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Patrick Nottingham posted a nice review of us on his Raven’s Barrow blog, after coming to our booth at the May Day Fairy Festival. It’s got a great title: Embrace Your Inner Tribal Alien Steampunk Viking Pastie Wearing Self with Organic Armor.
Patrick says "These hats are way lighter and flexible than they look. Heck, a clothespin holds them up."
Tags: blog, booth, fairy, fairy festival, Patrick Nottingham
We enjoyed ourselves at Fanaticon last Saturday, a new comic book con right here in Asheville, NC. The organizers worked hard and did a great job on promotion. More than 3000 people came. It was free and a good fit for our creative and geeky town, so that helped.
There were lots of superhero costumes. The Star Wars folks also turned out in droves. I went to a panel on “Adventures in Costuming” by the Rebel Legion Blue Ridge Base. I didn’t realize how strict they were about screen accuracy. They turn away potential members if they are not up to the Lucas code. But they aren’t unfriendly at all, they actually do a lot of charity events.
One guy shared about making his costume from scratch using an old barrel cut up for the chest plate, metal coffee pitchers from the Dollar store for his bracers, a calculator face, and various odds and ends from the hardware store for accessories. He’s third from the left in the picture. I love that kind of creativity.
We had a table in the dealer area. Saw lots of people from other parts of our lives – an interesting convergence. Not a lot of sales since it wasn’t exactly our market. We were still glad to be a part of it.
The Rebel Legion Blue Ridge Base
Tags: Asheville, booth, comic books, con, fanaticon, Rebel Legion Blue Ridge Base, Star Wars, super hero
Sorry for the sporadic blog posts. I’ve been concentrating on Facebook lately.
We ‘ve been super busy busting out inventory for the Fairy Festival and hauling ourselves up to PA to sell there (about 500 miles away). Got back on Monday night. It was a good weekend, lots of people, lots of sunshine. Here are some pictures.
There’s Paul and I in the booth, wearing our new duds from Reyan Designs, who were our neighbors. Next to that is a colorful couple who bought a great eyeball tophat. Then there’s artist Katie Lennon and her daughter. Lastly is doll and jewelry artist Molly Stanton, who is wearing the horns we made for her a couple of years ago. She was the one who turned us onto the Fairy Festival.
Tags: booth, Facebook, fairy festival, family, Glen Rock, karnaya, Katie Lennon, May Day, Molly Stanton, Reyen Designs, Spoutwood, top hat