The Mikado - Pitti-Sing. 2 of 3

Pencil crayon with marker outlines on cardstock. 2 of 3.

I is for Ibex

Watercolours, pencil crayon and markers on watercolour paper. “The horns are so strong that if the ibex jumps from a mountain it can land on its horns and be unharmed by the fall.” Sweet!

For more info on all your favorite medieval beasts, visit The Medieval Bestiary or your local library.

The Mikado - Katisha. 1 of 3.

I did a drawing of The Mikado (from the 80′s Stratford production of The Mikado) and my one set of grandparents really liked it, so I made some postcards of  other characters; Katisha is one of my favorite.

Pencil crayon with marker outlines on cardstock. 1 of 3.

H is for Hydrus

Watercolours, pencil crayon and markers on watercolour paper.  If a hydrus sees a crocodile sleeping with its mouth open, the hydrus will roll itself in mud(to become slippery), slide down the crocodile’s mouth and eat its innards. It will finally eat its way out through the belly, killing the crocodile. Mmmm.

For more info on all your favorite medieval beasts, visit The Medieval Bestiary or your local library.

Blue Girl Epilogue

I just realized that I never took any photos of the actual headpiece itself so here is one final page to the Blue Girl collection. This realization happened when I woke up and discovered that people other than my Nana or a lone wandering lost soul had paid a visit to my site. To those who have come (mainly from the Mass Effect Forums) I am honoured by your visit and thank you for your comments and emails. I can only hope that you found the costume/comic informative, pleasing or inspiring. I wish I had taken better photos of the full Liara ensemble; maybe one day I shall try to arrange a ”photo-shoot” and get some decent photos that are not taken when I am feeling and looking rather tired and grouchy (due to sitting down for 3 hours for makeup, 45min on the  sky-train to the concert, 2 hours at the concert and 45 min back on the sky-train).

I am currently working on two other costume/mask projects that are not related to ME, but I am hoping to tackle one (or two!) more Mass Effect costume in the future. Tali’Zorah is the next costume in mind but an ultimate costume goal would be a completion of Wrex. I have Krogan ‘blueprints’ laid out, the only problem is that it would be expensive, and heavy. We shall see; I’m not sure why I make them because I don’t really attend that many conventions and I don’t really “cosplay” (I “just dress up”).

I’ll just have to hope that a costume designer position opens up for a production of Mass Effect: The Musical! Family fun for all with songs like ‘Even Earth Isn’t Safe’, ‘We Will Hold the Line’, ‘Basso Profondo: My Secret is Out’ and ‘Big Stupid Jellyfish,’ With Colm Wilkinson as Wrex performing his famous song ’40,000 For a Whole Set.’

…Are the new viewers gone yet?

Red and White, 1 of 4

Pencil drawing coloured in Photoshop.

This postcard features a character, The Ally, from one of the three comics I have been working on. Red and White is a emotional and personal story that I have been trying to write and draw for the past year or so, and I think it’s finally going somewhere. I originally had the comic set in ancient China (with a mythological twist), but I was drawn to the different clothing, artifacts and architecture of so many different ages that I decided to create my own world influenced by selected dynasties. This card was done a while ago, and I don’t have any others made up, but I have many thumbnails and roughs of the story to work through so hopefully in the months to follow Red and White will begin to unfold.

G is for Goat

Watercolours, pencil crayon and markers on watercolour paper. “The nature of goats is so hot that their blood can dissolve diamonds.” Yikes.

For more info on all your favorite medieval beasts, visit The Medieval Bestiary or your local library.

Holiday Ornaments

Cute little miniature sculpey ornaments, painted with acrylics. From the top left box moving clockwise, there’s Father and Mother Christmas, Grandfather and Grandmother Frost (she is holding Kolach), Simon the cat and Jersey the dog, and a cute little bunny couple. These were fun to make, but took me a long time. Probably because I am not very good at sculpting.

Animal Activities - 5 of 5

They’re very dangerous. And cute.

Pencil crayon with marker outlines on cardstock. 5 of 5.