ARTIST VLOG ✷ Behind the Scenes of Artist Alley in 2023!

Here's a lil peak into all the work that went into vending in the Artist Alley at FanX Comic Con in Salt Lake City, Utah! Pls let me know if you have any questions about the process and I'll do my best to answer in the comments :) It was a chaotic month, so there's probably plenty of stuff I missed talking about!
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[@bluewhale2575]

8:58 😍! this is the cutest!!!

[@kakimoisi]

came for the art but end up starring at your gear rack hahaha (that frog chair rug though )

[@kdsketch]

Love the transparency in this - your vlogs are some of my faves on YT :) For the rug prices maybe make the lower priced ones have a bigger larger tag so people see the cheap ones first and might help them sell better? :) As for livestreaming I'd REALLY recommend trying it out on youtube too - the algorithm seems to love a live :)

[@bri.forcier]

That is so sweet, thank you! :,) And that's a really good idea!! Thank you so much for suggesting both those things, I'm actually setting up the KZbin streaming settings right now because I would like to do it on here instead! :)

[@kellystinson7974]

Also, would love to hear your story about living in the van for 2 years!

[@dilanluquez]

omg right, I want to hear that too!

[@clovergirle]

yay! congratulations on doing a thing!!!!

[@bri.forcier]

:,) thank you!!!!

[@stephanieh7614]

I like to buy prints, of all sizes!

[@bri.forcier]

I also love buying prints, my walls are full of em!! I'll keep making more as I make new paintings/illustrations. Thanks Steph :)

[@fuzzydragons]

yay for all of the sales!!😀

[@vidotter]

Those grids are so hard but I read that buying the connectors separately work better - mine are coming in the mail 🤞🤞

[@bri.forcier]

oh interesting!! I should try that, the ones they provide are not great :,) and they never give you enough!!

[@dilanluquez]

You content always make me feel inspired to make new things, I'm happy to know you do it well at con, I hope you get more sales too!

[@bri.forcier]

ah i appreciate that, and I'm glad that I can help motivate you to create!

[@AndrewLaSane]

10 minutes into this video I realized...I'm wearing those exact same Meals pants right now 😂

[@bri.forcier]

Aren't they the best!? I wish I could afford a couple more pairs because I would exclusively wear them if I could lmao

[@AndrewLaSane]

@@bri.forcier legit! A former coworker introduced me to the brand and took me to the shop in LA on a work trip. He's like 6'7 and only wears their clothes. I want the chef pants in every color

[@bri.forcier]

@@AndrewLaSane omg I would love to actually see the store in person! I bet it was sick, I love how they send lil food postcards with their orders too haha :,)

[@drawrobot]

Honestly, that’s pretty good for a con. I’ve been doing cons for a while. Best way is to scout out a con you’ve never done. Go on a Sunday and ask around to see how people did in artist alley. My rule of thumb is if a show is more than two days, I skip it. Saturday is typically the peak day. Weirdly, nobody online ever really tell how they actually did or they softball it. I also keep it local. I limit my shows to within a tri-state area and only do one big con out of state. The ones to seriously avoid are ones with a celebrity guest list. The crowd that goes to those are only truly there for celebrity pics and autographs. Their wallets and time are already drained by the time they hit artist alley.

[@bri.forcier]

Wow thank you so much for this!! This con had a huge celebrity guest list, I hadn't even considered that perspective really. And I agree that nobody online says how they did?? It was really hard for me to gauge what to expect, so I'm glad I was able to talk about my experience at least! If there's any cons you really enjoy vending at you should let me know! :-) I'm not necessarily trying to travel but I might try it out because I have a big van to stay in so I wouldn't need to book a hotel and everything

[@bri.forcier]

Oh and I just checked out your website, your illustrations are so cool!!!

[@MsMvsc]

7:57 where do you find these organizers?

[@bri.forcier]

I got them on amazon, look up "expanding accordion file organizer" and you should find them :-) But they're probably at most office/big box stores too

[@TheCactusTreeStudio]

Thank you for the great vlog as usual ! I really love your art , I bought the cat print and it’s one of my favourites. I’d love to see a tote or maybe a zipper pouch ? But your rugs did awesome , especially in the current climate - people really don’t want to spend at the moment and it looks like you sold the majority of them. And if you’re in the mood for nattering I reckon we’d all like to hear about the two years in the van 😁

[@bri.forcier]

Aw thank you so much!!

[@mystikmisfit]

EEE! so happy for you!!!!

[@bri.forcier]

:,) thank you so much!!

[@kyliemaslen5969]

i love your work but i live in australia so shipping is ☠️ so although i’d love to buy things like tote bags having smaller items that can be posting using a stamp rather than a parcel are always appreciated ❤ thanks for sharing your experiences with us 🌸

[@bri.forcier]

Okay good to know, thank you!! It's so sad how expensive international shipping can be! :,,,( But I'll keep that in mind for sure!

[@kuyakuma]

I think you should lean into your personal art. Still do fan art but your art style is fun and intresting!

[@bri.forcier]

Ah your comment is so validating because I actually made a commitment for 2024 to no longer do fan art!! (at least not to sell/share publicly) I think it was kinda holding me back tbh :) Thank you!

[@kuyakuma]

@bri.forcier should do a big rug of dissected frog to celebrate🤣

[@bri.forcier]

@@kuyakuma I've actually done one of those before!! It's on my instagram if you scroll back to May :)

[@dianavcsantos]

I would totally love to watch some twitch live streams! So sad I can't see any of your booths in real life... lots of love from Portugal! 🧡

[@bri.forcier]

Yay okay!! I added my Twitch in the description :-)

[@ArtCultureTravel]

Very cool to see how it happens behind the scenes. Thanks for the video!

[@bri.forcier]

Glad you enjoyed it! thanks for watching :-)

[@maosfreshstart]

Congrats!! Sad that I can't see it in real life but I'm sure the transparency will help artists. Looking forward to see more art

[@bri.forcier]

thank you so much!! I hope so!

[@nojams732]

I've missed your vlogs so much! I'm sending you all the good vibes always!

[@bri.forcier]

Aw thank you!! I've been so busy this summer but I hope I can upload even more in the winter!

[@kellystinson7974]

These videos are super helpful!! Thank you for sharing. 😊

[@bri.forcier]

Yay I'm so glad!

[@darklittlepeople]

van life story - yes, please! 😃

[@bri.forcier]

Ok a lot of ppl are saying this, will do!!

[@Firewallxt]

Really enjoyed the BTS. Also what is your twitch name so we can find you later!

[@bri.forcier]

oh good call!! I just added it to my list of links in the description :-) ty!

[@tinymillymakes]

Followed, subscribed, we should be friends lol

[@bri.forcier]

Yay ty!

[@tinymillymakes]

Thank you so much! I sent you an insta dm!

[@hannahpickert9061]

Glad this went well!!

[@hannahpickert9061]

Excited hearing about options for the future!! I really love stickers and zines :)

[@bri.forcier]

@@hannahpickert9061 I was just looking into making my first zine!! I'm really not a writer/storyteller by nature so a zine is really intimidating to me, even though I know it doesn't even need to have text necessarily :,) But it definitely is something I'd like to make someday!

[@fijaystudio]

rug kits?

[@bri.forcier]

I've thought about that! But I think I want to stay away from anything that's not directly related to me making art :,) I've realized I just am not motivated by anything else haha