NYCC After Party Exhibition @ Lovecraft Thurs!

New York Comic Con is next week!  As it stands right now, I'm still on the wait list for an Artist Alley table.  If you'd like a sketch from me, you can email your order to mindy@mindyindy.com early next week, and I can deliver it to you at the show.  OR even BETTER, you can get a sketch at the NYCC after party at Lovecraft Bar that I'll be exhibiting at with 20 other artists, 5 bands, and cosplayers!  Missed your chance for a ticket to NYCC?  No worries - stop by Lovecraft for tons of comic-con fun!  This video highlights last year's party.

Lovecraft Bar NYC 50 Avenue B, New York, New York 10009

THURSDAY October 6th from 8pm - Midnight.

$5 entry, which will be donated to http://fotvm.org/ to help the homeless. One drink or food purchase min. 21+ event

Get Tickets Here: https://nyccafterparty.eventbrite.com/

For more info, check out the facebook event too.  Hope to see you there!

Unfortunately, I always fall into the trap of buying food on sale.  Unfortunately, Key Food is the closest grocery store.  "When in doubt, throw it out," but I may as well get my $ back too.  Returned 2 Marie Callender's pot pies today.

Comic Book Music Film Fest THIS FRIDAY!

Looks like Lovecraft Bar is becoming one of my favorite places!  This Friday March 4th they're having another small festival that combines comics, music, and film!  I also designed the flyer for this one and will be exhibiting again.  Here are some fun-sounding names of other people who will be there:  Comic art by Ninja Express and Dionisios Kavvadias, and music by Sunshiner and Bad Mary.  My friend and fellow exhibitor Nadia Burgess (aka Toughspirit) will also be showing one of her films:  "Black."  If you've liked her other art at NYCC, MoCCA Fest, or Special Edition (which btw isn't happening this year), now's the chance to see her film work. 

Comic Book Music Film Fest is 7P-11:45P 3/4.  Lovecraft 50 Ave B.  Here's the facebook event.  Please take any train to the Delancey-Essex stop, then walk north.  $5 admission and it's encouraged to get either 1 drink or food item.  Every $5 entry fee goes to the Goodwill Rescue Mission, striving to end homelessness.  You can rest assured your $ will go directly to feed and shelter the homeless, instead of it possibly being spent on "other" things if you just give to panhandlers.  Homelessness is a huge issue in NYC, and even though I'm not sure the problem will ever be totally solved, at least we can help a little in our own way with fun fundraising events like this.

See you Friday!

We all hate getting charged with a surprise fee for anything.  Sometimes there are fees we expect, but it really kicks you in the pants when there's a big random one that somehow, for some reason, you didn't see until it was too late.  It's important to try to stay on top of everything, which is why I'm trying out this thing called a "weekly review," something I learned from David Allen's book "Getting Things Done" or GTD for short.  I HIGHLY recommend this book to everyone, but especially artists, who often struggle with project management.  Basically, the GTD method helps you to:

1.  Do a "brain dump" where you write down literally every task or project you have to do.  2.  Break down projects into small steps.  3.  Actually DO the steps.  Part of this process is the weekly review, to review all the projects and steps to make sure you're on top of things, including everything from bank accounts to comic projects to what you'll cook for dinner.  I feel like I could write all day about GTD because it's helped me immensely, but more on that later.

All You Need Is Love: A Love-Themed Comic Reading!

I'm very excited to announce a special event!  It's called "All You Need Is Love - Real And True Love Stories In Comic Form!"  Get inspired for Valentine's Day with this heart-warming comic reading event!  Over the years, I've drawn many Custom Comics, which are real and true love stories for actual couples.  The comics tell everything from how they met, to the proposals, and more!  

It's not just an event for couples!  I'm single, and am fascinated by the random variety of circumstances under which couples have met.  At the event, I'll be reading comics featuring people meeting at a tennis match to jury duty.  You may even be inspired to ask out that special person you've had your eye on, or to pop the big question in a creative way! 

Comics will be projected and read aloud in the beautiful, classy, and mysterious Lovecraft Bar lower lounge. 

FREE event plus 1 drink OR food purchase. 21+ 
Lovecraft has a great menu here: http://www.lovecraftnyc.com/

FREE chocolates while supplies last - get there early ;)

It's this Thursday, February 4th, at the same exact place I was for the comic event last week - Lovecraft Bar!  50 Ave B.  Starts at 8pm and should go until 9pm.  I'd love to see you there!

Here's the facebook event too!

And by the way, last week's comic show at Lovecraft was pretty fun!  A pretty laid back show, so I got to talk to lots of nice people and enjoy some of the music sets!

So my overhead light went out, and the ceiling in my apartment is too high for me to reach, even standing on a high table that we have.  So I asked the super if I could borrow a ladder.  He's the nicest super I've ever had, and he said he'd bring the ladder and change the bulb himself over the weekend.  So I call him and he brings the ladder, unscrews the light fixture, and to our surprise it wasn't a normal light bulb.  No, it was some weird-ass double circle halogen fluorescent bulb that you couldn't even replace with regular light bulbs!  (sigh) So now I have to go to the hardware store, get a replacement weirdo bulb, call the super again, and have him replace it.  It reminds me of the age old joke of "How many people does it take to screw in a light bulb?"  In this case, the answer is at least 2, not including the person I'll have to talk to at the hardware store to figure out what exact weirdo bulb will be right, because if I get the exact one it'll be like $20, but the super said I can get a similar one for $4.  How the hell did this get so complicated?

LES Films & Comic Book Festival THIS THURSDAY!

Here is a trailer for one of the films that's going to play at the LES Films & Comic Book Festival!  "Solace" looks like a peek into the lives of teens getting involved in the comic book industry.  This and more great films, indie comics, cosplay, and music - here's the lineup:

COSPLAY SHOW
Emy Rose Cosplay
Cosplay Love Pro
BetaCosplay
The Red Cyclone
Photography by Knightmare6
11:00pm Ultra Street Fighter 4 PS3

COMIC BOOK SHOWCASE:
Ellesaur Arts
Craig Johnson II
Curves and Bullets
artbybang
Ghost The Artist
Mindy Indy
Todd Matthy
BiT Happens

FILM FESTIVAL (begins 8pm)
'Vemana' by Hamza Zaman
'Solace' Episode 1 by Ralph Puma
American Pinup
'The Other Side of New York' by Vinay Pujara
10:30pm Marvel vs Capcom

LIVE MUSIC ROOM (8pm)
Actor Joseph D Fisher
Actress Sarah Bosch
Comedian Josh Potter (Troma Films)
Comedian Tony Jackson (Broadway Comedy Club)
Poetry & Hip Hop by MCCB
Petra Jarrar
Ed Bersano
Madeline Woods
Jonathan Gianino

Please come out to the show this Thursday, January 28th at Lovecraft Bar 50 Ave B!  From 7p - 11:30p!  It'll be great weather too - still in the 40's, so no chance we'll get snowed out again.  Almost feels like spring today - the snow is meeeeeeeellllltiiiiiiinnnnggg!

LES Films & Comic Book Festival this Saturday!

So what's a few inches of snow this weekend?  There's a small indie comic & film fest going on this Saturday at Lovecraft Bar!  Lovecraft has such a cool sci-fi theme a-la-HP Lovecraft, with pipes of bubbling liquid lining the walls, and a basement with a nautical theme.  LES (short for Lower East Side) Films & Comic Book Festival will have short films, a comic book showcase, comedy, art, cosplay shows, bands, poetry, Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, and Ultra Street Fighter 4.   An event striving to end poverty & homelessness with Goodwill Rescue Mission. 

Saturday, January 23, starting 7pm.  At 50 Ave B Manhattan.  $5 benefit contribution & 1 drink min, 21+ event.  The closest subway stop is Delancey/Essex, so just get to the J, M, or F trains.  Goes until 11:30pm. 

I'll be tabling with a few other indie artists, such as my friend Ellen Stedfeld (the Ellesaur) and more!  Music and film showcase is at 8pm.  Here's the Eventbrite page and Facebook page.  

I hope you can make it out to this unique and fun fest despite our hibernation nature when it starts snowing :)