Cosplay has changed my life in more ways than I knew possible. It gave me the push to lose weight when I was 200 pounds, knocked me out of my comfort zone and introduced me to the best friends I've ever had and gave me the motivation to get a job when I was unemployed and struggling to survive. Cosplay has had such a large impact on me that I can't imagine my life without it.

I went to college for film & photography, practiced as a makeup artist, performed in theater and film, taught myself to sew and have been singing since I could talk. Cosplay is an outlet for me to expand my talents and bring everything that interests me together.

Since I rejoined the cosplay community in 2012, I've made two fan films and over 50 costumes as well as performed in multiple cosplay musicals, created costumes for others and opened my own costume commission business. I enjoy challenging myself and seeing how far I can push my skills to create new and exciting content.

I've learned a lot since I started cosplaying, and now it's time for the next step. I'd like to start building more complex designs and working more with props, armor and wigs. I'd also love to film more tutorials, convention coverage and other behind the scenes but all I have access to is my iPad and an old DVtape video camera, neither of which take very high quality video and importing and editing them takes days, if not weeks.

I'm looking for support from Patrons because so much of my monthly budget goes into purchasing fabric and wigs for costumes that everything else is forced to fall to the side. With your help I can potentially invest in a new video camera which would make filming vlogs and other videos possible, start working with more advanced materials like Worbla and maybe even travel outside of SoCal for conventions!

Your help allows me to give back to you in ways I've always wanted but can't due to my financial and time limitations.

The thing I love most about cosplay is the community. I love interacting with people and sharing ideas with fellow creators. I don't know how to tell you all how much you mean to me but every encouraging word helps push me forward to becoming a better cosplayer and performer. Any support that you can offer means the world to me so don't feel bad if you can't give much. Believe me, I understand.

To everyone who does decide to become a Patron; thank you. From the bottom of my heart. Being able to bring some of my favorite characters to life through cosplay, photo and video makes me happier than anything in the world ever has and I feel so blessed to have people who want to help me grow and see more of my work. To everyone who can't; remember a Like on my Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Twitch or Youtube is a way to show me your support and every new follower means more motivation for me to keep being my best.