"I turned THIRTY, I can spend all the money I want." I love it. 😂 I'm glad you had so much fun! It's crazy that in California you have so many local markets that you can sell Japanese-inspired goods that you don't even really need to go to conventions. I live in a small town in Arizona and I can't tell you how often I wish i could move to a larger city with more markets that hit my niche. Very very lucky.
surviving 3 decades = I get to buy whatever I want lol. Yes, I've recently only discovered how blessed I am with how many events there are in the Bay Area! Combined with the large asian demographic means there are plenty of Asian themed events outside of conventions for me to sell my art out there and people actually buy! I'm very grateful. I have heard the Phoenix area is starting to pick up a lot more events though. Hope you find some great little gems of events out there!
Ahhh!!! I wish I had gotten off the Momo waitlist too to meet you! I'm glad you had an overall positive experience and hope to cross paths at a convention soon!
omg you're here watching my videos! LOL I watch your vlogs all the time! Thanks for sharing about the collapsible hangers, they saved my butt. Yes, I'd love to sell at the same convention as you one day!
I know this is an older vlog, but I've been binging a lot of AA vlogs. It's so wild to see how much Momo Con has grown. I want to go because it seems really like there's a lot to see. I haven't been since it was at GA tech and that was gosh...20 years ago that I last went. It was the year that we had to take cover constantly because of the tornado and AA was like one of the safest areas because we were already low and away from windows. I only stopped going because of health and finances but it would be so fun to start attending cons again, but I'm not sure how the crowds would be for me either.
I visited your booth and nabbed both of the free stickers. 🎉 I’ve been scouring youtube for Momocon artist alley content for the past couple of days, so imagine my surprise and delight to seeing your video pop up in my notifications! 😊
Thanks for making UA-cam videos and sharing your experiences with us. They're not stupid, and as a NorCal local, I also want to say thank you for representing! There's such an incredible joy from recognizing all the places you travel to, and I just really enjoy hearing you chat in the background as I do something. ❤
@kelsiekishidraws I forgot to say, congrats on a fun con out of state!! You mentioned you've also lived in Hawaii in a previous video, would you ever consider flying out there for Kawaii Con?
@@næntsiyes!! I actually got accepted to Kawaii Kon this past year but couldn’t make it because of work conflicts. This is my only job now though, so if I make it next year I’m definitely going! 🌺
Yay! You're almost at 600 subs!!! LET'S GOOOO!!! 🥳💃🕺and I love your videos so please don't stop. I enjoy watching all your videos, and seeing you grow both on UA-cam and on IG. I also love how your brand is so unique; even if I see it from afar, I can recognize it's yours! You're doing an amazing job with your business, art, and life. 🌱 You're achieving your dreams and goals, so it's inspiring and motivating to see how productive and hardworking you are!! Once again, thanks for sharing your Art Journey with us. 🌸🌺
cody is so cute with ur mirror check in the black bunny dress! and gratz to getting into momo! and the business cards is a vibe... i forgot i have to order more ;-;
daiso is a lifesaver! always enjoy watching your vlogs while i prep for pop ups friend. i'm so so proud of you and how far you've come since i've met you!
I had a free place to stay but shipping things to my mom's was still a lot. I had two back to back cons (Momocon and Nashville Comicon) and my expenses were still $1331 (the Nashville event was only like $160 of that bc also free hotel, free parking). Glad you did so well!
Dang what a cheap hotel stay!! I feel like we paid so much for our hotel, but I enjoyed our stay and the convenience of it sm that I can't say I regret it. Hope your back to back conventions were profitable and worthwhile!
@@kelsiekishidraws Nashville Comicon wasn't worth it haha but it was only my second convention, Momocon was my first. Midwest doesn't seem to have much for cons but I grew up in Atlanta so I am always looking for an excuse to get back to see everyone.
i use to love in atl for like 5 years. its nice to visit. i live in south ga now. so just representing. lol would have been if i was closer. sounds like u had fun. cant wait for that travel vlog.
I REALLY appreciate your consistent upload 🤗 I mean how long does it take for you to edit all of this? 😵💫 Also, Cody is 1000% correct! making UA-cam videos for your art business is definitely NOT stupid. I'd go as far to say that it is the most effective form of advertisement an artist could do online!! 😆👍it's accessible, more engaging than short form content or IG pictures, and doesn't feel daunting for a lot of people to sit through unlike livestreams. So, keep doing what you're doing because I think it's great 🥰.
Thank you soooo much for the kind encouraging words 🙏🏽😭 I super appreciate the fact that you enjoy my content! It’s so fun making these videos and I’m glad other people think so too!
@@yunluna9517 hmmm somewhere between 3-6 hours maybe? Depends on the content. Like Lodi Comic Con blog took me only like 2 hours but this one took me maybe a whole day LOL
Honestly glad you had a smooth time, cus as a local and recurring visitor of Momocon this years change was INTENSE. The crowds were almost doubled from normal, the crowding was sort of atrocious and even attendees thought it was really unfair how FARRR back artists were in that weird double chamber dealers hall layout change. And the map was genuinely so awful I had such a hard time figuring it out because they were trying to map out all the different floors but it was so confusing. I hope they change it back to a more even spread in 2025 (even tho i know momocon is outgrowing itself ) but yeah the crowd control was gnarly and the tossing artists in the back corner sucked as someone who LOVES to support the artist alley :,O !!! Again very glad you and other artists got good sales despite all that!!! its a really good con when its in its usual form.
Oh wow! That is all really great insight to have, thanks for sharing. Yeah it was pretty decent all things considered. I'd love to see what it's like at its fullest potential for sure!
That paused when you cannont comprehend about the booth cost. I feel you lol
LOLOL like literally shocked speechless haha
"I turned THIRTY, I can spend all the money I want." I love it. 😂 I'm glad you had so much fun! It's crazy that in California you have so many local markets that you can sell Japanese-inspired goods that you don't even really need to go to conventions. I live in a small town in Arizona and I can't tell you how often I wish i could move to a larger city with more markets that hit my niche. Very very lucky.
surviving 3 decades = I get to buy whatever I want lol. Yes, I've recently only discovered how blessed I am with how many events there are in the Bay Area! Combined with the large asian demographic means there are plenty of Asian themed events outside of conventions for me to sell my art out there and people actually buy! I'm very grateful. I have heard the Phoenix area is starting to pick up a lot more events though. Hope you find some great little gems of events out there!
Ahhh!!! I wish I had gotten off the Momo waitlist too to meet you! I'm glad you had an overall positive experience and hope to cross paths at a convention soon!
omg you're here watching my videos! LOL I watch your vlogs all the time! Thanks for sharing about the collapsible hangers, they saved my butt. Yes, I'd love to sell at the same convention as you one day!
I know this is an older vlog, but I've been binging a lot of AA vlogs. It's so wild to see how much Momo Con has grown. I want to go because it seems really like there's a lot to see.
I haven't been since it was at GA tech and that was gosh...20 years ago that I last went. It was the year that we had to take cover constantly because of the tornado and AA was like one of the safest areas because we were already low and away from windows.
I only stopped going because of health and finances but it would be so fun to start attending cons again, but I'm not sure how the crowds would be for me either.
I visited your booth and nabbed both of the free stickers. 🎉 I’ve been scouring youtube for Momocon artist alley content for the past couple of days, so imagine my surprise and delight to seeing your video pop up in my notifications! 😊
Omg not the algorithm doing the work for you LOL thanks for being here and watching!
Thanks for making UA-cam videos and sharing your experiences with us. They're not stupid, and as a NorCal local, I also want to say thank you for representing! There's such an incredible joy from recognizing all the places you travel to, and I just really enjoy hearing you chat in the background as I do something. ❤
Awww thank you sm for your kind words 😭 I appreciate it!! And yes, NorCal is the best! Haha
@kelsiekishidraws I forgot to say, congrats on a fun con out of state!! You mentioned you've also lived in Hawaii in a previous video, would you ever consider flying out there for Kawaii Con?
@@næntsiyes!! I actually got accepted to Kawaii Kon this past year but couldn’t make it because of work conflicts. This is my only job now though, so if I make it next year I’m definitely going! 🌺
@@kelsiekishidraws ahhh so sorry to hear that, but good luck for next year!!!
Yay! You're almost at 600 subs!!! LET'S GOOOO!!! 🥳💃🕺and I love your videos so please don't stop. I enjoy watching all your videos, and seeing you grow both on UA-cam and on IG. I also love how your brand is so unique; even if I see it from afar, I can recognize it's yours! You're doing an amazing job with your business, art, and life. 🌱 You're achieving your dreams and goals, so it's inspiring and motivating to see how productive and hardworking you are!!
Once again, thanks for sharing your Art Journey with us. 🌸🌺
Sukeyd.artist you don’t know how encouraging your words are to me rn. I super appreciate you and your support! 🫶🏽
You slayed the whole Con girl!!!
HEHEHE THANKS 👀
So much fun!
THE FUNNEST
cody is so cute with ur mirror check in the black bunny dress! and gratz to getting into momo! and the business cards is a vibe... i forgot i have to order more ;-;
Cody’s such a punk LOLOL. And thank you! Yes, business cards are so important but so easy to forget!
daiso is a lifesaver! always enjoy watching your vlogs while i prep for pop ups friend. i'm so so proud of you and how far you've come since i've met you!
Daiso is the BESTTTT and ty 🫶🏽 congrats on a successful Pista sa Nayon!
I had a free place to stay but shipping things to my mom's was still a lot. I had two back to back cons (Momocon and Nashville Comicon) and my expenses were still $1331 (the Nashville event was only like $160 of that bc also free hotel, free parking).
Glad you did so well!
Dang what a cheap hotel stay!! I feel like we paid so much for our hotel, but I enjoyed our stay and the convenience of it sm that I can't say I regret it. Hope your back to back conventions were profitable and worthwhile!
@@kelsiekishidraws Nashville Comicon wasn't worth it haha but it was only my second convention, Momocon was my first. Midwest doesn't seem to have much for cons but I grew up in Atlanta so I am always looking for an excuse to get back to see everyone.
@@kelsiekishidrawsalso just realized you were on my row lol I was 804 down at the end!
i use to love in atl for like 5 years. its nice to visit. i live in south ga now. so just representing. lol would have been if i was closer. sounds like u had fun. cant wait for that travel vlog.
Atlanta was AMAZING. I loved being there sm! People are sm nicer there than Cali LOLOLOL
Oh wow, I saw you on Saturday and got picture you your Nico Robin cosplay! You looked amazing! Also I had no idea you were a vendor too.
Omg really??? How cool! Can you remind me who you were? I took a lot of pics that day and they’re all kinda blurring together lol
@@kelsiekishidraws Lol it's ok, it was very brief. I was cosplaying Robin from Fire Emblem so it was cool getting a double Robin selfie.
@@Airgearzx that’s still so funny how you came across my UA-cam channel! Haha thanks for being here’
I REALLY appreciate your consistent upload 🤗 I mean how long does it take for you to edit all of this? 😵💫 Also, Cody is 1000% correct! making UA-cam videos for your art business is definitely NOT stupid. I'd go as far to say that it is the most effective form of advertisement an artist could do online!! 😆👍it's accessible, more engaging than short form content or IG pictures, and doesn't feel daunting for a lot of people to sit through unlike livestreams. So, keep doing what you're doing because I think it's great 🥰.
Thank you soooo much for the kind encouraging words 🙏🏽😭 I super appreciate the fact that you enjoy my content! It’s so fun making these videos and I’m glad other people think so too!
@@kelsiekishidraws aaaahhh you're welcome xD but seriously how long does it take you to edit each video ;-; I'm curios :)
@@yunluna9517 hmmm somewhere between 3-6 hours maybe? Depends on the content. Like Lodi Comic Con blog took me only like 2 hours but this one took me maybe a whole day LOL
Honestly glad you had a smooth time, cus as a local and recurring visitor of Momocon this years change was INTENSE. The crowds were almost doubled from normal, the crowding was sort of atrocious and even attendees thought it was really unfair how FARRR back artists were in that weird double chamber dealers hall layout change. And the map was genuinely so awful I had such a hard time figuring it out because they were trying to map out all the different floors but it was so confusing. I hope they change it back to a more even spread in 2025 (even tho i know momocon is outgrowing itself ) but yeah the crowd control was gnarly and the tossing artists in the back corner sucked as someone who LOVES to support the artist alley :,O !!! Again very glad you and other artists got good sales despite all that!!! its a really good con when its in its usual form.
Oh wow! That is all really great insight to have, thanks for sharing. Yeah it was pretty decent all things considered. I'd love to see what it's like at its fullest potential for sure!
Cody is a 10 on the adorable partner scale
HE'S THE BEST!!!
Ahhh I had a Nessa print at momocon, and I did see you and I was gonna point it out to you you some people blocked my way lol, maybe next time ^^
Oh no!! Hopefully we cross paths again soon then!! What's your artist brand name?
@@kelsiekishidraws hopefully! This was my first con (and like you, it wasn't quite what I expected). My brand name is Luky customs ^^