{"id":5838,"date":"2012-10-04T19:08:39","date_gmt":"2012-10-04T23:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/?p=5838"},"modified":"2012-12-30T12:11:53","modified_gmt":"2012-12-30T17:11:53","slug":"and-then-i-went-to-a-doll-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/archives\/2012\/10\/and-then-i-went-to-a-doll-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"and then I went to a doll conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

I went to the NIADA<\/a> conference in Stamford, CT. I saw some amazing artwork.<\/p>\n

I love Neva<\/a>‘s work- the craftsmanship is amazing and her humor has stayed with me- every time I think back, I am amused again!<\/p>\n

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Nancy Wiley<\/a>‘s beautiful work. She now has 2 children’s book- Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Red Riding Hood. I bought myself the Red Riding Hood book. She did a presentation and described the process of illustrating the book and self-publishing.<\/p>\n

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Ana Salvador<\/a><\/p>\n

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Ankie Daanen<\/a><\/p>\n

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I love seeing Shelley Thornton<\/a>‘s work. I wish there might be more but even one is a treat.<\/p>\n

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E.J. Taylor<\/a><\/p>\n

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I saw other dolls (Anna Zueva<\/a>) that I missed getting photos of and met some wonderful people (Lillian Alberti<\/a>). There were hours and hours of presentations.<\/p>\n

The talk I needed to hear was by Robert Tonner<\/a> who is currently celebrating 20 years of his doll company. He spoke at the first NIADA conference I went to in 2005- I still remember things he said from that first talk. This is what he said that I wrote down and will post in my studio- If you want to grow, let it go<\/strong>. I need to hear that- over, and over, and over… yes, I admit it. I can go nuts if things aren’t just so- especially if they have my name on them… reminder to self- let it go.<\/p>\n

And now I will probably burn any bridges that might have existed with the NIADA part of the doll world. Wow- I just checked out the doll websites for the above artists and several others too. Most of them have not gotten the message about the internet. Please- update your sites! Put some of your new dolls up there. Get rid of the black backgrounds. How many clicks does it take to see what you do? Sigh.<\/p>\n

And here is a story that will be what I remember from this trip. If I ever get worried that I am getting a fat head when exciting things happen, I will come back over here, reread this and laugh one more time!<\/p>\n

background- On Saturday morning there was a program where visiting artists’ could sign up to show 10 images of their work- they called it 10 x 12 (based on this<\/a>). I hadn’t submitted my images because I thought that, heh, I’m all over the internet. People have seen my work and I should give other people a chance. (silly me!) When I asked the organizer of the program, she told me only 7 people had submitted work so I joined the fun after all. I presented and survived- it was the first time I have ever spoken into a microphone! At the end I mentioned the licensing contract with Land of Nod. I then spent the rest of the day answering the question- how did LON find me. I don’t actually know the answer to that but tried to suggest ways that hopefully didn’t make me sound like a jerk. That evening was the banquet and again someone asked- how did they find me? Maybe I’d used up all my patience but I said- they probably saw my work on line. I’m pretty well known on the internet. And the woman sitting next to me asks, For what?<\/p>\n

I am still laughing. It was all so absurd. Yes, I was at a doll conference. No, almost no one there knew my work or was even interested. I apparently don’t fit their definition? Luckily I am at a place with my work that I find it funny and not discouraging. And, next year I will think about going to Comic Con<\/a> where I think I might fit in a little better.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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