Guests & Presenters
Artist Guest of Honor: Michael Brugger
Maker Guest of Honor: Sinister Metalworks
Cosplay Guest of Honor: Savage Cosplay
Presenters (2023)
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Jane Campbell is a lifelong maker, both professionally and personally. After retiring from her career in chemical engineering and closing her costuming business, she can now dedicate her time to creating. Jane’s favorites are in fiber arts but she is never afraid to branch out and learn more. Her main fear is running out of room to store supplies.
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Theresa Halbert is passionate and inspired by working with textiles, whether it’s in a costume or in the textile arts. She has been playing with fabrics and beads ever since she can remember and has worked professionally in costuming and apparel for over 30 years in costuming. She infuses her love of fabric, beads and thread (and whatever else works.) with her love of science fiction and fantasy to create original artwork and costumes. Theresa believes that Art and Costume is not just something to look at …but something to experience.
Website: www.dragonragz.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DragonRagz
A long time fan, gamer, costumer, and convention volunteer, Andy Hansen is more recently known for his amazing miniature paintings. Andy will be sharing his painting styles and techniques during SageFenCon’s mini-painting workshops.
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Warren Hughs’ personal zen is the act of creation and exploration. Taking found and inspiring materials and processes and following the path they take him down. It may stem from his childhood pursuits of understanding machines and experimenting with them. Taking apart old electronics, motors and the like. These interests have evolved into a love and dedication to learning how things work and pushing that knowledge to new places. He has built a career in the trades over the past decade and have developed a diverse skill set… welding, wood work, metal work, lapidary, machine work engine repair, and whatever else suits my passions. Warren is inspired by how things around him are created and what makes things work.
From Warren, “I think that is enough to keep me busy for a life time. Thank you for sharing this journey with me, wherever it takes us.”
Visit Warren Hughs’ shop and learn more about his work at Hughs LLC.
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Esther Jones (Reed) is a child of Renton, Washington, and grew up among the evergreens west of the Cascades. A student of both English and Anthropology at EWU, Esther currently works as a Legal Assistant for the State of Washington. In the evening, Esther can usually be found watching one of her favorite animes or K-dramas, or gaming alongside her husband.
Esther and Frog will be team teaching SageFenCon’s writing workshop.
Find out more about Esther’s work at Jones Tales.
Frog Jones was born and raised in a small town in Whitman County. A child of the Palouse, the first thirty years of his life was lived within a one-mile radius of at least one grain bin. He studied Literary Studies, History, and Philosophy at EWU, and received a Juris Doctorate from the University of Idaho. He currently practices as the Chief Public Defender of Mason County, Washington and is one of the training leads for the Washington Defender’s Association. But those are the day jobs. In the evening, Frog is an avid WoW RPer – he can be found skulking about as Cuhlan on the Wyrmrest Accord server. He loves board games and tabletop games as well as writing alongside his wife.
Frog and Esther will be team teaching SageFenCon’s writing workshop.
Find out more about Frog’s writing and podcasts at Jones Tales.
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Agathon McGeachy, holds a BSME and worked for 20 years as a machine designer, the last 14 years in the medical research field. He has skills as a fabricator, foundryman and machinist. As Manfred Kriegstreiber he participated in SCA tournaments and left having achieved that group’s highest honors. He is an accomplished ceramic sculptor. His gargoyle sculpture, “Just Keeping an Eye on Things” was Best 3d Art in Show (non-jewelry) at Worldcon in Spokane 2015. In 2020 he sold his first short story “Call Me Max” to the 2020 NIWA Anthology “Escape”. His story, “Shiplah’s Eyes” appears in the 2021 NIWA. Anthology “Forbidden”
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Mike McWatters has been a collector and researcher of antique arms and armor since 1989, and has been published many times related to those things. But he is also a historical reenactor and a costume maker. He is a blacksmith, a leather worker, and does hard-science for 40 hours per week.
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Isabella has been teaching sewing and other fiber arts for over 30 years and she loves teaching. She wrote a quilting instruction book in 1986 and has been trained in needle felting by Aylia Talapa, one of the premier needle felting artists on the west coast. SageFenCon welcomes Isabella as one of our amazing fiber arts instructors; teaching crocheting, knitting, needle felting, and sewing.
Megan Simpson is a Fashion designer and Sewing + Textiles teacher local to Richland. Known for vintage style custom made garments from her shop Enola Mae Atelier, Megan is also passionate about teaching sewing + textiles classes to future generations in order to keep the art of sewing alive and well.
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Jeff Sturgeon is a Pacific Northwest artist well known for his award winning science-fiction art and unique painting style. Jeff’s unique style involves laying paint upon metal, creating an illusion that can appear 3 dimensional. While digital imaging doesn’t quite do his work justice, you can find a gallery of some of his pieces on Instagram and Facebook, or visit his website: The Art of Jeff Sturgeon.
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