Direbrook 2023 Guests
Costume Contest Judges
VivSai Cosplay
VivSai is an award winning cosplay armor designer, pattern maker and fabricator. She had been designing and creating cosplay for many years and attends conventions all over the country. VivSai takes inspiration from comics, cartoons, games and anime. Always adding her amazing attention to detail to make every costume unique and show stopping. She loves making costumes from her own original designs. Her builds have won her some of the highest honors in cosplay. Her desire to create is what fuels the passion and guides her through the many paths of artistic expression.
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Our Shield Maiden
Emilee, aka @OurShieldMaiden, is a Pacific Northwest cosplayer who loves competitive cosplay, genderbending, and cosplaying for under $100. She believes cosplay really should be for everyone and that inclusivity makes the cosplay community a brighter place. Emilee's work as an activist and advocate within the cosplay world touches on reclaiming narratives, civic engagement, and sustainability.
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Bobbin Threadbare
Bobbin Threadbare is an international cosplayer and costume designer with over 20 years of experience. Specializing in threadwork, he brings a professional eye to every piece he designs with a focus on couture technique and skills. Bobbin is the founder, and current Guildmaster, of the Pacific Northwest Guild of Cosplayers.
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Lip Sync Battle Judges
Black Fire Rei
Rei (Black Fire Rei) is an award-winning cosplay performer who began competing in lip sync contests in 2020. With many interests like anime, kpop and theater. Rei found a love for fusing two things they love the most, cosplay and dancing.
Over the past three years, Rei has won Best in Show and Judge’s Choice awards for various cosplay contests. They are best known for dancing and character performance and hope to encourage others to not be afraid to get out there, have a good time, and never stop doing what they love!
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Heavens Light Cosplay
"From standing out above the crowd to reminding you who runs the world!"
Lux's cosplay journey may have began in 2009, but it was 2013 when she decided to stand out above the crowd with her first lipsync as Powerline from The Goofy Movie. As a seasoned lip sync veteran, Lux has donned the title of performer, MC, and is now ecstatic to be coming to Direbrook as a judge!
As a POC cosplayer with an invisible disability, Lux strives to advocate and empower others that they can cosplay whomever they want. Regardless of physical limitations or what others say.
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Maddy Kate
Hi, I'm Maddy Kate Cosplay! I'm a cosplayer of almost 9 years and pre-debut vtubing streamer! I work in cosplay, and thanks to my patreons, it's my full time job! Most people would recognize me from Tiktok! I not only love cosplay, but am a digital artist at heart. Come talk to me about bugs, taxidermy, spooky season, or even bluey! I have way too many hyperfixations right now!!
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Featured Artist Guest
Drea D.
DreaD, lover of all things whimsical and spooky, has spent the past 30 years obsessively drawing, the past 10 as a working artist, and the last 7 as a freelancer, crafting strange and unusual work in all manner of mediums (though these days she prefers to work digitally). Her love of blending the eerie with the magical has earned her a special place in the hearts of goblins everywhere!
Her artistic journey has so far included collaborations with Disney and Insight Editions, Aurelio Voltaire (alongside her artistic heroes, Abigail Larson & Irene Horrors) published books, card decks, book boxes, untold merch, and quite a few Comicon’s!
She hopes you’ll join her in whatever comes next, in her world where the dark and delightful collide, and spooky reigns supreme! … if you dare ;)
Find DreaD here: https://linktr.ee/drea.d.art
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