AMA-CON APPROACHES! ♥

AMA-CON APPROACHES! ♥

http://ama-con.amarillolibrary.org/

Come on out to a great event hosted by the Amarillo Public Library featuring comics, anime and steampunk creations and panels!

 

SATURDAY: JULY 21, 2012 - AMARILLO, TX

11AM-10PM @ AMARILLO CIVIC CENTER

ALL DAY PASS $5

CHILDREN UNDER 6 FREE 

• Anime! Comics! Steampunk!
• Performances by Sahara Nar and Marquis of Vaudeville!
• Seperate Anime/Comic and Steampunk Cosplay Contests!
• Tephra Steampunk RPG game tournaments by Cracked Monocle!
• Buy loot and meet professional comic book and manga artists!
• Browse at APL's Comics and Manga!
• Steampunk Panels with Airship Isabella & the Neo Dulcimer!
• Dancing class with Sahara Nar!
• Magic The Gathering tournaments from Game Quest!
• Learn about the power of steam at the Discovery Center's Steamwerks!
• Amazing Artist's Row with panel discussions and workshops!
• Online Registration with Volunteer and Advance Photo-Release Forms!
• A Family-Friendly Event!
• FIRST Convention of its kind in Amarillo! BE PART OF HISTORY!

Comicpalooza: Steampunk Saturday

Via Comicpalooza's Site:

Steampunk Saturday @ Comicpalooza

While there will be steampunk offerings all weekend long, in-fact, over a dozen panels and workshops over the weekend brought to you by Airship Isabella, Delirium of Grandeur and the San Antonio Neo-Victorian Association. However, on Saturday May 28, 2011 the stage as been set to provide for all your Steampunk needs in one day! Start your day off with a series of classes taught by our Steampunk fan groups in attendance. Visit Steampunk artists and artisans in Steampunk Ally. Learn the answer to "What is Steampunk," explore"Steampunk Music," and take part in a series of panels and workshops to make a better steampunk outfit. Throughout the day you can take a break by stopping in at the Steampunk viewing room brought to you by the San Antonio Neo-Victorian society By the end of the day Delirium of Grandeur will help you know if "Airship Piracy is right for you." Then spend the evening at the Steampunk Ball featuring Midnight Carnival and a DJ set by Airship Isabella.

http://www.comicpalooza.com/comicpalooza-events.html

Aetherfest Loot

Steampets by Chris Holm
http://www.chrisholmcomics.com/



Avalon Revisited by O.M. Grey,
picked up from Airship Isabella's table.
http://omgrey.wordpress.com/



Time Lincoln from Antarctic Press
http://www.antarctic-press.com/html/version_01/store.php?id=Time+Lincoln



Steampunk Palin from Antarctic Press*
http://www.antarctic-press.com/html/version_01/store.php?id=Steampunk+Palin
*I bought this for my dad...



Gear Cookie Cutter!
I want to make cookies for the next Mysterium event!
Via: http://www.frenzyuniverse.com/

 

A new home for Dusty the Watch Dog!
Via: Addisyn Madd & The Landship Dead Betty

 

Vial of Pocket Watch Gears!
Via: http://www.frenzyuniverse.com/



Glacier Goggles
Via: http://www.frenzyuniverse.com/



Moustache Ring
My mother bought this for me... <3
Via: http://www.frenzyuniverse.com/



When my mom took a lunch break she hit up an
antique shop and came back with two
iron cast display hands.
So much love! <3



On my break I ran down to the game room and stumbled across this treasure!
Via: http://thebluemoosepress.com/



While in the game room I was able to pick up some MINT TEA SOAP!
Delicious! Made by Cracked Monocle's Dana Schwarzlose.
http://crackedmonocle.com/

Three Bone Necklaces via Airship Aledita Accessories.

Traded with  Airship Aledita Accessories.

Luke Chester Smith Steampunk Ball Costume Contest Loot Donation

The count down is on, less than 24 hours before the Pre-Party for the Steampunk Ball!

Hailing from the Airship Isabella, Luke Chester Smith has generously donated his Leather Wrapped Steampunk Bottles. These excellent pieces are easy to clip on to shoulder straps, belts, and who knows where else.

Excellent leatherwork and quality bottles, these are great for storing the steampunk essentials; plasma sticks, gears, cogs, not to mention those prized elixers...

Have you seen the new site recently built for Airship Isabella? Be sure to check out the excellent list of events along with wonderful character biographies? Learn the crew and learn them well, you never know when you might bump in to them... Like say the Elysium Steampunk Ball on Saturday Night!

Check out Airship Isabella's website: http://www.airshipisabella.com/

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Grab your goggles and lace up your corsets!

March 12th the Elysium Nightclub is hosting a Steampunk Ball!
Admission: $5 with costume, $7 without, FREE w/Swan Dive Stamp
Ages 18+. Open @ 10pm.
Located at: 705 Red River, Austin, TX 78701

Performance by Emperor Norton's Stationary Marching Band before the Midnight Costume Contest and Giveaways!

Who else is going? http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=199043993454637

Costume Contest Loot Donations provided by the following shops and more!

Turner's Tokens • The Mysterium • Caveat Emptor Historical Millinery

Faire Treasures • Ta Da Boutique • Studio Sweet • Rosewood Stitches

Parkers & Quinn • Chet Phillips • Figments by Kathleen • Luke Chester Smith
SteamBath Factory • Secret Oktober • Christenia & Co

Torquearm Creations • theshyfox photography and floral duct tape

What are the costume contest categories?

Best Male Steampunk Costume

Best Female Steampunk Costume

Best Male Airship Pirate Costume

Best Female Airship Pirate Costume

Best Absinthe Inspired Costume

Steampunk vendors include:

Turner's Tokens http://turnerstokens.blogspot.com/
Parkers & Quinn http://www.etsy.com/shop/parkersandquinn
Caveat Emptor Historical Millinery http://www.cecostumes.com/
Luke Chester Smith http://www.airshipisabella.com/

The Ball is being held right around when SXSW is kicking off so dress to the nines and show those who happen to pop by what Texas Steampunks can do!

The Elysium is NOW 18+ on Saturdays!

PARKING DOWNTOWN:

Grab a view of downtown parking here: http://www.downtownaustin.com/img/maps/parking.jpg
http://www.downtownaustin.com/transportation/parking/lots/

Oct 16th SCARE FOR A CURE ZOMBIE COSTUME CONTEST @ Prague in Austin

Saturday, October 16 at 9:00pm - October 17 at 4:00am

Cover: 21+ @ $5 / 18+@ $10 / VIPs (presale only = $25)
At Prague, 422 Congress (actually off of 5th west of Congress), Austin, TX

They are really trying to see more of a steampunk twist in the costumes this year and Airship Isabella will be attending as well.

SCARE FOR THE CURE LAUNCH PARTY

Save yourselves! The Zombie Apocalypse takes over Prague on Saturday October 16th and transforms this subterranean dance club into a true UNDERWORLD experience, featuring a torture chamber for those brave enough, outstanding thematic visual projections, a special thematic performance by HIPNAUTICA with special guests ART versus INDUSTRY and DJ NEPHANDIUS with Adam Warped and Zack Highwire after hours. Get dressed up for early for this Halloween Party and be a part of this torturous dance party in honor of SCARE FOR A CURE (for more info about SCARE FOR A CURE visit http://www.scareforacure.org/.)

We will have three categories for Zombie costumes winners.

Most Sexxy Zombie, Most Interesting & Most Disgusting

Prizes are to be announced. Arrive in costume before 9:30pm and get in for FREE.
Ask about our Hipnautica Martinis and other nightmarish drink specials all night.

Doors 9-4am
Cover: 21+ @ $5 / 18+@ $10 / VIPs (presale only = $25)

More Details Here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=112144875510525&ref=mf

Anime Overload Loot

Goodies from Anime Overload. =^.^=

This is just a shot of all the goodies. =)
The Deadpool badge is from herms85.deviantart.com
I'm a huge Deadpool fan...

I grabbed this hat from Georgia Thomas of "Puddles the Pirate Kitty."
She is an Austin Local artist and takes custom order at kittaba@yahoo.com

Unfortunately it seems I didn't grab a business card for the artists that made him.
I shall have to hunt!

Snagged this from Rhapsodical Wares (listed Rhapsodical Hats on the Local Artist tab.)
Find more items on their Etsy shop at rhapsodicalhats.etsy.com!

I'm in love with this from Rhapsodical Wares (listed Rhapsodical Hats on the Local Artist tab.)
Find more items on their Etsy shop at rhapsodicalhats.etsy.com! So Tiny! So Cute!

This is another item from Georgia Thomas of "Puddles the Pirate Kitty."
She had quite a few and sold all of them tonight.
She is an Austin Local artist and takes custom order at kittaba@yahoo.com

This is from ClockWork Threads. (http://www.clockworkthreads.com/)

I really love the design on this! I can't wait to see more of her work.

She handles a lot of custom item work from her website.

Have a picture in mind? Talk to her! She'll make it work!

So overall the con was rather small and the panels were a bit hard to hear but I really think it makes for a good one day con. Everything was packed into one room (performance stage, dealers, artists and panels with cloth dividers in the back of the room.) They also had two food vendors there which was kind of nice. (Yummy Sno-cones!) I mainly just went to go check out the artists.

Other artists that were there include Winged Cat Studios (lucubro-insomnis.deviantart.com), A Key Within: Geek Chic (http://www.akeywithin.etsy.com/), Airship Isabella (Airshipisabella.com) and Bleak World Productions (http://www.metaphoricsurrealist.com/.)