I have accepted that I am no longer attach to it the same way I had in my late teens to 20s and I keep believing I would feel different, but I haven't for a few years now. Coming to terms with that was difficult because cosplay was largely a part of my idenity and the community I was most active in for a long period of my life. Some times, it feels great, but some days not so much.

The fabrics are mostly kona cotton with the top being remade from a leftover knit fabric. I hand painted the details on the skirt and obi. It was my first time gradient-dying fabric for the sleeves. The staff weapon prop is made of EVA foam and wooden dowels. The skirt is box-pleated and the fabric color choice was carefully done so that the skirt can be captured as blue or purple in different lightings, something I feel like occured with Yuna's outfit in the games! Photos taken by my partner KV and edited by me.

I believe this was my last "serious" costume project made in 2021. I made the costume in two parts (top and skirt) for ease of wear. I had a lot of fun with the accessories! The serpent on the choker necklace was made from oven bake clay and the gems made from UV resin. The feather earrings were attempt number two, where I decided to make them using crafting foam. The Black Mage weapon prop was made heating and twisting a PVC pipe then covered and detailed with newspaper and hotglue. Photos taken by my partner KV and edited by me.

Malon's outfit is one of the most comfortable outfits I have sewn! I used linen fabrics for both the top and skirt. I used a circle-skirt cut and shape for extra flowy movement to it. It also just drapes the skirt so nicely too! I sew thin stripes of purple cotton fabric to make the designs on the skirt. I reused an old large t-shirt to draft and pattern for the top. The designs on the top are handpainted. The Bowser brooch was sculpted with air-dry clay and then painted over. Unfortuntaly, I am not so good at styling wigs, so I couldn't do Malon's curtain bangs justice. Photos taken by my sister and edited by me.

I found an eBay listing of vintage curtain fabric with delicate flourish details, so while the fabric choice for this costume is a bit unconventional, it seems fitting for Aerith to reuse found fabric to make a cute dress out of! I used the same fabric to make the hair bow. I did not want to stress myself sewing a jacket and found one online. The dress has a hidden zipper in the front for ease of wear. I had a lot of fun recreating Aerth's flower basket! I arranged the lilies and tulips as close as possible to her's and they are secured with green foam hidden inside the basket. Photos taken by my partner KV and edited by me.

One of the first things I bought when I started working, was a point-and-shoot camera around 2006. Eventually when I started branching into cosplay, I decided I wanted higher quality photos and purchased my first DSLR camera, a Canon Rebel T3. I used this camera for the longest time and eventually handed this camera down to one of my nephew. I slightly upgraded to a Canon Rebel T7i that I use today.

I focus on conceptual portraiture and flowers. I haven't done much photography lately, but still really proud of these!