Arisia 2004 was held January 16-18, 2004
at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel.


Below is a collection of pictures from the Green Room before the Masquerade taken by Tina Connell and we are always looking for more pictures!

There is a need to put names to faces, as well as costume names and awards. Please help us fill in the missing information by sending your identification info (based on picture title) to the Pup's webmaster here: webmaster "at" sickpupsnot.org


Arisia 2004 Website


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Tina Connell

Arisia 1

Tina Connell

Arisia 2

Tina Connell

Arisia 3



Tina Connell

Arisia 4

Tina Connell

Arisia 5:
Janice Dallas

Tina Connell

Arisia 6:
Janice Dallas

The following are from Lisa Ashton's Egyptian Gods group. In some pictures you can see the blue wiring which was used to light up the eyes. The close ups are of some of the textured embroidery, beadwork and embellishment of the black tunics (it's the Folkwear Egyptian shirt, in a full length).



Tina Connell

Arisia 7:
"Egyptian Gods"
Head detail

Tina Connell

Arisia 8:
"Egyptian Gods"
Head detail

Tina Connell

Arisia 9:
"Egyptian Gods"
Head detail




Tina Connell

Arisia 10:
"Egyptian Gods"
Head detail

Tina Connell

Arisia 11:
"Egyptian Gods"
Head detail

Tina Connell

Arisia 12:
"Egyptian Gods"
Head detail




Tina Connell

Arisia 13:
"Egyptian Gods"
Head detail

Tina Connell

Arisia 14:
"Egyptian Gods"
Head detail

Tina Connell

Arisia 15:
"Egyptian Gods"
Head detail




Tina Connell

Arisia 16:
"Egyptian Gods"
Head detail

Tina Connell

Arisia 17:
"Egyptian Gods"
Head detail

Tina Connell

Arisia 18:
"Egyptian Gods"
Head detail




Tina Connell

Arisia 19:
"Egyptian Gods"
Head detail

Tina Connell

Arisia 20:
"Egyptian Gods"
Head detail

Tina Connell

Arisia 21:
"Egyptian Gods"
Embroidery detail



Tina Connell

Arisia 22:
"Egyptian Gods"
Embroidery detail

Tina Connell

Arisia 23:
"Egyptian Gods"
Embroidery detail

Tina Connell

Arisia 24:
"Egyptian Gods"
Embroidery detail



Tina Connell

Arisia 25:
"Egyptian Gods"
Embroidery detail

Tina Connell

Arisia 26:
"Egyptian Gods"
Embroidery detail

Tina Connell

Arisia 27:
"Egyptian Gods"
Embroidery detail



Tina Connell

Arisia 28:
"Egyptian Gods"
Embroidery detail

Tina Connell

Arisia 29:
"Egyptian Gods"
Embroidery detail

Tina Connell

Arisia 30:
"Egyptian Gods"
Embroidery detail


The "Return of the King" group was led by Shanti Fader. It was a 1950s twist on the Lord of the Rings saga and used a Tom Smith son. Starting with Aragon as Elvis it had a batch of Poodle Skirted Groupies including Karen Purcell as Muffy the Stewardess of Gondor, Tom as the Tree Ent groupie and Shanti in a historically based 1950s prom dress.


Tina Connell

Arisia 31:
"Return of the King"
Guitar/Sword Detail

Tina Connell

Arisia 32:
"Return of the King"
Guitar/Sword Detail

Tina Connell

Arisia 33:
"Return of the King"
Guitar/Sword Detail



Tina Connell

Arisia 34:
"Return of the King"
Guitar/Sword Detail

Tina Connell

Arisia 35:
"Return of the King"
Guitar/Sword Detail



Tina Connell

Arisia 36:
"Return of the King"
Tom
Tree Ent 'poodle skirt' Groupie

Tina Connell

Arisia 37:
"Return of the King"
Tom
Tree Ent 'poodle skirt' Groupie



Tina Connell

Arisia 38:
"Return of the King"
Detail from a
Poodle skirt Groupie

Tina Connell

Arisia 39:
"Return of the King"
Detail from a
Poodle skirt Groupie

Tina Connell

Arisia 40:
"Return of the King"
Detail from a
Poodle skirt Groupie




Tina Connell

Arisia 41:
"Return of the King"
Detail from the Ent
Poodle skirt Groupie

Tina Connell

Arisia 42:
"Return of the King"
Personification of the
One Ring Detail

Tina Connell

Arisia 43:
"Return of the King"
Detail from the
Motorcycle-styled Jacket




Tina Connell

Arisia 44:
"Return of the King"
Shanti Fader
Elven Princess
(Documented as traditional 1950s Prom gown)

Tina Connell

Arisia 45:
"Return of the King"
Shanti Fader
Elven Princess
(Documented as traditional 1950s Prom gown)



Tina Connell

Arisia 46:
"Return of the King"
Wolf
Aragorn/Elvis

Tina Connell

Arisia 47:
"Return of the King"
Wolf
Aragorn/Elvis



Tina Connell

Arisia 48

Tina Connell

Arisia 49



Tina Connell

Arisia 50:
"Lord of the Rings"
Elf Warrior

Tina Connell

Arisia 51:
"Lord of the Rings"
Brian Healy (and ?)
Gimli (and Elf Warrior)
Gimli was Best in Show



Brian Healy's Gimli won Best in Show. It is one of the most film accurate recreations ever.


Tina Connell

Arisia 52:
"Lord of the Rings"
Brian Healy
Gimli
Gimli was Best in Show

Tina Connell

Arisia 53:
"Lord of the Rings"
Brian Healy
Gimli
Gimli was Best in Show

Tina Connell

Arisia 54:
"Lord of the Rings"
Brian Healy
Detail Gimli
Gimli was Best in Show



Tina Connell

Arisia 55:
"Lord of the Rings"
Brian Healy
Detail Gimli
Gimli was Best in Show

Tina Connell

Arisia 56:
"Lord of the Rings"
Brian Healy
Detail Gimli
Gimli was Best in Show

Tina Connell

Arisia 57:
"Lord of the Rings"
Brian Healy
Gimli
Gimli was Best in Show



The following costumes were later presented as a larger group at Costum-Con 22, April 2004. In addition to Karen and Ricky, the group was expanded with Caitlin Dick, Carol Salemi and Stephanie Carrigg. At Costume-Con it won Best in Class Master Workmanship and Presentation.


Tina Connell

Arisia 58:
"Evil"
Karen Schnaubelt Turner Dick

Tina Connell

Arisia 59
"Evil"
Ricky Dick



Tina Connell

Arisia 60
"Evil"
Ricky Dick

Tina Connell

Arisia 61
"Evil"
Ricky Dick



The End!