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Hello! This is Lisa Ashton, your Programming Director for CC29 in New
Jersey.
I hope to talk to many of you in Milwaukee during CC28,
about ideas for progamming for 2011. We will have 3 tracks of panels and 1 track of workshops with hands-on learning. Please seek me out if you have an
idea or want to volunteer to do a demo, workshop or panels. If you are
not attending the con, I want to hear from you too! Please
. I already have a
slew of ideas, and want to make it a very interactive convention. You
all have such a broad spectrum of skills to share, and so many ideas to
contribute.
Don't just sit back and let us do it for you....jump right
in!
Click here for CC29 Program Participant Information (Updated January 4, 2011)
February 28, 2011: About workshops:
Many of the workshops will have kits available, and that for the most part they will be between $5 and $10 . It's too complicated to have materials lists (it's not really that kind of convention), but obviously people can bring their own needles, thread, etc, and kits will be available but are optional--that is, people can come and observe and get a handout even if they don't want to buy a kit and actively participate.
I would like to announce that CC29 will offer two Costumer
Retrospectives as part of its Programming. These have traditionally been
visual presentations given by costumers who have created a significant
body of work over the years. We are very pleased to announce that our
two Retrospectives will be given by Rae Bradbury-Enslin, and Nora and
Bruce Mai. Come see photographs of some of their legendary presentations
and costumes! Hear about their costuming experience, their perspective
on designing and building costumes.
Nora & Bruce Mai:
Nora Mai was President of the ICG for 3 years, chaired Costume-Con 16 and has edited 2 Future Fashion Folios (soon to be 3). She was the founding President of the St Louis Costumers Guild & has held SLCG offices on and off for nearly 20 years. A frequent contributor to the Future Fashion Folios, she started making her own Middle Eastern Dance costumes in High School because she couldn't afford to buy them. She has been costuming for nearly four decades with experience in Historical and SF & F, and mostly does originals. She currently works as the primary photo archivist (digitizing and inventorying) for the Pat & Peggy Kennedy Memorial Library and the International Costumers Gallery.
Bruce Mai's first "costume" was a Dalek from Doctor Who, over 25 years ago. Once he met Nora, he learned to sew. He served as President of the St. Louis Costumers Guild for 5 years and co-chaired Costume-Con 25. Currently, he is the International Costumers Gallery administrator and the video archivist for the Pat and Peggy Kennedy Memorial Library. He will also be the Future Fashion Show Director for Costume-Con 30.
Together, they enjoy exploring new techniques and styles of costuming. They also like meeting and encouraging new costumers so they have more people to play with. They received the Lifetime Achievement Award for 2010 and in the future, they plan on remaining entertaining.
Rae Bradbury-Enslin:
Rae Bradbury-Enslin is a Master-level costumer with a bit too much creative juice for her own sleep patterns. "My 'muse' likes to wake me up at 4a.m. with a stack of costume concepts and a pot of espresso. I hate her." Rae got her start making spandex comic book character costumes, but quickly branched out into her own creations. Her presentation style consists of everything from gracefully elegant to Spazzie-worthy humor. She particularly enjoys the challenges of working with inexpensive fabrics and materials, using creative embellishment to bring richness and texture to her work.
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