This one’s a gift to a writer friend of mine, to honor two of his passions. There will be another post plugging his writing once it comes out from his new publisher. The platform for Lynx Engineer is a Hurley hat from 2006, in black cotton with silk-screened white stripes. The ears are made from…
Read More Lynx Engineer HatI don’t go to costume parties and I barely go to science fiction conventions anymore, so I have no logical reason to make hall costume pieces. Call it a challenge? The ‘Hamilton’ musical brought back tailcoats to public view, though steampunk and vampire costumers have always loved them. I’m also a big fan of the…
Read More Sage & Copper TailcoatYears ago, I took a tutorial workshop on how to make wet-shaped leather masks, and another world opened up to me. The first step was enduring a few hours of relative stillness with straws stuck up my nose and my hair stuffed in an old pair of pantyhose, while a props-maker friend (Marine Veteran, boss…
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