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I'm very happy to have for you all a new cosplayer interview with another of my favorite Australian based ladies! Gemgem Cosplay was someone I found through her friend and fellow cosplayer Kayla Erin a few months back. Since then I've instantly fallen for her talent and personality. I've featured her before so it was only a matter of time before I managed to have her be more than happy to let me interview her. Gem has believe it or not been cosplaying for just about a year after getting into it from her friends. She actually has always been into geeky things but her boyfriend has managed to introduce her to many other things that she wasn't aware of. Though when it comes to her cosplays, Gem has taken noticed that most of her characters are from the comic side with DC being her favorite (that's a YAY in my book! :D). She strives to choose characters that not only are favorites, but ones that challenge her as well.
Gem's favorite cosplay is a tie between Artemis from Young Justice and the Cinderella which you see above! I mentioned in the questions how Sylveon was not only my personal favorite but one of the first ones I saw that made me a fan of her work. Gem states that she soon fell in love with how cute the Pokemon was as she was creating the gijinka. Not to mention the fact that also pink is her favorite color. Having been to many cons where she's located, Gem hopes to travel to the US to experience some of the conventions there with Dragon*Con being one of the top cons on her list.
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In the interview you get to hear Gem's take on how she feels about cosplay entering mainstream popularity, her earliest memory of cosplaying and her upcoming outfits. There's also a glimpse at her loving friendship with Kayla on top of what she hopes to create/learn with cosplay as she continues expressing her love through the hobby. I thoroughly enjoyed the answers Gem gave me and I hope you all do as well :D <3.
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What got you into cosplay and how long have you been doing
it?
A year and a bit now, and it was my friends that got me into
it
Which cosplay was the first you ever created?
Created would be Darth Vader girl for Sydney Oz comic con
Thinking back to the last convention you were at, did you
enjoy it?
Sydney Supanova was my most recent convention and yes i had
a fantastic time :)
What cosplay(s) did you bring to this convention?
On Friday I was Billy the Puppet from Saw, Saturday I was
Black Cat, and Sunday I was a female Joker.
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What is your favorite cosplay you’ve made so far?
So far it would be between Artemis and Cinderella
What got you into being a geek?
My boyfriend actually, I have always been pretty geeky but
he definitely showed me more things I didn’t know before
Do you have any other members of your family who are into
what you enjoy? Or are you at present the only "geek" in the family?
Ah, well my dad is a geek and he loves that I cosplay! He
made the bow for Artemis and he is always offering to help me with props which
is great .
From looking at your cosplays, you seem to have a pretty
well rounded collection of outfits from all forms of media, with comics being a
bit more present (at least to me)! Do you enjoy cosplaying certain characters
over another? Comic book characters > Anime characters for example.
I certainly enjoy doing comic related cosplays, mainly DC,
but to be honest no there isn’t one thing I stick to. I’d rather make the
cosplays that inspire and challenge me to do more and test myself.
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I feel like I should definitely mention how your best friend
Kayla Erin was how I found you possibly a year ago? If anything several months
ago since I can’t remember! The two of you have become such amazing friends and
I honestly just love seeing the crazy/awesome things you both get into. Aside
from hanging out regularly, what’s it like cosplaying with her at conventions
and all that?
It’s extremely fun. We are both crazy and over the top and
just like being out there. Meeting new people and having fun at conventions!
One of my favorite cosplays of yours is one I featured on my
blog a couple months back and that being your Sylveon gijinka! What was it like
creating her and what made you go with the Fairy type out of all the other
Eeveelutions?
Ha, first off thank you :) and I actually made that cosplay
in the two days between Melbourne Supanova and Gold Coast Supanova that we had
being home. I picked Sylveon mostly because it’s my favorite color, which is
pink haha! So it started off for that reason and I just fell in love with how
cute she is.
One of your upcoming cosplays is Alloy from the newly
announced game Horizon Zero Dawn. When I first saw you were planning on making
her, I instantly thought how much of a dead ringer she was for you. Your style
along with your personality is a perfect match for her. Is there anything about
the outfit you’re looking forward to creating? Dreading about? I imagine she
won’t be easy!
Dreading is definitely the bow since it’s so crazy how
detailed it is but the fact that Guerilla Gaming has brought out a cosplay
guide is amazing. Looking forward to just working on the details though I think
it’s the small things that make it extra special
Do you have a dream convention you’d like to attend one day?
I know you and Kayla had expressed a desire to eventually travel to the U.S.
for a convention!
Dragon*Con is definitely one I’d love to attend other wise
and Comic con in the state really.
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You recently travelled to Japan for the first time! Along
with enjoying the pictures you’ve been posting, what was it like being there?
It was amazing such a beautiful place and I will definitely
be going back again
What do you think about cosplay as it is now hitting the
mainstream?
I think it’s great but as long as it stays the amazing
community that it is I feel like at conventions we are one big happy family and
I don't want anything to ruin that
Do you have any upcoming cosplays for this year that you’re
able to share?
I will be doing Britney from Daria along with my friend as
Kevin at Sydney Supanova and I will be making a crazy hipster Peach for PAX Aus
as well
Do you imagine cosplaying being a part of your life within
the next 5 years and do you hope to evolve your skill set?
Yes I would hope so. I feel like it’s apart of me so it’s
something I would love to continue with for many years. Learn though, I would
love to learn and master Worbla
What’s a day in the life of Gemgem Cosplay?
Ha! I work from 8 - 5 every day 6 days a week in a plumbing
store and at night I’m home either looking at cosplay stuff or playing games
online.
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Any upcoming game releases you’re looking forward to?
Battlefront and Horizon Zero Dawn
Do you have a favorite convention?
Gold Coast Supanova
If you had to live in a video game setting/world, which
would you choose and why?
Even though its not out yet I feel like Horizon Zero Dawn
would be amazing or Final Fantasy! I really want a Moogle.
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