Hi everyone, I'm Mel
Some of you know me from stuff as I've been floating around for a while, but I've finally decided to work toward joining the Rebel Legion! Kev was trying to get me to join the 501st for a while, but to be honest, I like the Rebel costumes better! (sssshh don't tell them that :p hehehe)
I've decided that I'd really like to take on the costuming challenge of creating a Satele Shan costume. But seeing as that's gonna be way complex to start with, I figured I might start with a Bastila Shan costume, which is still kickass-looking, but looks easier to construct (and gives me an excuse to construct a bodysuit block for patternmaking, which I've been procrastinating on doing for years).
I've been studying a Diploma of Fashion Design part time over the last few years (in between dealing with chronic health challenges) in Brisbane, and I recently moved across the border to Northern NSW for a year, to study a Cert. IV in Costume Design For Performance (which they didn't have in Brisbane) while hopefully getting a bit healthier in the meantime.
Making costumes is fun, addictive, and very good practice for all the stuff I've been learning at fashion & costume school (as well as a darn lot that they didn't teach us!) I'm here to challenge myself to learn and grow, and to help create beautiful characters for a good cause
I fiiiinally have a permanent sewing space set up at home (I raided my mum's garage) and although I've just moved across the border (near Byron Bay) I still get back to Brissy once a month, and will totes be moving back there as soon as I've finished this course, my health improves, and I am actually making enough money to get my own place. (Plus I miss civilisation, and all my Brissy friends!
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So yeah...that's kinda me in a nutshell
(This post was last modified: 10-03-2014, 08:56 AM by SpaceFairy.)