Hey guys! I'm alive!

Well, make that barely alive - I've been organizing conventions for almost ten years now, and I don't remember the last time I had to literally take a few days off after a con in order to rest. And I still cannot get enough sleep.

Overall, it w[...]

I don't usually post half-done stuff here on my Althemy blog, but I'm so excited about this one that I just had to share it with you guys.

Here's what happened: recently I was hired as a cosplayer for an IT conference - one of those events that have understood the importance of e[...]

It happened sort of like this: at last year's Japanizam, in July 2015, I debuted my highly expected Sephiroth cosplay. While parading around acting in character, arrogantly glaring at the audience and almost beheading people with my 1.6 meter long wing (ah, the beauty of overcomplicated props a[...]

You know, I never wanted to be the Goblin King.

It all began when I was a wee girl, back in the 80’s. I’m fortunate enough to be a second generation geek – my mom was (and still is) a relentless reader of comic books and science fiction novels, who brought me up by making me rea[...]

A question I’m frequently asked is how I decide what will be my next cosplay project – or, alternatively, if I have advice for beginners on how to select the characters they’ll interpret. What I’m about to give is a very personal opinion, of course, as not all of us are in this hobby for the sa[...]

Those who follow my work know that for quite a while now I've been hinting at cosplaying Jareth the Goblin King - and recently I even officially announced the costume. The plan was to have it ready by late January and wear it at Chibicon, and with that in mind, I started working on the project [...]