furtech: (Mortimer)
furtech ([personal profile] furtech) wrote2008-04-29 09:23 am

Mortimer!

I'm just back from CostumeCon! I can now reveal the Top Sekrit project I've been plugging away at for the last few weeks. Meet...

MORTIMER the Warg!

wargsit

I'd had an idea for a skit that I've been dying to do for years...and this year's CostumeCon was the perfect opportunity: semi-local con (driving distance), creative partner for other character (yay, Lynette!) and time (year off from AX). If I can clip out our skit, I'll Youtube it.

He was christened "Mortimer" when Lynette first saw him. She had done an effing-amazing job on her orc costume and I felt she deserved to name him, despite the ignoble nature of his title. I didn't want to eat up too much of her time on a fun project (three boys, farm, husband, a cornmaze, plus writing and costuming career), so I'd told her I just needed an orc costume for the warg to play off of: a simple oatmeal-and-latex level costume would be fine. Then she does this piece of work. Guh+WOW! This is a completely scratch-built orc!

We got totally crushed by the competition in the presentation awards (ie, zippo!), but we got best craftsmanship in the Master category! Woo! Congrats to [livejournal.com profile] bladespark and [livejournal.com profile] hoshikage for their huge wins in both craftsmanship AND presentation! Well-deserved and earned!



An Orc and his Warg:
wargnorc

Warg protocol is pretty simple:
meeteat

Nothing but a big ham...but the LAdies love it!
wargngirlsham

[identity profile] bladespark.livejournal.com 2008-04-29 05:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Awesomeness!

You totally deserved some sort of performance award, but you certainly more than earned the workmanship one, that is really amazing.

[identity profile] burmecian-storm.livejournal.com 2008-04-29 08:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Greetings from the fellow fursuiter you met backstage at the masquerade! It was a pleasure meeting you! You and Lance both blew me away with your quad suits. *_*

[identity profile] bladespark.livejournal.com 2008-04-29 08:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Awww, thanks!

[identity profile] furtech.livejournal.com 2008-04-30 03:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Probably an award for stage-diving, but still... the judges see what they see. Tough job-- I personally never want to have to do it, particularly with such a fantastic set of entries (and limited awards). Huge congrats on your well-deserved wins!