Dragon Con was amazing as always. Despite a very bumpy beginning which included car trouble, hotel room cancellation, and miscommunication with the Costuming Track. In the end everything turned out fine but there was some WTF moments.
The Costuming Exibit
Doing the exhibit for the costuming track was a interesting experience. Most of the exhibit is set up Thursday and it gets taken down Monday. Due to that and other factors i ended up schlepping around the dress and the dress form for a few hours. I was dressed as bellhop Bart from Dirk Gently and the time but I feet like I came off more harried costumer. I made a extra piece for Hikari which was a variant of a Netsuke and a Inro. It was fun to make and I felt complemented the piece well. It used a combination of old and new computer parts and was adorned with some trinkets and gems.
For the Villain Vogue Fashion Show
I repaired gear works and a small part of the form its self of the headpiece for Maleficent and hand painted a golden accent along the horn. I softened the ruff on the inside with a strip of velvet and added copper painted wood tines. Updated the staff again as I lost another topper last year. ( two glass globes down ) I made this piece really tall so I need to be careful when going through doorways. Going with a spindle topper made for me by William Cook and steaming it up. This makes the staff supper tall. I also added wrist cuffs to the outfit which were simple and fun. Diablo was a skeleton raven from the Halloween section. I gave him a brass base and hand painted the gold trim, figured out what made the most sense for him gear wise and applied the gears and wire.
All in all I would do both of these events again next year.
Charlotte Cat Murphy Designs 