Once upon a time, I thought I'd have a career doing something with movies. For a while, it was in the special effects department. Inspired, in part, by my love of horror films. Sadly, that never came to be for numerous reasons. (Not the least of which was the utter difficulty in finding other people locally with similar interests and the "small" fact that most of the special effects resources were in California, where I was not.) I do, however, still maintain a total love of the craft of creating costumes and creatures. It's been a few years since I've really been "on my game" enough to really indulge, but I've surrounded myself with people who are infinitely more ambitious, talented, and hard-working than I am when it comes to such things. So I live vicariously through them. (Seriously, check out Stuido CosPlay if you're in the DC area... … Continue reading →