Pictoplasma NYC Festival Recap

After a hurricane delay and then a snow delay, the 2012 (now 2013) Pictoplasma NYC Festival finally happened earlier this month as a condensed, one-day program on Sunday, February 10th. 

I was thrilled to share a podium with Julia Pott, Gemma Correll, Sonni, David OReilly, Andy Rementer, Buff Monster, and Jason Freeny. It was an excellent mix of styles and approaches to character art, and the one-day program meant that I didn't miss anyone's presentation. 

I was a huge ball of nerves before my talk, but I think it went well enough. I shared my story of how I came to knit miniature worlds, how my pattern designing and artwork overlap and support each other, and what it means to me to design a character for other people to recreate as their own. 

The multiple screens were a nice touch. And I got to talk with so many nice people afterward, including a nice guy who had brought tiny gnomes knitted by his mom! That was an unexpected surprise, and I just had to get a picture.

A big thank-you to Lars and Peter of Pictoplasma! And exciting news: I'll be giving this talk again at Pictoplasma's Berlin Conference and Festival in April, and I'll also have a show in conjunctuntion with the festival. More details soon!