By David Doub Please introduce yourself and describe your chosen Creative Medium. My name is Jasmine Willis but I go by Jazzy Né (nay). I am a writer, entertainer, and graphic designer. What got you into your Creative Medium? What schooling and experiences help lead you there? What do you do to continue to learn and improve? Growing I watched my childhood heroes be actors, cartoonists, voiceover artists, etc and I knew that I wanted to be like them. Everything I know now has been through learning on my own. I've watched YouTube videos and continue to practice. I know most would think it takes major discipline, but in reality it takes a good amount of curiosity to find out what else you can learn. That's literally what I do. What are some of your favorite works? What do enjoy about creating? What are some pet peeves? I think my favorite work was a YouTube video I produced about being a Black girl gamer. It was a solo project I worked on, with some help from my husband, and I was very hype about the final product! Creating to me is an outlet. It allows me to release whatever negative or weird energies I've dealt with to be revamped and turned into whatever it is I'm working on at the time. Biggest peeve is when my pc decides it doesn't want to be nice or I overwhelm myself with too much on the plate. Who are some local creators who you enjoy their work or are just generally awesome people? Please explain why. Aww jinkies... Ummm... I'll have to say I love the works from Mixed Hues, my girls Tami and Kika (cosplayers), and DJ R.O.C.K.M.A.N.!! They may not be traditional artists but they are creators in their own right and my fave Black geeks to ever be around! What are some of your favorite local conventions? Can you share any particular fun memories? I don't have any favorites but I have attended some - IKKICON, Okashicon, AnimeCTX, and PAX South to name a few. My team, The NexCrew, hosted a panel at Ikkicon called Race: Does It Truly Matter? and while we had some folks try to troll us the turnout and learning opportunities were amazing! We got to empower our fellow geeks and encourage others to be bold in who they are. I got to host and DJ a party Okashicon! I have NEVER DJed before that was fun lol. At PAX South I was able to establish connections with amazing musicians and people in the Nerdcore music world. I have pictures on my FB page to show how short I am but that these folks are amazing!! What do you look forward to for Women of Wonder Con? What do you hope people can take away from Women of Wonder Convention? I'm looking forward to representing the Black geek community at Women of Wonder Con. I want to show young girls and boys who look like me that they too can do what I do! I want people to walk away from the con feeling empowered and riding the creative vibes. They should feel like they can do anything and their fire won't be doused by dream killers. You can find me at the following: Twitter.com/JazzNexCrew Instagram.com/jazz_necole Facebook.com/jazziewillis. Visit gcxaustin.com and thenexcrew.com to see my teams in action! The Dallas Public Library hosts the 3rd annual Women of Wonder Con on Saturday, March 7th at the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library from 10am to 5pm!
Press coverage about WOW Con 2019: http://kabooooom.com/2019/03/women-of-wonder-con-2019-report/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjXshtdnTEY https://dallaslibrary.librarymarket.com/events/women-wonder-con-2019 More information about Women of Wonder Convention can be found at: http://www.womenofwondercon.com https://www.facebook.com/WomenOfWonderCon |
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