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  • sketchblog: piper
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    sketchblog: piper

    August 18, 1999 /

    Piper’s original design

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  • Art Post: 45K Hits
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    Art Post: 45K Hits

    August 11, 1999 /

    Two charas from the game Lunar XD I’m not familiar with the game, so…. yeah. This was for 45K!! This was actually from a while back but posting the Rinoa for 50k made me realize I never posted this in the gallery…

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  • Art Post: Utena Tarot
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    Art Post: Utena Tarot

    August 11, 1999 /

    This is an Utena Tarot Card I did for the US Utena Tarot Card Project. It’s kinda rushed but I liked how her face turned out! ^^

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  • Art Post: Josei (Gift)
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    Art Post: Josei (Gift)

    August 11, 1999 /

    MAG’s August character! I really like this chara but my pic turned out bad v_v;;; Bleh~

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  • Art Post: Rinoa for 50K (FF8)
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    Art Post: Rinoa for 50K (FF8)

    August 11, 1999 /

    I did this for my 50K thank u present! It’s ok, but very very rushed. This is one of the fastest CGs I’ve done in ages.

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  • Art Post: Baby Blue (Gift)
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    Art Post: Baby Blue (Gift)

    July 24, 1999 /

    Chun’s Babyblue!! She was just so cute I had to draw her! It turned out kinda weird looking tho *_* But heh, I like the grass!

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  • Art Post: Vincent for the MAB (FF7)
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    Art Post: Vincent for the MAB (FF7)

    July 24, 1999 /

    This was my sub for the MAB… v_v; It turned out really icky, especially the background. I could have worked on it more, but by this time I was completely sick of it!

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  • sketchblog: piper
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    Sketchblog: Neurotic Jedis

    July 23, 1999 /

    This is a back-dated post! In 2016 I went back through my old sketchbooks and “rescued” a lot of my old, lost artwork, and I’m slowly getting them re-added to my archives. Little doodles of my and Ash’s jedi characters.

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  • Art Post: Jin and Xiaoyu
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    Art Post: Jin and Xiaoyu

    July 20, 1999 /

    I did a picture of Jin and Ling going to school once a long time ago, and it was super horrible… So I decided to remake the pic and see the difference. Jin turned out ok, but, once again, I had trouble with Xiaoyu’s face. I decided not to finish it for that reason. So here for your viewing pleasure…

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  • Art Post: Raleigh Gunnar (Gift)
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    Art Post: Raleigh Gunnar (Gift)

    July 19, 1999 /

    This was someone’s character for the MAG or MCX or MOB or one of those monthly things and I don’t remember whose its was!

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  • Art Post: Reah (Gift)
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    Art Post: Reah (Gift)

    July 11, 1999 /

    Shigeru’s original character, Reah! For the MAG! This pic nearly gave me a heart attack!

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  • sketchblog: piper
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    sketchblog: phantom menace

    July 11, 1999 /

    Some Phantom Menace sketches!

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  • sketchblog: piper
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    Sketchblog: Han Solo

    July 7, 1999 /

    This is a back-dated post! In 2016 I went back through my old sketchbooks and “rescued” a lot of my old, lost artwork, and I’m slowly getting them re-added to my archives. This was done to be a companion piece to the Leia I finished but this never got beyond inking.

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  • Art Post: Ocha
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    Art Post: Ocha

    July 3, 1999 /

    Ocha flying around in the wind… or something

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  • Art Post: Jar Jar
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    Art Post: Jar Jar

    July 2, 1999 /

    I’m trying to all of the Phantom Menace characters so that includes Jar Jar

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  • sketchblog: piper
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    Sketchblog: 2 Padmes

    June 29, 1999 /

    This is a back-dated post! In 2016 I went back through my old sketchbooks and “rescued” a lot of my old, lost artwork, and I’m slowly getting them re-added to my archives. Peasant Padme and Queen Amidala, never finished this.

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  • Art Post: Piper in markers
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    Art Post: Piper in markers

    June 24, 1999 /

    Piper done in blue tones! I still like this pic… although piper looks a mite too sexy.

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  • Art Post: Padme (Star Wars)
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    Art Post: Padme (Star Wars)

    June 24, 1999 /

    Inked sketch of Padme in her battle outfit! I hope to finish this soon

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  • Art Post: Josei (Gift)
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    Art Post: Josei (Gift)

    June 23, 1999 /

    K’s character I wanted to do something really nice for August’s MAG, Josei, but instead I did this… It had been a long time since I’d drawn a unicorn, and instead of doing something cool, I did this 😛 Really and truly, the only things I’m not happy with are Josei’s face and the grass. My original picture of Josei…

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  • sketchblog: piper
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    Sketchblog: Queen Amidala

    June 22, 1999 /

    This is a back-dated post! In 2016 I went back through my old sketchbooks and “rescued” a lot of my old, lost artwork, and I’m slowly getting them re-added to my archives. An alternate version of the Amidala I did finish.

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My Costume History, Day 183: Dolores from Westworl My Costume History, Day 183: Dolores from Westworld, for SFCC 2017 The first season of Westworld was incredible. I really wanted to make Dolores’ blue dress - headed to Joann to find something “close enough” and got to work. I found this lightweight blue cotton to use for the dress, and picked up some trim too. I altered a bodice pattern I had, change the neckline shape and adding sleeves - and I did actually do button holes and real functioning buttons here (if you’ve read more of these posts, you know I avoid real button holes LOL). Used some buttons I had and weathered them. For the skirt, I started by making a little bustle out of some quilted cotton I had - attached it to some bias tape and it closes with a hook and eye. I draped my fabric over that bustle on the dressform to figure out the skirt shape. Got it pleated the way I wanted and sewed it to a waistband and got it hemmed. The trims are 4 layers - one of a lace, one of a velvet ribbon I dyed, and two layers of rick rack. So it was a pain to sew on. The belt is from Tandy - Chase dyed it for me, made me a pouch and also made the buckle for me. Bought the wig online and dyed the roots, and wore some boots I had. I do like this costume. I did get the neckline shape wrong and that bothers me (it comes down too low in the back and should sit closer to my neck over my shoulders), but the big “meh” for me is that I don’t like this wig, and I don’t like how it looks on me. I always thought about getting a new one and trying again, but the interest in Westworld kinda died out, so this costume just kinda got shuffled to the side. I did wear it a few more times, to Visioncon and Dragoncon that year, and of course we did the white backdrop shoot. I still have it, and I’ve had it out for a couple of videos in recent years. But since Westworld kinda fizzled, there’s just not a lot of interest in it. I do still have a photoshoot idea in the back of my head, and if that even comes to fruition, I’ll get this out again and update that wig...
My Costume History, Day 182: Galadriel from the Th My Costume History, Day 182: Galadriel from the The Hobbit, for MCX 2016 So funny story - I have done 3 very lazy Galadriel costumes over the years, all using parts from other costumes. The first was back in 2001/2002, using my first Leia costume and my She-Ra wig, and just a ribbon I had for a belt. The second was in 2004, using my original Arwen costume and a long Godiva wig that tangled HORRIBLY LOL. But I got to wear it in a fun costume contest group at SDCC that year, and met some really cool people thanks to it. When I made my Elf Queen Aelsa costume from Thor in 2015, I realized... ooh I could do another lazy Galadriel costume with this too, if I make this chest armor removable. So I did - the armor ties on, so there’s no visible snaps or velcro or anything on the dress. I used my Edith wig this time, which was an upgrade from the Godiva wig. Still used my Arwen crown from 2003, made by Atelier des Elfes, and my Galadriel wig @kitkatmemphis gave me for Christmas a gazillion years ago. Wore this to MCX that year and then headed out to do a photoshoot at Kevin’s house - love how those pics came out. The bummer part is when we did the white backdrop shoot a few months later, I somehow managed to lose the full size versions, so I only have the small internet sized versions now (grimace emoji). Guess that means I need to redo it one day. And maybe one day I’ll do a “real” Galadriel costume. I love the silver Hobbit one and I’d love to do that one of these days.
My Costume History, Day 181: Tightrope Walker from My Costume History, Day 181: Tightrope Walker from the Haunted Mansion, for our Dragon Con 2016 As I mentioned earlier, we cut back on cons this year, and we only did Dragon Con for a day and a half that year. But of course I still have to make something new, and since we were also going to do the Disney Halloween party later in the year, I decided to do the Tightrope Walker so I could wear it for both. All my fabric came from Joann - I got a purple velveteen for the top, a matte white satin for the skirt, and this cool layered pink chiffon for the sleeves. Made the bodice out of the velveteen, lined with cotton, with spiral steel boning and a lace up back. I really like how it turned out. The sleeves were a take on the same Edwardian sleeve pattern I used for Edith (still had it laying out LOL), just smaller. I stuffed them with netting for shape. I made the upper white pieces out of some lace fabric from Joann, and the bows on top out of some leftover pink taffeta from my pink 18th century dress. The capelet I went through a couple of mock-ups trying to get the size and shape right on me. Trimmed it in some faux fur and it closes with a snap, hidden behind a more decorative cape closure. I made the basic skirt, gathered onto a basic waistband. (If I were to redo this I would’ve done this as a circle skirt instead of gathering it, I don’t like how it hides the flowers.) I made a stencil for the flower and used it as a rough guide for painting each on, but I didn’t stick to it exactly because I wanted them to look painterly. (I went with the earlier arts’ even rows of flowers look - another thing I’d change if I were to redo it). Styled the wig from Arda, made some straps for existing pink flats I had. When I wore this to Dragon Con that year, I just used my Jane parasol, but for MNSSHP later that year, I bought a cheap parasol online, stripped it, replaced it with my own fabric and trim, and made an extension for it. I was really happy with how that turned out. (Also restyled the wig so my side curls weren’t so huge). This was a fun costume and one I’d be glad to pull out again anytime - I dunno about MNSSHP again, it was still too hot for this there!!
My Costume History, Day 180: Edith from Crimson Pe My Costume History, Day 180: Edith from Crimson Peak, for our Megacon 2016 While in the theater seeing Crimson Peak the year before I decided I HAD to make something from it, came home and immediately bought a wig LOL So since I already had some money invested in it, I decided to do this Edith costume for our one day visit to Megacon in 2016. I bought a bunch of plain crepe de chine from Dharma Trading. I started with making the top yoke section - it’s a cotton base and supports the sleeves. For the sleeves I used an Edwardian era pattern I had on hand and made the big sleeves puffs, stuffed with netting for shape, and made the lower sections extra long so I could gather them. I trimmed the edge with some lace and added some faux buttons (they snap close). I took big squares of my crepe de chine and gathered them down to fit on each panel of the yoke and sewed them down - trimmed the edges to be the “ruffle” at the neck and bust line. It closes with snaps up the front. Then I took all that I had left over my crepe de chine, sewed it into a giant tube, and pleated it down to fit onto the bottom of the yoke, under the ruffle. Once I had that all attached, I hemmed it. Now it was time to weather the whole thing. I started with dip-dyeing the bottom hem - I tested out some dye mixes to recreate the “clay staining” and once I was happy with the colour, I set up a dye station and dipped the end of my dress into it. Well, I messed it up. I got it way too far down in the dye. One one side it came all the way up to the waist! I tried some dye remover but in the end, I had to just take it off, buy new fabric and redo it (grimace emoji). Second time dyeing, my husband helped holding up the top so I could pay better attention to how far it went in the dye. Then I weathered the top with dye and paint for the blood splatter, which was hard to do LOL. I also made some plain nude spandex gloves and bloodied them up as well so I didn’t have to paint my hands. I was really happy with how this turned out! It’s so floating and fun to wear. Got to do a cool shoot in a wine cellar later that year. I still want to do more Crimson Peak costumes... maybe one of these days.
My Costume History, Day 179: Princess Leia Disneyb My Costume History, Day 179: Princess Leia Disneybound from Star Wars, for our Disney trip 2016 So 2016 was a weird year, because we did less cons, only did Dragon Con for a day and a half - instead, we bought Disney World annual passes and went to Disney a whole bunch of times that year. But it didn’t mean I stopped sewing. I was inching closer and closer to a Leia disneybound on our trips years previously, buns, themed clothes, etc - so for 2016 I decided I wanted to commit and do a proper bound. I made 2 pieces for this - the top and dolman shrug. I bought the shorts, necklace and shoes. The shoes were my attempt to find white versions of some shoes I already had and loved (they were SO comfy) but I didn’t really love these as much. Ah well. For the top, I had this shirt at the time that I loooved and I basically wanted the same thing but Star Wars-themed. It was a white shirt with some white designs up the center front, so I recreated that with some very light grey/silver-y Star Wars symbols and had it printed on spoonflower knit. I also bought some of their plain white knit to use for other sections. I used my existing shirt as a guide to make a pattern, and assembled it from my spoonflower fabric. Easy! The I got worried about wearing all white to Disney LOL I thought I’d make a shrug to wear over it - something I could cover myself in while eating or sit on if I needed to sit on the ground. I found this thin grey knit at Joann that had silver metallic stripes running through and made this Dolman shrug - heavily based on a Captain America one I had from WeLoveFine. I added a big rebel symbol to the back using some scrap red spandex. I love how it turned out, and it entered my regular wardrobe rotation after this! And it was perfect for the parks - light enough to not be hot, and it protected me from the sun (I don’t tan, I burn) It was a lot of fun to wear in the parks - I wore it for several trips! It’s pretty much retired now, except the shrug, which still hangs in my normal clothes closet.
My Costume History, Day 178: Disgust from Inside O My Costume History, Day 178: Disgust from Inside Out, for MidSouthcon 2016 I really loved Disgust’s costume design - and green is my fav colour so the idea of being totally green was appealing LOL I used all fabric I could buy at my Joann, and I wasn’t completely happy with my green fabric I got for the dress - it was a tad more on the blue side of green, and a little lighter-weight than I would’ve liked, but it was ok. I started out with basic dress pattern but had to reconfigure a lot of it, the neck shape, fit, etc. Once I had the basic dress constructed, I started embroidering the little mid-century amoeba shapes. I got some blue and yellow-green embroidery floss and just free-formed them in a couching stitch. It didn’t turn out perfectly, but I liked the added detail vs buying a version with the design printed on. I made the leggings out of some scrap green spandex, the belt out of some pleather and spandex, and the scarf out of some pink glitter netting. Chase made the “D” belt b uckle for me. I bought the wig from arda and added in lots of strands of green glitter embroidery floss for some sparkle. I bought 2 pairs of green tights - one I used on my legs/feet and the upper ones I planned to turn into an upper body piece and reconfigure the foot sections into gloves. In the end I didn’t feel like messing with it LOL So instead of just painting my face & neck and having tights for the rest, I painted my face,neck, chest and arms and just used the tights for my legs. I still have those tights meant for my upper body around here somewhere. I’ve only worn this once - wore it to MidSouthCon and we did the white backdrop shoot right after we got home from the con that day. I’ve said for a while I need to just invest in a full body green suit so I can wear this and my Poison Ivy again sometime.
Morticia was a project that’s been on my to-do lis Morticia was a project that’s been on my to-do list for ages, and when we went fabric shopping in LA earlier this year I thought this would be the perfect project to shop for - I wasn’t recreating an exact costume, I wanted to do my own take on the character, so it’d be fun to just shop for neat black fabric. I’m really happy with how it turned out and it was a smooth sailing project. Can’t wait to wear her again - need fo find some Halloween event for her! #dragoncon2026
I’m not particularly happy with the handful of pho I’m not particularly happy with the handful of photos I got of my picnic Padme at dragoncon. Guess that means it’s time for a photoshoot 🤔 I’ll have my usual breakdown of the construction of this up in my blog in the next couple of days!
Buckle your seatbelts. We’re going to reach speeds Buckle your seatbelts. We’re going to reach speeds of 3! I decided I wanted to make a Dr. Lea Jansen/DOCTOR Lady costume for #dragoncon2026 earlier this year and was totally shocked and tickled when Chase he wanted to be Blast Hardcheese with me. (Please give me your fav BigMcLargeHuge name in the comments!) The first fabric I used for my leotard was cursed, it jammed my machine so bad I had to take it in to be repaired three times! I gave up on that fabric finally, and after that construction of these was smooth sailing. I picked up all the silver fabric when we were in LA, and I bought my wig online, cut and styled it. My belt buckle is my favorite part of the costume, you can’t really see it here, but head back a couple of posts to my reel showing these costumes up close and you can get a good look at it. I really didn’t think that many people would recognize or care about these costumes, it was just something I really wanted to do - so all the love and shares and people chasing us down at the convention made it really special, so thank you all 💚💚
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