350+ artists with 55,000+ attendees? Was it worth it?? My thoughts about Momo Con ✧ARTIST ALLEY VLOG

[@chrissyt8111]

hello! I'm new to your channel, loving your art business journey. You are 100% correct about standing to appear more welcoming and increase sales. Many many moons ago when I worked for Selfridges, on the shop floor we weren't allowed to sit down or even lean on the tills. Studies apparently show sales increase with people standing to support your shopping experience.

[@WeAllLoveCrafts.]

Thank you for the shout out! So happy that you love the hair clips. That keeps me going further for more new designs xoxo!💋

[@drawnbyivy]

thank YOU for gifting me such cute clips! can't wait to see what other designs you come up with 🤩🙌

[@WeAllLoveCrafts.]

@@drawnbyivy I’m on my new projects already. Be prepared to try some of them!

[@BlueBannette]

hilarious to see me and my partner in the BG of your vlog @ 1:49 lol (we're the artists in the back right corner with the yellow table cloth)

[@drawnbyivy]

AHAHA I always hear it's a funny surprise whenever people see themselves pop up in the background of the vlog 🤣 hope the event was successful for you!! 🙌

[@BlueBannette]

@@drawnbyivy it was! 2nd time doing a con in Atlanta and first time at momo. I’ll def be back if they let me in again lol

[@bytesizetreasure]

It was so wonderful meeting you at Momo this year!! Thanks for taking home a whale shark friend! Hope to see you there next year!

[@drawnbyivy]

it was so nice meeting you and seeing your lovely art! see you round the con circuit ☺️

[@dRadPUNX]

First and foremost I LOVE your energy! I recently found your channel and I just want to say THANK YOU! so much for sharing your experience within all these cons you are attending. I'm an artist (artist alley noob) and your videos have been helpful ^_^

[@drawnbyivy]

ahh thank you 🥹🫶🏻 happy to hear my videos have been helpful and thanks for watching! wishing you the best on your artist alley journey!! 🙌

[@chibi_art_creations]

That’s a lot of artist I attended a convention in Germany it had 700-1000+ artists. I agree with the space artists get as someone who has attended conventions I don’t understand why they make vendors isles big but the artist alley feels so congested I go early because that area gets packed later

[@drawnbyivy]

wow that's a lot of artists 😳 and I agree, artist alley does tend to feel very cramped with little space in the aisle for attendees and also behind the table for vendors 😔

[@chibi_art_creations]

@@drawnbyivy it definitely is I don’t know how many went this year I think they had more applications as I’ve a friend from Europe who tabled there this year with a friend. It’s honestly sad 😔I suggested more room to the event I go to they added more space to vendors hall I’m come on people 😔

[@kimmytruong317]

I will be attending momocon 2025. I'm so excited to meet you!

[@amyk6710]

I'm glad I got to say hi to you on Saturday 😊

[@drawnbyivy]

thanks for stopping by! 🥹

[@shiroborowski2270]

Hello! I am a newer viewer. I Want to say 1, you are adorable. 2) sleeping under the table is a new idea Ive never seen. 3) I love how you do your hair always before a con, trimming bangs or cleaning up right there xD As far as cons go, as an atendee, i usually look forward to AA. Exhibitors doesnt usually fit my fancy and is usually full of resellers... so I tend to avoid that. AA feels more personal and unique. Artists are all one of a kind :D you never know what youll find!

[@drawnbyivy]

ahh welcome to the channel and thanks for watching the video 🥰 glad to hear you enjoyed watching my shenanigans hehehe and I totally agree! I do always prioritize walking around through AA because of all the amazing artists there. but recently I've been trying to make an effort to walk through exhibitors as well because a lot of artists who couldn't get an AA table or have outgrown a 6/8ft set up are now vending over on the exhibitors side!

[@shiroborowski2270]

@@drawnbyivy Very good point, I will keep this in mind. Thank you :)

[@goldensg121]

I loved seeing your booth there! It was so cute and it caught my eye all weekend, sadly i was unable to purchase anything but hopefully next year if you attend i can get something

[@drawnbyivy]

thanks for dropping by the table! hope to be back again next year 🤗

[@TheCrochetFairy22]

I was at momo! I loved stopping by your booth!!!

[@drawnbyivy]

hope you had a fun time attending! 🙌 thanks for stopping by the table 😊

[@nintendobratkat]

This was the first convention I sold at so I was pretty shocked by all the walking, but other than that I had a good time. A lot of people didn't seem super happy with how large the vendor/aa hall was but I think it's going back to normal next year? I was told this year was a fluke with how booking ended up.

[@drawnbyivy]

thanks for watching and congrats on your first convention! 🙌 the walking was definitely a shock since most conventions i've vended at don't have such a distance between the entrance and the artist alley hall. I can't imagine what the trek was like if you had bad knees or mobility issues ˙◠˙ glad to hear it's going back to normal next year! i think vendors and attendees alike preferred the previous location for artist alley 😵‍💫

[@PrinceBaraButterfly]

Cool, so I wasn't the only one! I have attended Momocon for YEARS, but due to nerve damage to my legs, walking around half confused to where things were was a legit NIGHTMARE. Once I finally found artist alley I did not have a very good time walking around. I'm not 100% sure if it was because I had no idea which artists were vending this year (I looked all over the website and couldn't find any information on artists tables) but hopefully that does change next year, I missed a BUNCH of artists 😰

[@drawnbyivy]

@@PrinceBaraButterfly so sorry to hear about your experience 😵‍💫 I definitely thought about how the layout (con + AA wise) must've made it hard for those with mobility issues ˙◠˙ hope they implement some changes next year to make it a more pleasant experience for vendors and attendees alike! also, if you're curious about to the artist list, you can find it here! 😊www.momocon.com/artists/

[@heythaaa7578]

Omg I saw you there, but I was too shy to talk to you ;3; I love your art so much!!

[@drawnbyivy]

omg please don't be afraid to come say hi! i love meeting and talking to everyone there 🥺 hope to be back at Momo next year! 🤗

[@bryantnguyen6918]

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[@That_Emily]

What's it like for the different seasons? I imagine cons are a warm weather event so im curious what your winter is like. I'm also curious if you vacuum pack the soft stuff for travel, I've seen lil handheld vacuums for sale for that. Might help with packing all the totes and hats

[@drawnbyivy]

my convention schedule is at it's peak during march-aug so I definitely think most conventions do happen during the warm weather months! my schedule definitely looks MUCH more sparse throughout oct-jan (I'm lucky if I manage to land one event per month) so I definitely have to plan for the lack of the events in the later half of the year I personally don't vacuum seal as space usually isn't the primary problem when packing suitcases for travel (it's the 50lb weight limit on for checked bags on planes 🤧) I have thought about vacuum sealing when shipping out extra boxes though 🤣

[@stephh_606]

Love! I'd love to know about how much tote bags you usually sell of each design per day? Does it vary a lot depending on the event?

[@drawnbyivy]

it definitely varies a lot depending on the event! idk about the number per day but for mid-large sized conventions, i go through 15-25 bags per design throughout the entire weekend!

[@stephh_606]

@@drawnbyivy Thank you so much, knowing a range is super helpful!