Here's what's up at Organic Armor - Saturday, July 23, 2016:
New website in process! That means this (old) site has missing pictures and navigation issues. We are also having email delays. But it's going to be super beautiful SOON so if you can't find something, please check back in a day or two!

cosplay

Athena Goddess of Oogoo

Anita Holmes wanted to up her cosplaying game and thought moldmaking would be a good skill to develop. She bought our Oogoo for Artists book and what she learned there helped her create a jaw [...]

May 18th, 2017|Categories: Cosplay, students|Tags: , , , , , , |

5 Reasons to Make your Next Costume with Organic Armor Arts

1. It’s cheap. Latex and clear acrylic costs about 30.00 per quart, and a quart will go a long way. Fiber can be upcycled or purchased for a few dollars a yard. The raw materials [...]

January 1st, 2016|Categories: courses, inspiration|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Sith Lord Helmet

This project has been a long time coming. Our client had to put it on hold for about a year, so Mr. S's half-made, uncanny mug has been staring at us from the corner, patiently [...]

June 17th, 2015|Categories: Cosplay, Custom|Tags: , , , , , , |

Collectible Barbie Cosplays

Life in plastic, it's fantastic! Yes, it's a Barbie World in the Organic Armor studio sometimes (though we don't use plastic). We've made three cosplay sets based on collectible Barbie so far and they are [...]

A Bounty of Custom Projects

Wow, we have never had such a busy winter before. The last few years have been slow from November to early March, but this year the flow of inquiries and custom orders never let up [...]

DIY Halloween: the series

Two years ago I gathered a wide variety of tutorials together for a month of blog posts about DIY Halloween costumes, from burlesque to zombies, Star Wars to steampunk.  I recently realized that [...]

Edea Finished & LEAF

Busy busy busy lately. Sorry to let the blog languish so. Here is how the Edea headdress turned out. The colors were so much fun! We will be at the Lake Eden Arts Festival May [...]

April 28th, 2012|Categories: Asheville area, Cosplay, Events|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Final Fantasy Headdress

Paul is working on one of the last custom orders before we launch into full time inventory making for the summer shows. It's a headdress based on the one that Edea of Final [...]

March 1st, 2012|Categories: Cosplay, Custom, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , , |

Burning Man or DragonCon?

Well, we're back from CA. It was a wonderful trip - so good to see old friends and meet new ones. The Temple of Visions Burning  Trunk Show and Prepare for the Playa [...]

Sucker Punch Cosplay

Sucker Punch is a new film featuring Emily Browning as Baby Doll and Abbie Cornish as Sweet Pea. Directed by Zach Snyder, who did Watchmen. Baby Doll is a young woman institutionalized in [...]