's insanely flattering. And the chance to meet celebrities. I rarely show professionals any of my stuff though. The contact with the public is enough for me.
Plus I usually plan these things so it's really satisfying to plan a big-scale thing like a trip to Toronto with a bunch of people, and have everything work out.
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Also. People are starting to recognize me from year to year. Some are even collecting my stuff! A girl last year bought dragons but no bookmarks because over the past two previous years she'd already bought all of them - she complained that I had no new drawings last year. So that's insanely flattering. And the chance to meet celebrities. I rarely show professionals any of my stuff though. The contact with the public is enough for me.
Plus I usually plan these things so it's really satisfying to plan a big-scale thing like a trip to Toronto with a bunch of people, and have everything work out.