I am visual artist, seamstress, and programmer whose roots run deep within "geek" related pop culture. My sewing and fabrication art serve as either exact replicas of costumes and props, or design adaptations of their original forms as they appear in media. Because I spend so much time in fan-created spaces like comic and pop culture conventions, I am committed to exploring the relationship between popular culture media and the modern fan/consumer of such media. I grew up creating art and content for communities dedicated to my favorite media through writing, visual art, and cosplay and have built some of my strongest personal relationships through those endeavors. Cosplay specifically has had the biggest impact in my creative life, as it is somewhat of a family business for me. I grew up watching my aunt and uncle create, perform, and share their love for their favorite media through cosplay while making a living out of it, and it has inspired me to put my own drive toward s...
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