Three Weeks Until ComicCon

There are three weeks exactly until Ottawa ComicCon, and I am starting to panic. I am a cosplayer, and the costumes I’m hoping to complete have barely been started. The next twenty one days are going to be crammed with sewing and building, in addition to the usual cooking.

To give you an idea of the kind of costumes that I make, I have put together photographs of what I consider to be my best Con costume work. I have been attending since the first Ottawa con in 2012, and I generally wear a different costume every day. Not only that, but when I bring the kids, I make costumes for them as well. So that’s five costumes I have to have ready in three weeks. I have nobody to blame for this tight deadline except myself… And that dratted cold that ate up pretty much all of last week.

The photos start with the most recent, and progress to the oldest. All costumes made by me unless otherwise specified.

Clawhauser (me), Judy Hopps (Thing 2), Gazelle (Thing 1) and Bellwether (Mom, who made her own costume) from Zootopia.
Photo by Richard Dufault Photography

Thing 2 as Judy Hopps from Zootopia.
Photo by Richard Dufault Photography

Thing 1 as Gazelle from Zootopia.
Photo by Richard Dufault Photography

Me as Edna Mode from The Incredibles.
Photo by Richard Dufault Photography

Me as April O’Neil from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Photo by Richard Dufault Photography

Astrid (Thing 1) and Stormfly (me) from How To Train Your Dragon.
Photo by Richard Dufault Photography

Ruffnut (Kelsey Joustra), Tuffnut (Adam Joustra), and Stormfly (me) from How To Train Your Dragon. Kelsey and Adam made their own costumes.
Photo by Richard Dufault Photography

Thing 1 as Astrid from How To Train Your Dragon.

Thing 2 as Hiccup from How To Train Your Dragon.

Me as Pyro from Team Fortress 2.
Photo by Richard Dufault Photography

Pyro (me), Heavy (Ian Walton), and Sniper (Karen Turnbull) from Team Fortress 2. Ian and Karen made their own costumes.
Photo by Richard Dufault Photography

Gru (me) and a Minion (Thing 1) from Despicable Me.
Photo by Richard Dufault Photography

Thor (Thing 1) and Frigga (me) from Thor. The Thor costume is store bought.

Me as The Penguin from Batman.
Photo by Karen Turnbull.

Thing 2 as Harley Quinn from Batman.