Ever wondered what it’s like to be a solo artist at cons? I just shared a new blog about my three most recent artist alley adventures, complete with honest stories, lessons, and pics. Dive in!

https://www.illymakes.com/blog/artist-alley-adventures-three-conventions-countless-connections

#artistalley #pokemon #jasonpaige #connecticon #rochesteranimefest #buffalony #rochesterny #hartfordct #illymakes

What an incredible first day shooting my first-ever event ConnectiCon The energy here is absolutely electric. From the stunning cosplay and intense gaming tournaments to the incredible live performances, this community is all about passion and creativity. This is just a small taste of Day 1. Can't wait to see what tomorrow brings. So much more to come!

#ConnectiCon #ConnectiCon2025 #CTCon #HartfordCT #Cosplay #Gaming #AnimeConvention #PopCulture #VideoGames #CosplayPhotography

One day, two cosplays.

Was quite fun switching out between two very different outfits (and genders  ).

#Cosplay #Cosplayer #CosplayersOfMastodon #Akira #LoveLive #ラブライブ #IdolCosplay #IdolCosplayer #HanayoKoizumi #小泉花陽 #AnimeCon #AnimeCons #AnimeConvention #AnimeConventions #Convention #Conventions #CTCon #CTCon2024 #Connecticon #Connecticon2024

Was being a cute fallen angel after CTCon ended yesterday  

#Cosplay #Cosplayer #IdolCosplay #IdolCosplayer #CosplayersOfMastodon #LoveLive #LoveLiveSunshine #ラブライブ #ラブライブサンシャイン #Yohane #ヨハネ #AnimeCon #AnimeCons #AnimeConvention #AnimeConventions #CTCon #CTCon2024 #Connecticon #Connecticon2024 #Convention #Conventions

Following up to last year's playthrough of Othello World for the Super Famicom, we found Othello World for the original #Gameboy at this year's #Connecticon. It's pretty fun for a mobile version.

Here's a video where I play the second level opponent, Humpty Dumpty.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5k60_rKnD0

#Othello #AnaloguePocket

Yohane descends (upon Hartford CT) 😈

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On the way to CTCon.

I think Riko should drive.

#LoveLive #LoveLiveSunshine #ラブライブ #ラブライブサンシャイン #RikoSakurauchi #桜内梨子 #Neso #Nesoberi #Plushie #Plushies #PlushiesOfMastodon #Travel #Connecticon #CTCon #CTCon2024 #Connecticon2024 #AnimeCon #AnimeCons #Animeconvention #AnimeConventions

My wife, @Smashbcosplay who is not around the Fediverse often, will be at Connecticon tomorrow. I just finished making 50 buttons for her to hand out there. The art was commissioned from Schark Design.

I am reasonably happy with the results. Previous times I just used my old color toner printer and the resulting image quality was okay, but this time I ordered them printed on photo paper and I am very happy with the image quality as a result where I had weird printing artifacts in the past. I was worried that the thickness of the photo paper would result in more failed buttons and I'm not sure it didn't, but my failure rate was always pretty high, so it's hard to tell.

#cosplay #Connecticon #Connecticon2024