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Riddle - *CANCELED*
Costumer

Riddle was born and raised in Canada. Introduced to gaming and anime at an early age, it was only a matter of time before she would find a unique way to express her fandom: cosplay. Each costume presents its own set of challenges, requiring her to learn new skills like translation, sculpting, molding, casting and of course, sewing. What started out as a hobby, has now led to many unique opportunities such as getting to work various films and commercials. She is also the creator of Cosplay for a Cause, A charity cosplay calendar, which donated100% of the proceeds to the Japanese Red Cross tsunami disaster relief.

When she isn’t working on her costumes, she is in her kitchen trying to create a “super solider serum filled” doughnut, or talking to her robot therapist about video games.

Jo Envel

Award Winning Costumer

2012 marks Envel's first decade of cosplay. She has shown her love for dozens of her favorite anime and video game characters via cosplay in those ten years; from classics such as Slayers and Sailor Moon to new fan favorites such as BlazBlue and Odin Sphere. With more than a few craftsmanship awards under her belt, her favorite aspects of cosplay are the planning and construction processes; no detail is too small to be appreciated, and she's excited to be a part of MomoCon's cosplay family this year!

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Tham/Samu-chan

Award-winning Atlanta Cosplayer

Making costumes since 2006, Tham has won several contests in the Southeast for individual and group craftsmanship. Her most recent award was Best in Show at Anime Weekend Atlanta 2010, along with her 2 friends that make up Kamikaze Kiss Cosplay. She loves meeting new people, discussing similar interests, and sharing tips on costume creation.

Bill Winans

Prop-Maker

Bill is a Georgia-based props and armor maker with over a decade of experience. He has been active in the convention community for several years and has been a guest at conventions across the United States as well as in Europe. He has mastered a variety of techniques, ranging from metal- and leatherworking to sculpting and resin casting. His experiences helped him become an enthusiastic teacher who enjoys sharing his knowledge and experiences with fellow con-goers.

Brandi Burns

Angry Dog Studios

Brandi has been designing and building costumes since she was a little girl. One of her earliest costumes was a 60’s Batgirl costume when she was 5! She now has well over 100 different costumes ranging from Star Wars to anime. Brandi is now Angry Dog Studios chief designer, seamstress and project manager. Brandi loves to share details about how she made her costumes with others.

Jimmy Burns

Angry Dog Studios

Jimmy has been involved in costuming since High School when he was in theatre. He started Star Wars costuming professionally in college when he created a scratch built Boba Fett and Darth Vader. He has since moved on to other areas of fandom including anime, GI Joe and historical reenactment. Jimmy is the prop guy at Angry Dog Studios, though he would have you know that he thinks Brandi is the better sculptor. Like Brandi, Jimmy finds pleasure in sharing how he built something and is wants Angry Dog Studios focus to be about sharing knowledge with others in the costuming community.

Penny Dreadful Productions
Steampunk Costuming Group

Penny Dreadful Productions (aka PDP) is an Atlanta based conceptual design and physical production company bringing the world's creative needs to life. PDP encompasses many disciplines of art all under one roof- including Conceptual Design, Special Makeup and Prosthetics, Specialty Props, Costumes and Specialty Costuming, Public Art and Display, and much more. Our work has been seen in private commissions, professional theaters, network television, even major motion pictures. Members have worked on The Book of Eli, AMC’s The Walking Dead, The Candy Shop starring Doug Jones, and much more. PDP often uses the "Steampunk" aesthetic to show off their talents as artists, but is able to work in almost all genres and styles. PDP also provides convention and special appearance services- including costume contest judging, awards hosting, demonstrations, and in depth panels. Turning your dreams into reality is our passion.

Lindze Merritt

Award-winning Costumer and make-up artist

Lindze Merritt has been cosplaying for 13 years and currently works full time as a professional makeup artist and stylist at Pixelette Studios, where she does makeup transformations for pinup, boudoir, high fashion, and professional photography clients.

Lindze Studied fashion design in Atlanta and has won numerous awards for her cosplay as well as being featured in magazines such as Spin, PlayStation Magazine, Good Housekeeping, and Creative Loafing. Translating makeup from 2D to 3D presents its own challenges in addition to the sewing and
construction aspects of cosplay, and she will be speaking on how best to attack those challenges and translating makeup and hair into real life for your cosplay creation.

Katie George

Award-winning Costumer and member of 2012's Team USA for World Cosplay Summit

Katie has been cosplaying since 2004 when she attended her first anime convention wearing a costume she created with help from her mom. Since then, Katie has made over 70 costumes (without mom’s help) and competed in numerous cosplay competitions around the country, the most recent being Katsucon in the World Cosplay Summit Preliminaries, where she and her partner were selected to represent the United States in the final competition in Japan. Although Katie loves all aspects of cosplay, from picking fabric and wigs, to pattern-making and construction, one of her favorite topics to speak on is makeup for cosplay. Katie’s passion for makeup is backed by a degree in Costume & Makeup Design from Auburn University.

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