BayCon and Westercon 2010 Photos

I've been to three conventions so far this year - one more to go for sure, and one possible. I've been approved for LosCon again, over Thanksgiving weekend and may perhaps apply for Conjecture in San Diego, held in the beginning of October. Doing Baycon at the end of May and Westercon at the end of June was a bit stressful, so I'm giving it a lot of thought. I've been busy with family stuff, too - you'll want to see the special pictures at the end of the post to know exactly what I mean...

These first pictures are from BayCon - my dear husband came by around lunch time to give me a chance to stretch and grab a bite to eat, but otherwise I couldn't have done it without my wonderful neighbors, especially Tammie from Handee Books (who took the picture of me). Baycon was great this year - I got into the dealer's room and I made a lot of sales - it was very worthwhile.

These next ones are from Westercon - the last three are customers posing with their new jewelry. I finally got a banner so people know who I am and what I'm selling! I bought two, but forgot them, so my fabulous husband shipped one of the overnight to the hotel. Next convention I hope I don't forget them! This was my first Westercon - I didn't do as well there but I had a great time - my dad came and helped me set up and sat with me all 4 days, too! I really enjoyed it. Next year's is in San Jose so I hope I get accepted again - it will be great to be close to home (and save on gas money!):

And now for the big announcement - congratulations to Matthew (my son) and Amanda who got married on June 29th!

Daughter, Husband and Son before the ceremony. I'm behind the camera, of course!

Amanda, the beautiful bride to be

At the Altar



It's official!

Thanks for dropping by!

Dawno

Mid-Week Mutterings - More LosCon Pictures

Well, I still haven't unloaded most of the things I took to L.A. with me from my car. Next time I'm taking Tuesday off, too so I can 1)sleep in and 2)unpack!

Because many of my tools and quite a few of my supplies are in the various bins and boxes still in the car, I haven't worked on any new pieces to share. I can, however share about the con and show you a few more pictures I took.

Two of my pieces were bought by Joseph Corsentino and Donny Ha of Time of the Faeries to be worn by their models in future art. Please visit their site to see the beautiful work they do! I am so thrilled and honored they thought my jewelry was suitable.

Here's a Steampunk family that browsed by

And here's one of the many beautiful costumes worn by Wolfcat.

After seeing so many interesting costumes in the dealer's room, my father and I decided to attend the Masquerade. It was fun, although I was surprised at how few entrants were there. But I was thrilled to have made the acquaintance of one of the entrants who won for her workmanship (and I believe other categories, but I can't find any mention of the Masquerade anywhere) of a beautiful Agatha Heterodyne costume. Because my memory is shot, I cannot for the life of me remember her name - it's on the tip of my tongue, but it stays just out of reach. She wore several clever costumes throughout the con. *sigh*

It was so wonderful to have Dad there to help (especially when I'm getting so forgetful)! Not only was I able to get away from the table from time to time without having to inconvenience my neighbors, but he and I had a great time just chatting about Science Fiction and fandom.

Well, it's getting late and I'm still pretty tired from the weekend. More tomorrow!