Challengers John Donald Carlucci, Nick Gucker, Shelby Denham, Liv Rainey-Smith, and defending champion Mike Dubisch compete in a race against the clock to create a masterpiece based on the audience’s suggestion! The audience chooses a finalist. Original pieces are silent auctioned to benefit AnimalAid PDX.
Last year's entry: "Deep Ones at a Science Fair," by John Donald Carlucci
Challengers Heather Hudson, Lee Moyer, William Stout, and Frank Walls compete in this second round of iron artists! The audience chooses a finalist. Original pieces are silent auctioned to benefit AnimalAid PDX.
Photo montage of the 2013 PIckman's Apprentice competition. Photos courtesy of Todd Gardiner.
The two finalists go head to head to see who will be crowned Pickman’s Apprentice! The audience chooses the winner. Original pieces are silent auctioned to benefit AnimalAid PDX.
"Deep Ones at a Science Fair" by Heather Hudson, from the 2015 Pickman's Apprentice Competiton.
Artist and production designer, William Stout will give a presentation on how Antarctica, his career, and H.P. Lovecraft all fit together in a fascinating package.
Panelists with musical backgrounds discuss what goes into music for people like us- whether it be accompaniment for a radio play or film, or for just plain rocking out to! Shirley (M), Clark, Louve, Jordan, Nies
"Deep Ones" illustration by Mike Dubisch © all rights reserved.
Lovecraft was published in Weird Tales magazine a multitude of times. What about the other numerous authors who contributed to Weird fiction - like William Hope Hodgson, Ambrose Bearce, Lord Dunsany, Clark Ashton Smith, and Arthur Machen? Panelists discuss influences on contemporary Weird. Lockhart (M), Griffin, Martin, Morris, Nicolay, Wagner
Cover of Weird Tales, October 1937, by Margaret Brundage
Panelists discuss what an average Jane’s or Joe’s life would be like in Lovecraft’s time? What did a loaf of bread cost? What was the political climate. Women had just gained the legal right to vote, how did that influence social roles? etc. Hite (M), Connors, Glancy, Leman, Hudson, Joshi
Join the panelists as they discuss a number of classic black and white horror and science fiction films and the Lovecraftian elements and/or influence that can be found in them. If you like movies like It! The Terror from Beyond Space, Creature from the Black Lagoon, and The Magnetic Monster, this is the panel for you!? Koch (M), Branney, Hite, McMillan, Rawlik
One of the things that can make or break a film is good (or bad) costuming. We’ll hear from people who do various styles of cosplay and costuming, from monsters to period dress pieces, talk about why they choose to make certain pieces and share some techniques behind it. This discussion can extend out to how to research and find period appropriate clothes for making your own films. LaRock (M), Bolivar, Lima-Steele, Hudson
Flori Lima-Steele shows off her Cthulhu Bustle. Photo courtesy of Todd Gardiner.
How can we use role playing and table top games to create a better learning environment? What are some games that already do this? Glancy (M), Leman, Goodfellow, Wagner, Louve