Oct 19
This show we did at Anime Weekend Atlanta 2015 marked the debut of our new members, the brother and sister team of Courtney and Austin. They are right fabulous, and I can’t emphasize enough how lucky we were to meet them. Also, Courtney is the most adorable Pikachu ever. …
Oct 18
Princess Zelda wears gold pauldrons with textured decoration: I needed to recreate these with the following constraints: (i) my version must allow complete freedom of the shoulder joint and (ii) my skills are with fabrics and associated tools. While I would like to learn to make armor, that is a someday project, not a “this …
Oct 08
The lovely Legend of Zelda jewelry I tried to buy from an Etsy craftswoman is either languishing lost in a warehouse or gracing the person of an unprincipled cosplay thief. I needed quick substitutes for our show at Anime Weekend Atlanta 2015. I had four days, cardboard, paint, fabric paint, ribbon, wire, hair clips, cheap …
Oct 03
I am not obsessively trolling through AWA’s official dropevent for photos looking for pictures of us. Really. Whoever took this photo, I hope you don’t mind, I’ll be happy to credit your or take it down if you want, but it’s so cute!
Sep 27
Darling distinguished audience, we were so happy to see you all yesterday! We did record video ourselves, but we didn’t get any photos, so if you have any please post them! We love photos of ourselves!
Sep 23
We’re a few days away from showtime at AWA and the pretty Princess Zelda jewelry we ordered has disappeared en route. We can only assume an international gang of cosplay thieves, which we will be joining at the earliest opportunity. In the meantime, we are building a replacement crown from scratch, and by scratch, we …
Sep 19
Legend of Zelda’s protagonist Link is easy for an aerialist: shirt, pants, tunic, belt and baldric (I bought these last, as I don’t have leatherworking tools), and drop the boots, weapons, and armor. Not that I would mind having a chain mail shirt (I think), but even if I wanted to add that much weight …
Sep 18
I spent the summer angst-ing mightily over our costumes for a Legend of Zelda routine. The angst was well spent: I am very happy with how things turned out. I’m going to start out with my last project: Princess Zelda’s Twilight Princess apron (? if there’s more apt term historical term for this piece of …
Sep 09
A photographer from onthegrid.city/Atlanta dropped by the gym while we were doing a silks workout!
