Spacy Lacy is my newest character and most complicated costume so far. This is the story of the process from first sketch to first performance.

In January this year, I had a few interesting meetings with the Manager and Marketing Manager of Frederiksberg Centeret – an upscale mall in Copenhagen. We agreed that I would create a new character and costume to perform in during an Outerspace themed event, they had planned for winterbreak. With a clear deadline of the 11th of February – I got to work at the end of January. With just 2 weeks, I started by asking myself how someone from out of space might like?

First and Second Sketches:

I took my idea to an online performers network which I run, Power Busker Women, for inspiration. From the brainstorm that followed a few interesting ideas emerged. The most interesting to me, was the suggestion to use EVA-foam as building material – I never tried or heard of that before.

At first it was a bit challening to imagine how EVA-foam (normally used for yogamats and stuff like it) could be made into shapes I wanted. After a few I youtube tutorials, and design experiments – I began to figure it out. I made patterns out of paper, traced them onto the foam and with help of a heatgun, contact cement and a dose of patience, it worked out really well. See the images of the process in the gallery below:

Fairywork Custom Characters

As Fairywork continues to grow, I am looking forward to creating more beautiful special characters for beautiful special events.

If you and your organization have such events, get in touch!