I think the soft looking cherry blossom background looks perfect. You did a grear job making their mascot look beautiful in her outfit. ^_^
And congrats on your town having its first anime convention. Hope you have fun. XD

Thank you so much :D
I'm really looking forward to this weekend! I'm hoping to get loads of souvenirs to take home too!

If they have both an area where they sell fanart and an area where they sell merchandise imported from Japan, might I suggest checking out the merchandise first? My budget is limited whenever I go to these conventions and as beautiful as their fanart for sale might be, the stuff from Japan that I want might not be there next time because they may go out of stock and may not be manufactured anymore. ^_^; I guess the challenge is to strike some sort of balance. lol

major - I'm so happy you like my art :D

I most certainly will be looking for the merchant alley first! I'm hoping for a Link plushie or at least something Zelda related xD