Rueben's Ramblings

Nevermore (Front) by Raven

Artist’s Spotlight: Robin “Raven” Walker is a fashion artist who started sewing six years ago when friends asked her to do cosplay – which is short for costume play, a type of performance art in which participants don costumes and accessories to represent a specific character or idea – for their group.

Her first suit turned out so well and she received so much encouragement that she joined them again the following year, upgrading and perfecting the look of the costume for Testament, a character from the popular Playstation game Guilty Gear, which is a sprite-based fighting game.

This led to a friend asking her to make him a yukata, a casual summer kimono, which became two requests, which turned into an online request for another cosplay, which lead to more requests.

While Raven specializes in Japanese clothing, she loves the Victorian era (especially corsets) and also makes original designs that blend different cultures. Cosplay is a great thrill for her, as she is most happy when making someone’s dream come true.

Nevermore (Back) by Raven

She sews because she loves bringing beautiful things to live and making costumes for everyone – no matter their size. Raven states, “Petite is lovely and big is beautiful. No one should tell you what you can and cannot play. It’s all about what makes you feel wonderful and glorious.”

Despite being scared away from sewing in her Junior High Home Economics class because of less than kind teacher, Raven has made sewing her own, as she loves the challenge. In fact, she is now a student at The Art Institute of Hollywood, going for her second BA.

If you would like to see Raven’s portfolio, please visit: Raven’s Website. You can also contact Raven at ravendarkholmse@yahoo.com.

Raven’s featured piece is an original design trench coat called Nevermore, which will be up for sale at Comic Con being held this week in San Diego. This piece was inspired by Assassin’s Creed, Ezio (which is a historical fantasy/science fiction third person action-adventure video game).