Shoona Browning came to SPX from Virginia to sling awesome zines and minicomics.  Shoona's work is cute, bubbly, and tender-hearted.  You can check out more at shoonabrowning.com!   🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂  This independent artist interview was conducted by Joseph Coco on behalf of Becca Hillburn's art process blog, Nattosoup (http://nattosoup.blogspot.com). It was conducted in the artist alley during the convention. If you would like to be interviewed at a convention or show support for the interviews, please contact Becca and contribute to her Patreon, https://patreon.com/Nattosoup.  Music credits: Steve Combs - Plug Me In --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/up-and-coning-artists/message

Caroline Hu came to SPX from Somerville, MA to promote her science-influenced comics. Little Scientist is a light-hearted fantasy story about a girl who is exploring what it means to be a scientist. It's available at https://www.hudrewthis.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/up-and-coning-artists/message

Chris Saber, member of the nerd-pop band Night Sabers, came to Middle Tennessee Anime Convention to perform with The Slants. He didn't have a presence in the artist alley this year, but often does and gives his perspective on tabling. His band has rock elements, but is light-hearted. If you want to give their albums a listen, you should head over to https://nightsabers.bandcamp.com/album/welcome-to-saber-school or https://open.spotify.com/artist/08QgfH0WfqtV6d5h7mtHyV. 🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂 This independent artist interview was conducted by Joseph Coco on behalf of Becca Hillburn of Nattosoup Studio (http://nattosoup.com). It was conducted in the artist alley during the convention. If you would like to be interviewed at a convention or show support for the interviews, please contact Becca and contribute to her Patreon, https://patreon.com/Nattosoup. Patrons have earlly access to this video almost immediately upon upload.  If you would like to help support what I do, there are a number of ways you can do that.  If you enjoyed this video, please be sure to leave a like and consider subscribing to the channel for more great art content updated at least twice weekly.  If you really enjoyed this video, take a moment to share this video with your friends using the social network buttons below- this helps me a lot, and really means a lot to me!  If you want more art tutorials, head on over to my Art and Process blog (http://www.nattosoup.blogspot.com) for years of the good stuff.  And if you'd like to help fund future videos, please check out http://www.patreon.com/Nattosoup for information on how you can join the community. Music credits: Steve Combs - Plug Me In --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/up-and-coning-artists/message

Emmie Mayne, owner of Lightning and Lace, came from Huntsville, AL to sell her beautifully designed and crafted jewelry, charms, mugs, and cases. She has an extensive studio space and a strong background in industrial design which she uses to create these laser-cut. resin casted, and dye-sublimated products. If you'd like to purchase some of Lightning and Lace's jewelry, you can find it at https://www.etsy.com/shop/LightningAn....  If you'd like to see some of your designs come to life in a professional, physical product, contact Emmie at [email protected] or visit her at Lowe Mill. 🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂 This independent artist interview was conducted by Joseph Coco on behalf of Becca Hillburn of Nattosoup Studio (http://nattosoup.com). It was conducted in the artist alley during the convention. If you would like to be interviewed at a convention or show support for the interviews, please contact Becca and contribute to her Patreon, https://patreon.com/Nattosoup. Patrons have early access to this video almost immediately upon upload.  If you would like to help support what I do, there are a number of ways you can do that.  If you enjoyed this video, please be sure to leave a like and consider subscribing to the channel for more great art content updated at least twice weekly.  If you really enjoyed this video, take a moment to share this video with your friends using the social network buttons below- this helps me a lot, and really means a lot to me!  If you want more art tutorials, head on over to my Art and Process blog (http://www.nattosoup.blogspot.com) for years of the good stuff.  And if you'd like to help fund future videos, please check out http://www.patreon.com/Nattosoup for information on how you can join the community. Music credits: Steve Combs - Plug Me In --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/up-and-coning-artists/message

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ph-ip0plbJM&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Vernon Smith is a comic and children's book creator from New Orleans. He came to ALA Annual to do a signing for his most recent New Orleans children's book, The Littlest Streetcar is about a maintenance streetcar who comes to the rescue of many of the more iconic New Orleans streetcars. His comics, books, prints, and freelance contact info can be found at http://vernondraws.com.??Vernon is going to have a children's joke book released soon. He is also working on a Mardi Gras Indians book and a Spanish teaching graphic novel.??Editors notes: Sorry about the mic in the shot. I was just bobbing too much, so it kept entering the shot. This independent artist interview was conducted by Joseph Coco on behalf of Becca Hillburn's art process blog, Nattosoup (http://nattosoup.blogspot.com). It was conducted in the artist alley shortly after the convention. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/up-and-coning-artists/message

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgRWbX_i-v0&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Richard Greene is an illustrator, designer, and art collector from Collingswood, NJ. He came to ALA Annual to meet artists, purchase books / art, explore New Orleans, and support his wife who is a librarian. He recently worked with Joe DeVito on Kong: King of Skull Island https://amzn.to/2KWfSTN.??0:59 What got Rich into comics?1:56 How have comic cons changed / Comic Art Convention?6:36 What draws an art collector to a comic con?7:52 ALA Annual's artist alley vs. indie comic con's?12:03 ALA Midwinter differences?14:32 Rich's comic art collection?21:15 Should artists contact art collectors??21:53 Rich's artist background?27:25 Advice for artists tabling at ALA Annual. This independent artist interview was conducted by Joseph Coco on behalf of Becca Hillburn's art process blog, Nattosoup (http://nattosoup.blogspot.com). --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/up-and-coning-artists/message

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEMEEeNZeFY&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Adam Kullberg is a comic book writer and education program manager at Pop Culture Classroom in Denver, CO. He attended ALA Annual to provide educational resources for American classrooms / libraries and to promote Denver Comic Con (https://denvercomiccon.com), which is a family-focused comic con. Specifically, they provide teaching materials around graphic novels. Their programming can be found at http://popcultureclassroom.org.??????????????????Music credits: Steve Combs - Plug Me In??This independent artist interview was conducted by Joseph Coco on behalf of Becca Hillburn's art process blog, Nattosoup (http://nattosoup.blogspot.com). It was conducted in the artist alley during the conference. If you would like to be interviewed at a convention or show support for the interviews, please contact Becca and contribute to her Patreon, https://patreon.com/Nattosoup --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/up-and-coning-artists/message

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Tb6jzUMYeI&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Kathy Schalk-Greene is an Executive Director at LibraryLinkNJ from Collingswood, NJ. She came to ALA Annual to stay abreast with library developments and introduce them back into her library co-op as well as meet awesome artists. Her co-op can be found at http://librarylinknj.org.??0:34 Introduction?1:08 LibraryLinkNJ's mission?2:57 What brought Kathy to ALA Annual?5:30 Art collecting from female artists?6:39 Libraries teaming up with artists?8:29 Advice for artists connecting with libraries?12:55 Starting an artist alley at a state library conference?15:55 Getting your book where it belongs in libraries?17:32 Who to contact at a state library conference?19:26 PLA artist alley?20:47 Advice for tabling artists at ALA Annual?21:04 Whoops, check out Becca's awesome commission --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/up-and-coning-artists/message

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QMb0hrv9k4&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Carol Burnell came to ALA Annual from New York City as an executive editor at Lion Forge Comic's kids imprint, Cub House http://lionforge.com/cubhouse. Carol hoped to get more librarians to incorporate comics into school libraries and classrooms as well as recruit artists and writers for Cub House. Her web comic, SPQR Blues, is a Roman soap opera exploring the daily life of Herculaneum citizens (http://spqrblues.com).??0:37 Introduction?1:52 Cub House's mission?6:42 Why Carol attended ALA Annual?9:34 What cons Lion Forge attends and how could an artist approach them?14:06 Differences in children's books and comics?16:02 About New Orleans?18:15 Advice for editors attending ALA Annual?20:18 Carol's Rome webcomic SPQR Blues / self publishing?22:01 Lion Forge accelerates artist's work?22:24 Personal background?26:54 Advice for artists attending ALA Annual --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/up-and-coning-artists/message

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_K7F6UuolA&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Zack Giallongo is a comic artist and writer from New Bedford, Massachusetts. He attended Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival to promote his all-ages webcomic, Crater & Nine, about a boy and robot dog on a foreign moon (https://www.instagram.com/craterandnine) and also to help host the Kids’ Comics Awards. He was excited to show his Star Wars Doodles activity book and Stratford Zoo Shakespeare comic series which can be found at any book store which carries comics (http://zackgiallongo.com/comics).??Zack is a co-host of the Galaxy of Super Adventure, an audio drama about comic artist life and the silliness therein with puppet special guests (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/galaxy-of-super-adventure/id1052750609). --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/up-and-coning-artists/message