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“Moving the needle” and author readings

“Moving the needle” and author readings

I just wrapped up a delightful weekend at ConQuesT 49 in Kansas City, MO. Yes, it’s my “home convention,” but it was a particularly good one, this year–and I’m not the only one I heard say that. The presentations by the amazing Elizabeth Leggett were worth the price of admission, all by themselves–Especially the big reveal of my friend Lynette M. Burrows’s cover for her soon-to-be-available new book, My Soul to Keep. It was part of Leggett’s presentation on the making of book covers. This is only a tiny glimpse of…

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New artwork debuts at ConQuesT 49!

New artwork debuts at ConQuesT 49!

The Artdog Image(s) of Interest  Gerberas and Gold #1, 2016-2018, © by Jan S. Gephardt Gerberas and Gold #2, 2016-2018, © by Jan S. Gephardt As promised in the mid-week post, today’s Images are my newest finished artwork. They go on display today in the ConQuesT 49 Art Show, along with most of the rest of my current work. Can you tell I don’t have the best setup for photographing my artwork right now? Believe it or not, both mats are the same color. These two pieces feature another…

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Preparing for ConQuesT 49!

Preparing for ConQuesT 49!

Will you be in Kansas City this weekend?  Memorial Day Weekend is the perennial date for my “home” science fiction convention, ConQuesT–put on each year by the Kansas City Science Fiction and Fantasy Society, of which I am the Communications Officer. The Art Show I’ll be showing new work at the ConQuesT 49 Art Show: on Friday, look for the first two of my new Gerberas & Gold series, which will pair up as this week’s Image(s) of Interest. I’m not showing them in this post because (1) They’re debuting at ConQuesT 49,…

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Tales of ConQuesT (48)–The Art Part

Tales of ConQuesT (48)–The Art Part

My home science fiction group, the Kansas City Science Fiction and Fantasy Society, put on their annual convention this weekend. I always enjoy ConQuesT, held each ear in Kansas City on Memorial Day Weekend–but I must say that this year’s ConQuesT 48 was even more fun than usual. There are many reasons why it all came together so well for me, but here are a few highlights from the “Art Part.” Always first and last, for me, there is the ConQuesT Art…

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