Feast of Dreams Updates

Finished feet for Robbie

2009-12-22T18:57:08Z

Finished feet for Robbie. These are my "Con Feet" and they zip up on top of your favorite low profile shoes.

Enjoy!

~Katie/Shadow

Trixie Husky Concept art

2009-12-22T01:20:32Z

Concept art for an upcoming costume: Trixie the husky. I'm looking forward to making that curly tail!

Trixie belongs to her creator
Art Belongs to Katie Lipton
Please do not alter or reuse without my express permission.

feast_of_dreams @ 2009-12-09T20:53:00

2009-12-10T04:53:42Z

I just finished up a cute doodle for Animecat's character "River" and her spiky friend. This is actually a nod back to my honeymoon. Michael and I went to an outdoor farmer's market, and ended up buying a huge pineapple. We didn't go back to the hotel for a while, so I ended up carrying my own spiky friend all over downtown Kona. *grins*

This is one of my first cute or chibi style pieces. I rather like how it turned out.

Enjoy!

~Shadow

Shard's Finished Con Feet

2009-12-02T18:30:27Z

New set of "Con Feet" finished up for Shard. They look huge in the modeled shot as I'm a lady's 9, and these are men's size 13.

I just re-opened for commissions, so if you'd be interested in a similar pair, please send me an email! katie.feastofdreams (at) gmail.com

Enjoy!

~Katie

feast_of_dreams @ 2009-12-01T19:57:00

2009-12-02T03:57:08Z

Dear potential commissioners,

I have received a large number of emails (I am very thankful), and will be working through them asap. If your project is not chosen for this round, have no fear! In a short month's time I will be opening again.

Thank you all,

~Katie

Feast of Dreams Commissions!

2009-12-01T04:37:30Z

Feast of Dreams is opening up for a new batch of commissions! I'm opening for Feb completion. Once Feb is full, I'm closing again until the next month. This will keep the wait short (no more than 3-4 months at any given time), and my lists manageable.

Please check out my terms: http://feastofdreams.fatcow.com/terms.html

Here is a general price listing: http://feastofdreams.fatcow.com/mascotcommissions.html

These are articulated leather gauntlets.

I do leatherwork, straight sewing, wig work, prosthetics, accessories, art, and more. I'm pleased to work in any scale and style, though I am most known for my compact partial costumes.

If you are interested, please send me an email: katie.feastofdreams (at) gmail.com

Thank you for your interest!

~Shadow

feast_of_dreams @ 2009-11-03T17:58:00

2009-11-04T01:59:03Z

I've personally never looked good as Jemima (My face is too mature to play kittens well), but I do really like this wig!

All shots can be found here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/feastofdreams/tags/pippa/

I love the richness of the fake hair. The colors are just so nice and bold.

It's going out in the mail tomorrow!

~Shadow

Finished Demeter Costume

2009-10-28T19:26:12Z

I finished up the Demeter costume (Sorry, no modeled shots, I'm too curvy for the unitard). This one has been packaged up and is now heading for London.

Front:

Back:

Detail:

It feels really good to have this one done.

~Shadow

Wedding!

2009-10-28T06:36:46Z

I have been putting this off, hoping that if I didn't write about the wedding it would just keep going. After being home for about a week, and doing a lot of costume work, life is beginning to fall back into a normal pace.

So it is time to write.

I cannot capture how beautiful the wedding was with mere words. I'm going to let the photos do most of the talking. Kevin and his partner Vanessa did such an amazing job with our photos. I am so thrilled with the shots. We ended up with 977 photos total! These are a few of the highlights. (Many more under the link at the bottom of the post).

http://www.kzphoto.org <--- More of his work...though when I checked the page earlier he was rebuilding and reorganizing, so it may look a little strange at the moment.

The day started out drizzly to the point of it raining lightly on us as we walked through the trees. It was cool, but not cold. (Or perhaps I was wearing enough layers to not worry about the weather...my bride's maids seemed to be freezing! ...or I may have just been floating.)

The ceremony was long enough to feel like it was something special, but short enough to keep everyone's interest. Our Rabbi is a great speaker, and he made a really lovely address. (I managed not to cry....I'm so pleased with myself!)

The reception was stunningly beautiful. I don't know how else to describe it. I mean look, how cool is our head table?:

My Aunt Barb did an amazing job with the decorations. Everything was so beautiful!

The food was wonderful (Santa Cruz folks, if you ever need a caterer, check out Barbara and Co).

The cake was simple, elegant, beautiful, and super tasty! Margaret's French Bakery did a wonderful job:

I had a lovely first dance with my Dad, and Michael's Dad cut in about halfway through and I danced with him as well. It was really sweet.

There were toasts, they were beautiful. I did cry.

Later in the afternoon we (the bridal party) went outside and played around the property; being mobsters in front of the London Taxi, and taking over the small scale train:

One of the highlights was seeing so many of my friends from so many fascets of my life all together in one place and interacting. They all seemed to get along well, and I think everyone had a really good time. (I know I did!)

This is a slightly disjointed and highly abbreviated view of it all, but enough for you guys to get the feel of how amazing it all was. Yes, amazing. I keep using the word, though it really isn't adequate.

I cannot thank the Beck family enough for being such generous and classy hosts, and for providing us with such a perfect place for a wedding. Thanks to my family for all of their support and encouragement throughout the entire adventure, and thanks to my friends who attended and shared this wonder day with us.

The full photo set can be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/feastofdreams/tags/kevinzamani/

Demeter Wig Complete

2009-10-05T22:41:50Z

Please excuse the 10 minute makeup job...wigs look better on people, but I don't have a lot of time today.

The full set can be found here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/feastofdreams/tags/demeter/

~S

Demeter collar

2009-10-05T20:46:34Z

Naka Feet Finished

2009-10-01T17:55:10Z

Finished up these feet for Naka:

(They're a little baggy on me. They are, in fact, several sizes too large for my little girly feet.)

They are my "con shoe" style. They are built around a pair of Converse shoes, and have a zipper up the back. That way you can slip the shoe in and out. Wearing your favorite broken in shoes and having nice footpaws? Awesome. Not having to sacrifice the shoes to the foot paws? Even better.

More shots can be found here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/feastofdreams/tags/naka/

Enjoy!

~Shadow

feast_of_dreams @ 2009-09-30T10:43:00

2009-09-30T17:45:26Z

Real photos when I can get it on him. This is my first attempt at Men's formal wear (as well as my first ever button holes!). The fabric is a white on white cotton print, and lapels and details are pure white. Michael will be wearing this at our wedding.

~Katie

feast_of_dreams @ 2009-09-27T17:55:00

2009-09-28T00:55:25Z

One last shot of the velvet fox head. I tossed him on the postal scale before sending him off to the new owner.

He only weighs 13.8 oz. I knew he was light, but not THAT light!

I also finished up a warmer this afternoon:

~S

feast_of_dreams @ 2009-09-22T12:40:00

2009-09-22T19:40:45Z

My first ever London styled tail.

The top part is knit in the round and then layered with yarn, the bottom is my standard method.

I don't have the yarn if front of me, but I do know that there are 12+ textures colors in this tail.

~S

Commissions Closed

2009-09-22T16:08:27Z

Just a heads up to all,

My commission list is full and now closed for the rest of the year. I will be accepting new commissions in February of 2010. If you want to snag a Feb commission, please feel free to contact me in January and we can make arrangements.

Thank you,

~Katie

Commission Complete!

2009-09-17T18:51:26Z

There is more to this costume, but as it is unitard based, it just doesn't photograph well without a person in it. Hopefully the commissioner will supply some photos of it being worn.

This was quite an experience. I've never before tried to "fur" anything in stretch velvet. Let me tell you, it is not a friendly material with which to work. I feel that I learned a lot, and am fairly pleased with the results. My favorite piece of this costume is the little hair tuft that I added to the head. The hair tuft is fake hair that I blended to color match and laid in by hand (similar process to my Cats wigs).

This costume includes a custom footed unitard, a velvet skinned "use you own eyes" coldfoam mask (complete with working jaw), a yarn tail, and custom made velvet gloves.As I said before, this was a learning experience, and I'm very glad to have had this opportunity.

More photos can be found here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/feastofdreams/tags/smash/

Enjoy!

~Shadow

feast_of_dreams @ 2009-09-07T15:25:00

2009-09-07T22:26:05Z

Hey all,

Since I have had several people contact me over the past few days, I thought I'd just go head and make a general commissions announcement.

I am currently not accepting any more Halloween deadline commissions. I am taking many less this time around than I have in the past as most of October will be getting ready for my wedding, the wedding, and the subsequent honeymoon. I have about one week of solid time to work for October, and it's already filled.

My next available commission slot is late November/early December. Once I fill projects to December 15th, I'm going to be closing for the rest of the year. So if you want a project from me this year (in time for Christmas or FC), you'll need to contact me soon.

Thanks!

~Katie

New commission list

2009-08-26T16:36:27Z

I am in the process of completely remaking my web page. Today I finished up the new commission list.

Please check it out:

http://feastofdreams.fatcow.com/commissionlist.html

That is the list that I will be updating from now on. Please revise your bookmarks. Once I am done with the update, everything should, in theory, work with the same links that existed before hand. We'll see if I'm that good.

~K

Fox ears for Jennifer

2009-08-25T19:05:21Z

New fox ears for Jennifer:

I left the shape untrimmed as the natural "point" of the fur matched the concept art fairly well! The concept art inner ear is beige colored, but labeled pink (thus the ears have a very nice soft pink inside).

They went out in the mail this morning.

~Katie

Smash's tail

2009-08-15T02:26:39Z

I finished up a tail for Smash's costume today. I love the combination of fall colors in this one.

~Shadow

feast_of_dreams @ 2009-08-13T11:28:00

2009-08-13T18:28:52Z

A collar for one of my wonderful CCDB members, and a scarf that I made for my Aunt's Birthday:

~S

feast_of_dreams @ 2009-08-12T13:25:00

2009-08-12T20:25:49Z

Let me start out by saying that everything is fine (or at least is on the mend). Had a medical emergency this weekend, and am still trying to get back on track with things. I'll be answering emails asap.

If you are a commissioner, I'm sorry, things are likely to be delayed by a few days. If this is unacceptable, let me know and we can make different arrangements.

~S

Ek's Bag Hat Complete

2009-08-07T15:51:18Z

Finished up Ek's facepainter baghat. This is just one more accessory that I can offer. *smiles* I really enjoy smaller sewing projects like this.

The full photo set can be found here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/feastofdreams/tags/baghat/

~Shadow

Drake: White Tiger Head completed

2009-08-04T22:16:36Z

This is the first head from my new "big cat" mold. It is a use your own eyes style. The head was all white (black ears), and all of the details were airbrushed on.

More images in his gallery:
http://shadow.spandexfurs.com/gallery/index.cgi?mode=album&album=/Heads/Cold%20Foam%20Heads/Drake%20the%20White%20Tiger

~Shadow