Costumes

Click to enlarge Mnairgh was a costume my wife created while still in high school. Mnairgh became a character in the Quest (LARP) and played a major role in some of the games. Click to play movie Griz is a muppet. He is about 7 tall. My wife puppets him from inside his body. The puppet is attached to an old Boy Scout backpack. The head and arms are controlled by wires and dowels. Click to enlarge A plague doctor was a physician who treated victims of bubonic plague during epidemics the 16th and 17th centuries. Some plague doctors wore a special costume consisting of an ankle-length overcoat and a bird-like beak mask. As an attempt to purify the air, the doctor would fill the mask with herbs and spices. The doctors would also wear gloves, boots, a wide-brimmed hat, a linen hood, and an outer over-clothing garment. Click to enlarge Amy created the Calacas costume that we wear in the Novenario for the Day of the Dead. She made the costumes by the traditional method of painting bones of clothing with house paint. Asheron's Call was a fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) Amy and I used to play. The Virindi were a mysterious race shrouded by cloak and mask. Amy created this costume while we were both actively playing the game. Amy got her inspiration for this costume from the Pig Beast in Galaxy Quest. Amy and I competed in a costume contest with Amy wearing the Grimjaw costume and me wearing the Virindi costume. Click to enlarge Rasp was a costume Amy created one Halloween while visiting her parents. Rasp has a most impressive wings which can be spread or pulled in close the body. A new version of Rasp is in progress. Click to enlarge Amy does not limit her costume making skills to humans. She created a Mechwarror costume for cats, gave a cat wings, and created a Day of the Dead costume for cats.