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Events- Dia de los Muertos @ Molaa

This was a dope event I participated in down in Long Beach, California. I hadn’t been to the museum before and after participating in this I plan to come back! For this “Dia de Muertos” event I set up with 30-40 other local vendors who were selling jewelry, pottery, comics, clothing, candles, and more.

During the pandemic I participated on a panel discussion for MOLAAA with some good friends Cathy Camper and Isabel Quintero alongside moderator Professor Frederick Aldama which was awesome. Watch it here.

I drove down with my family, hit the Lightbox Expo on my second day out there and then hit Molaa on day 3. I brought my whole set up.

While I was there I met some new friends such as Con Todos Press, Little Dreamers Publishing , my neighbors Rituals N Potions and For My Homegirls and had a great time. I’m hoping to do more school and library visits in the Los Angeles area so if you know of someone hit me up.

Meeting author and activist Danielle Davis in person

I didn’t get a chance to go inside or see all the performances but I caught a glimpse of a the Mariachi Cumbia and one of the alters outside. it was beautiful and somber being that ICE has been terrorizing Black and Brown folks in LA, Chicago, Portland, NYC, here in the Bay and many other places.

This is a short video showing some more photos from the event.

Dig this? Check out this video of me talking to Gabriela Martinez about Furqan’s First Flat Top

Or check out these photos of my set up at SJ Made in San Jose, Ca.

October 29, 2025
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SJ Made Fest! June 1-2nd, 11am-6pm

Hey fam, if you’re in the South Bay this weekend come see me at the SJ Made Fest! I’ll be there alongside 250 vendors and there will be 50 food trucks, K-Pop performances, and a kitten lounge. Come through with your entire family, its free. MORE INFO HERE.

Here are some photos the SJ Made team took of me in my home studio:)

Dig this? Check out a photo of me selling at the Craneway Craft Fair in 2023

May 27, 2024
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Seattle “Renegade Craft Fair” -April 20-21

If you live in or around the Seattle area please come see me at the Seattle Renegade Craft Fair. I’ll be at booth #124 inside the Hangar 30 at Magnuson Park (see map below). I’ve been to Seattle before to do the Seattle Urban Book Expo in 2022. This will be my first time doing the Renegade Craft Fair. I will have at least 7 of my kids books, plus art prints, and some stickers.

This crew have been doing large vendor focused events for more than 15 years I believe. I was unable to find a good video but visit the website for MORE INFO

Dig this? Check out this photo of me tabling at Craneway Craft Fair

April 7, 2024
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Booth SET UP from Craneway Craft Fair

Throwback to my table set up at the Craneway Craft Fair in Richmond California last November. The organizers did a great job getting the space ready and getting in and out was seamless. I did pretty well too.

Here’s a photo of me working taken by Craneway’s Clara Rice.

This was a really cool moment. Michael Perry who wrote Turntable Timmy and Daniel’s Ride gave me some much neeeded encouragement over a decade ago when I was just starting out. It was so crazy to run into him at this event! See original post.

Dig this? Check out some press from the 7th annual Social Justice Children’s Book Fair where I’m not only a co-organizer but a vendor as well. Also, here’s a post about how I improved my table set up.

February 6, 2024
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I’m a vendor at San Jose Made 2022

 

Hey, if you’re in the South Bay, Central California, or the Bay Area please come to the 2022 San Jose Made Holiday Fair. This will be my third year either attending and/or vending at the event and I invite you to come shop, meet artists, eat, hang out, and play. There will be over 400 vendors selling clothing, art, household items, toys, pottery, sculpture, books, and more. They even had a photo booth and free gifts for the first 500 attendees each day. I’ll be there at booth G20 selling kids books, art prints, stickers, and more. 
San Jose Made is a crew of artists and entrepreneurs who support small businesses and local artists through yearly fairs, markets, pop ups, and storefront events in the San Jose and Santa Clara area.  Please visit their website and follow them on Instagram.
Check out some photos from last year. My wifey helped me set up:)
Photos by me and the SJ Made team
Dig this? Check out my post last year
November 4, 2022
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San Jose Craft Holiday Fair – Nov 26-28, 2021

 

I’ll be vending at @sjmade’s holiday craft fair this year y’all. It’s the largest winter holiday craft fair in the South Bay Area and this year’s three full days from Black Friday (Nov. 26) through Small Business Saturday (Nov. 27) and ending on Sunday, Nov. 28. Know anyone who’d want to go? Tag em here or follow SJMade.
The event features over 350+ amazing makers, artists, designers, curators, workshops, food producers and creative small businesses. I’ve been to two of their events as a visitor and its always a good mix of people and makers. Why come to a craft fair? Gifts and goodies you can’t often get at a chain or corporate store! If you’re a maker there is also lots of inspiration. So mask up and come through! 
Free to get in. Santa Clara Convention Center – 5001 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054.  Friday Nov. 26 (12 pm to 6 pm), Saturday Nov. 27 (11 am to 6 pm) and Sunday (11 am to 5 pm). More info at sanjosemade.com/pages/holiday-fair-2021.
This video is pre-pandemic, but posting it so you can get a vibe.
Shout out to SF Etsy, heres my post from 2019 when I was a vendor there.
Wanna see how I made it to 1k sales on Etsy? Peep
October 25, 2021
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Black Joy Parade VIRTUAL marketplace

 

Hey i’m excited to share with you the first virtual market I will be a part of this year. The Black Joy Parade!! Last year I attended the in person festival for the 2nd time in downtown Oakland which probably had over 10K people. That would be the second time there as a visitor and my first time there as a vendor. It was great, I met tons of folks. And it was the only real in person event I got to vend at last year. This year with restrictions in place and nearly half a million people who have died as a result of the virus in the US its going online. 
Please check out my shop as always, but also check out some of the other vendors!! Read their descriptions and click on their links. Its free to look 🙂

Always with great branding and design, here’s the post from last year.
February 8, 2021
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Throwback Photo

 

Here’s a throwback to November of 2019 when there were still events indoors and outside. And you could be in the same proximity as hella people without worrying about a virus. The big SF Etsy Holiday Emporium!
Photographer and maker Imelda Jimenez-LaMar took this photo for a blog post she wrote about sharing visuals as a seller. 
here’s a photo of my table from the Vallejo California Juneteenth event last year as well. 

September 20, 2020
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