Check out Savy Sims-Cake Monster Cosplay’s Artwork

Today we’d like to introduce you to Savy Sims-Cake Monster Cosplay.

Savy Sims, we’d love to hear your story and how you got to where you are today both personally and as an artist.
Growing up, I had always been artistic, I enjoyed sketching and painting, but I had not realized how much art meant to me until after getting into a sports accident. Before the accident, I devoted my time to soccer, constantly training in hopes to one day go pro; it was my life! But the accident changed that. Had I kept playing soccer, I would have paralyzed my right arm and hand according to several doctors; for my own safety, I quit. Quitting wasn’t easy, I felt as though the most important thing in my life was forever taken from me. It left me feeling empty, and that emptiness grew into anger.

The wounds healed overtime as I discovered a new hobby, cosplay. After looking at photos online, I grew more and more fascinated. Since I already enjoyed dressing up, I figured I’d give cosplay a try. In the beginning, I purchased costumes, then deconstructed the costumes to learn its construction, to teach myself how to make costumes by hand. With no sewing machine. It was hard, but I grew more and more dedicated to the art. As time passed, I obtained a basic sewing machine to learn to sew, once I had it down, I felt confident enough to use more expensive machines.

In between learning techniques, I began entering cosplay competitions, gaining experience and making friends at conventions. I’ve grown to love entering, and it pushed me to keep pursuing cosplay and improve myself farther. Now, I research fabrics and every piece of details on each character. Sometimes, it takes me hours, other times, it takes me months just researching the character! But in the end, it’s all worth it!

We’d love to hear more about your art. What do you do and why and what do you hope others will take away from your work?
I am a cosplayer, that means I bring characters to life. Cosplay is costume role-playing, you can become anyone or anything you want to be! Normally, I choose characters that make me happy, I relate to or have a deep emotional connection with, that way I feel more confident being the character and feel more motivated to make the character!

There are two ways to become a character, either make the cosplay or buy it. I started off buying, but taught myself how to make costumes overtime! Making costumes wasn’t easy, I’m very tiny so I had to make my own patterns to fit. To start a cosplay, I sketched out every piece of the costume, then marked where I needed to cut and sew prior to making the pattern. Then, I get to work!

I try my absolute best to bring characters to life, not just for myself, but for others too. The most rewarding feeling about making my cosplays isn’t the making process, it’s hearing that my work has inspired others, and brought them joy seeing their favorite characters brought to life.

I want the world to know that cosplay has grown from a hobby to a passion for me, it truly is something that I want to devote my life to and someday make a career out of. To help pursue that dream, I am currently studying costuming in university to expand my knowledge further, my goal is to be admitted into The World Cosplay Summit with my best friend, Reasonably Random. It’ll take time, but by working hard, we can accomplish this dream, even if we fail. Failure isn’t a bad thing, by failing, we can learn from our mistakes and others, and get
back up even stronger than before!

Have things improved for artists? What should cities do to empower artists?
I can’t speak too much for photographers or digital artists, but for cosplayers, the conditions have been harsh the past few years. Cosplay, in particular, has been growing more and more, meaning more people have been getting into it. With that in mind, people with less interest in the hobby are joining for the wrong reasons. A lot of the more “popular” cosplayers on social media are not into cosplay because they genuinely love anime, games or cartoons, but because they want to show off their bodies for money and attention. Most of the “big name” cosplayers don’t make their costumes but get deemed “the best” regardless. I believe the cosplayers that put their heart and soul into cosplay and work hard to make themselves look like the character literally jumped out of the TV are the ones who should be more recognized.

Now, in some aspects, obtaining jobs for artists has become easier. Movie companies and any performance-based companies always need the costumers to help make and design costumes, however, they aren’t largely recognized for their work other than in the technical industry.

Now, to help out local artists, there are a few things we can all do. First stay positive, leaving negative or hurtful comments will always hurt someone, the best thing to do is say something nice. If you don’t like their art, its fine, but ALWAYS keep it to yourself, you never know how hard someone worked on their piece. If you see or hear someone bashing on an artist or anyone for that matter, call them out, and stand up for them.
The next thing we can do is share more local artists, give them a shot to blossom and be heard.

Do you have any events or exhibitions coming up? Where would one go to see more of your work? How can people support you and your artwork?
The best place to see my work is on Instagram, you can find me at @cake_monster_cos. The best way to support my art is to follow and share my work with friends, family, etc. The next best method to support me is to request to see me as a guest at local conventions, by doing so, I could be chosen to work at the convention for my cosplays!

Contact Info:

• Email: cake.monster.cos@gmail.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cake_monster_cos/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CakeMonsterCos/

Image Credit:
Travel With Me Photography, Midus Touch Art, Anime Indian

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