All done! Crazy project aka that one time I found a broken door piece from a furniture set at Ikea and felt like being snazzy. The lines and gate are painted on the backside while Ciel and Sebastian are painted on the front. Finished just in time for Daisho tomorrow.
If you click on the pictures you’ll get comments on what was done to get to the final look :) Phew! Just one more thing to finish before the con tomorrow.
Sebastian Michaelis Cosplay by: 冬雨 (Dōng yǔ)
*gasp* Oh my, there goes my brain, melting all over the place.
OH MY FUCKING CHRIST IM WATCHING BLACK BUTLER IN ENGLISH FOR THE FIRST TIME AND I SPIT MY FUCKING DRINK AND SCARED MY CAT JESUS CHRIST WHAT SEBASTIAN FUCCK I JUST I FUCK.
THIS MUTHERFUCKER IS TRYIN TO MAKE ME PREGNANT WHAT
So I didn’t share this story yet but I will. So, at Anime Detour this year, I made a Sebastian woodburning for the charity auction. I asked the girl in charge of the auction if I could come by before the con for J. Michael Tatum (Sebastian’s V.A.) to sign it. She asked guest relations and it was decided that, yes, that would be a good idea.
So I was sitting in the hotel lobby on Thursday night (there was a HUGE SNOWSTORM GOING ON BTW THAT WE DROVE THROUGH) and he walked through the door. I kinda just sat there like, “Ahahahaha… not moving, no, just… no he’s… no,” because I get really stuttery stupid around guests I like.
So the guy in charge of guest relations walks over and tells him the situation. Meanwhile, Greg Ayres walks over, and he recognizes me and my partner because he goes to every con in the universe (seriously I adore him) and because we spoke at the “It Gets Better” panel did a few years back. Greg is like, “Hey ladies,” to me and my partner and we hug and stuff, and THAT’S when Detour’s guest relations guy brings J. Michael Tatum over. I’m like, “OMG OMG OMG,” and Greg is like, “Hey these ladies are awesome,” right in front of J. Michael Tatum.
So my brain is like, going into shock, and I kinda just hand him the woodburning to sign. And he SPAZZES over it, like, “OMG YOU MADE THIS AMAZING!” Then he posts a picture on twitter (which ironically we had a bunch of people wander over to our table on Friday lol). Then he hugs me, and I’m like, “OMG HE’S HUGGING ME!”
So I let him pick a coaster he wants, just to have, and he picks the NO H8 Sebastian coaster I had made. I’m like, “Yeah this topic means a lot to me I’ve been with my partner for 11 years.” He’s like, “OMG AWESOME I’VE BEEN WITH MY BOYFRIEND FOR 12 YEARS!” Then he signs my Black Butler boxset and we get a picture together.
BUT THE STORY ISN’T OVER!
So on Sunday we go to the “It Gets Better” panel and he’s on it. So after the panel (in which I shared my story sort of and just… yeah) I go up to him to tell him how the woodburning did (went up to $115, it started at $50, so I call that a victory) and I get hugged again. So I’m standing there like, “Uh… so… can I ask a favor?” He’s like, “Yeah?” And I’m like, “… can you do the Sebastian voice?” And I feel really derpy, like, “Der I can’t stop smiling and blushing and can barely look him in the eye but I’M GONNA MAKE IT THROUGH THIS O.K.?!”
So then he leans in. And whispers into my ear, “Is that an order,” in the Sebastian voice.
And… do you ever feel your face about to melt from how hot it’s getting? Because that’s what happened to me. And I kinda just like turned away like, “Lord have mercy on me,” and ducked into my partner’s arms like, “Oh god I’m going to die right now.” Later, after we left the room, her and my friend were like, “What was that reaction about?” Because they didn’t hear what he had said.
I told them what he said and they immediately understood.
So that’s my J. Michael Tatum Anime Detour story.
On and here’s the woodburning in question:
I still wonder who it went home to. Whoever you are, thank you so much, and I hope it makes you happy :)
This is how I spent part of my weekend! Anime Detour has a charity auction every year and I try to come up with something to put in it. This year is the first year I thought ahead of time ^^;;; J. Michael Tatum will be at the convention and I thought, “What if I woodburned a big picture of Sebastian? And he signed it?” I’ve been emailing the people in charge of the auction and they like the idea!
The burning is done (yay!) and now all that’s left is to have him sign it. The plan is for it to be signed the night before the convention, so it’ll be autographed when its put in the auction on Friday :)
Along with the finished picture is some progress pictures. This was something I started to do on Saturday and finished about half an hour ago ^^
Picture one: All finished, red eyes and all!
Picture two: The start of the project. The picture is sketched onto the wood in pencil, very lightly, in case I had to erase anything.
Picture three: Penciled in the parts that will be woodburned.
Picture four: Started to woodburn, took a picture to show the difference between the woodburn and pencil :)
Picture five: All the burning is done!
This was fun to do and I’m kind of surprised it didn’t take as long as I thought. My poor little woodburning probably hates me, though ^^;;; If you’re going to Anime Detour, be sure to check this out in the auction!
As always, feel free to check out my Etsy store or my DeviantArt :) I haven’t done too many large woodburnings, so I hope this turned out o.k.?
I’ve made plenty of Grell things (how could I not?!), particularly this clock. So I wanted to make something different. Somehow, I’ve rarely made Sebastian things, and I had an idea for a clock. Something dark, and epic looking, to show how amazing Sebastian is.
… then my partner said, “OH! You should paint him with a kitty!”
And then this clock was born ^^;;;
There’s only one true love in a butler’s life. The soft paws. The fine fur. A butler needs a kitty! This clock depicts Sebastian’s one and only passion, with kitty paws all over the edge of the clock. The clock is available for purchase :)
Check out our Etsy page here: Sewn Together Reflections
We also have a new Storenvy page here: Sewn Together Reflections Storenvy
Here’s my DeviantART for more clock examples: Cutiechibi on DeviantART
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Grell Appreciation Post! One thing I always find myself making for conventions is things for Grell. I absolutely love Grell, so I always try to have something at the table, whether it’s a mirror, or the Cheshire Cat clock, or coasters :)
As always, you can check out my website here for commissions and things like that: http://www.etsy.com/shop/snowtigra?ref=si_shop
