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Selling Art for a Gothic Conference!

Hello, everyone! I'm planning on attending an academic conference:  IGA 2019  at Lewis University in Chicago; to do so, I need to raise the funds before June 1st (which, incidentally, happens to be my birthday). My abstract has been submitted and I'm on the presenter roster. However, the cost for registering (and accommodation for the entire week, plus transportation) still needs to be paid. It totals at approximately $400 (there is a bursary opportunity, but it is decided on after registration ends). Seeing as I cannot presently afford the registration costs, I would like to try and raise the necessary funds by selling personalized artwork. My blog largely pertains to Gothic horror in cinema, literature and videogames; I'm also an erotic artist. I primarily draw women from fantasy, horror, and science fiction (or sometimes muscle-bound men like Conan the Barbarian—think Luis Royo or Frank Frazetta). My subjects needn't be overtly sexual, but I do specializ...