CC30 2012
by furtech
Costume-Con 30 was held in Tempe (Phoenix) Arizona in May of 2012
I was invited to give some talks and seminars on creature and effects costuming. The panels went well, fwiw.
As could be expected, there were plenty of beautiful, creative costumes in a wide range of styles and techniques. Among my favorites were a 4-legged Kyuubi (a nine-tailed demon fox from the anime, Naruto), a Death's Head Moth and Old Lady Gaga.
For some reason, there were also a lot of dogs, particularly shetland sheepdogs, at the con. Rufus provided me with much-needed dog fixes.
Besides the competitions and panels, there are also a lot of hands-on workshops where you can actually build things (I worked on Steampunk goggles). The Fosshape and wonderflex panel were extremely useful for me: I had heard about Fosshape, but wasn't keen on it until I actually handled some of it at this seminar. The Fosshape 600 could have some amazing uses (it's a heat-activated buckram substitute).
The drive to and from Phoenix was uneventful, but enjoyable. I particularly loved seeing the thousands of wind-turbines near Palm Springs.
