Artist Alley Q&A | My Experience Tabling for 1 Year

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[@anniex3082]

as an Artist Alley enthusiast but not an artist myself, this was an interesting watch! felt very kindly informative and it was cool to see the knowledge you’ve gained in the past year, i’m sure this will be a helpful resource to those who need it. thanks for the lovely watch! and i’m rooting for ur artistic success into the new year! ^.^

[@Lokimeku]

So exciting to see your artist alley journey!!

[@Kourtneypuahala]

Those acrylic stands are so cute! Aiko and I are so glad we got one.

[@BLAHBLAH1000shop]

Thank you for the Q&A! As someone also trying to branch out as an artist, I totally resonate with the fear of people defining you ONLY by your previous jobs. I first discovered you at LA Artist Alley and I love your stuff, especially your table presentation. You're killing it and that's inspiring me to draw more art for myself.

[@Czure6627]

Sorry to hear your experiences with people who talk to you only for prozd. If anything, I think the multiple talents you have make you stand out yourself and someone to strive for.

[@ironwolfstudios42]

Thank you for the detailed answer and for all the other great advice and insight. Hope to see you in Chicago sometime. 👍

[@silkquake]

Watching you table gave me the motivation to table at my first event recently (a local farmer's market)! Your vlogs really helped me prepare for it (and now future events at actual cons ☺️), so thank you! And yes, I love TCAF, it's hands down my favourite show! I've only ever gone as an attendee but all the artists I ever talk to there always gush about how much more attention their original work gets there compared to their fanart. Hope to see you there one day!

[@jayperior]

Amazing! I hope you had a wonderful first event and hope your tabling journey grows!! Glad my videos could help 🥲

[@GhostlyLattes]

Yay my question was in here, I'm glad you had great ones! And I would buy an ahecow shirt holy shit LMAO

[@emobiscuit6]

I keep all the business cards i get from cons in a little bag, and i write in pen on them a couple words to remind me what i liked. So if i feel like treating myself or need a gift i can flip through the cards whenever. Also, i really want that ahe-cow shirt!

[@BlueBannette]

lol @ 9:10 thats why I honestly stopped leaving cards out on my displays. I have a LARGE accessible QR code (decorated with my OC as an eye catch) that leads to my link tree somewhere on my display and I will direct folks to that in favor of a physical card. After a few years of vending and trying out both options, I can say I actually get FAR more follows/click throughs on my socials via the QR code than with cards. Like a 40% conversion rate increase. I do still have cards for things like giving them out to other artists/vendors, adding them to bags for my orders but now I go through SIGNIFICATLY less with a greater return.

[@curagea]

Great video! I’ve always been curious about AAs and people’s experiences with them, so it’s nice to hear your perspective. Regarding the Crimes t-shirt: holy cow I did not know you ironed them yourself! Seriously thought it was shop-printed. Which speaks to how much you care about the look and feel of your merch 😊. But yeah, I don’t blame you from dropping it due to time/energy constraints. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, and enjoy the holidays!

[@keanus9871]

So now I know that if I ever see SungWon at a con, I should only ask him about you and Steve 😂 Hope you get into a NYC con soon!

[@catfoodzplz]

:) Thank you for answering my question Jay! I love your videos

[@HotDogBunss]

I grabbed a Munji shirt from your little tokyo table a while back and people always ask where it’s from - hopefully it gave you a little more exposure!

[@xKreativexHearts]

After going to so many art events it is interesting that I’ve never heard what it is like for an artist to apply to events 😮 Thank you!

[@valkatra]

I love that Munji is your mascot :3

[@valkatra]

Also I am so sorry for the people who are disrespectful. Hope for more positive interactions than not

[@evilkittie13]

I think it's pretty rude to ask you about ProZD as if you're his proxy to speak through to him. I hope to see you at a con one day. This was an informative video Jay. 😊