(helmet girl by Camilla d'Errico)...Or the beginning of a geek experience.
So as mentioned via twitter, I was really excited about attending the Emerald City ComiCon this year. First of all, I'd be taking my girlfriend Misti to her first comic convention (a true geek rite of passage), but secondly I'd be able to introduce her to the artist Camilla d'Errico.
I attended the ECCC back in 2004, dragged there back a group of friends who were really into comics. I was pretty excited to meet Stan Sakai (the creator of Usagi Yojimbo), but other than that, I wasn't really sure to to expect. Later that day, my best friend Chip showed up, and we started to wander around Artist Alley. While perusing various prints and works, we saw this wonderful picture of a girl sitting on a sidewalk done in water colors. I bought one print, the "rainy version", while Chip bought the sunny version. Chip and I chatted with the artist, Camilla d'Errico a bit, and then I left.
I was instantly a fan of her work, which has an Anime/Mange influence, but a style all her own. After I was home a few days, I decided to see if she had any more art for sale, a sure enough, she did. I bought a few more prints and some original art (a kid's piece called "Paperbag Princess").
("Burn" )
Later she offered some more original art to me, which I gladly paid for (see the first piece "Helmet Girl - winking").
Jump forward to 2009 - Misti loves my Camilla d'Errico paintings, especially "Helmet Girl." I noted that Camilla was going to be at ECCC this year (I think she's there every year) and that we could go meet her and maybe get some more art. Of course, Misti thought this was a wonderful idea.
After a very long drive (another story for anther time), we arrive in Seattle and begin the convention. I made sure that we visited Camilla first (since there was the possibility that she would be a bit tired at the end of the day - a convention is a very draining experience).
Camilla was very nice and made Misti into an even bigger fan as a result. We chatted for a bit, got a graphic novel signed and then wandered around for a couple of hours, just taking in the whole experience. We chatted about what prints we wanted to buy from Camilla and then wandered back to Artists Alley.
Jump forward to 2009 - Misti loves my Camilla d'Errico paintings, especially "Helmet Girl." I noted that Camilla was going to be at ECCC this year (I think she's there every year) and that we could go meet her and maybe get some more art. Of course, Misti thought this was a wonderful idea.
After a very long drive (another story for anther time), we arrive in Seattle and begin the convention. I made sure that we visited Camilla first (since there was the possibility that she would be a bit tired at the end of the day - a convention is a very draining experience).
Camilla was very nice and made Misti into an even bigger fan as a result. We chatted for a bit, got a graphic novel signed and then wandered around for a couple of hours, just taking in the whole experience. We chatted about what prints we wanted to buy from Camilla and then wandered back to Artists Alley.
We bought 2 prints and 2 comic books, all of which Camilla signed (she even sketched on the backs of both comics!). And then, while noting that she is starting to get over her camera-shyness, she let us take a picture with her.
So if you are interested in her work, like Anime, and/or enjoy discovering new artists - check out her site here: http://www.camilladerrico.com/
Next time: Costumes - freaks and geeks!
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