JP: Speaking of Emma! We've featured you guys before in our Cosplay Wednesday segment (we love her too!). I know you guys operate as a unit under the Carma name, how long have you guys been cosplaying together?

C: Emma and I have been best friends for nearly 20 years. We were invited to go to our first convention by the lovely family of Kazoku Cosplay and Craft, who we have also been friends with for about 20 years as well. They were the ones who first introduced us to the world of cosplay in 2011 at Kumoricon. We had always done elaborate costumes ever since we were kids. Halloween was the number one thing we looked forward to every year. It was our chance to be somebody and get creative with our materials. My first real costume that really triggered costuming for me was when I was Captain Jack Sparrow in 7th grade. I wish I had a photo, but my mom is the one who first taught me how to sew and we made Captain Jack from scratch. We even dyed my hair and glued hair onto my face, lol.

JP: Wish I saw that Captain Jack! So what's next for you Carly? What are you working on or planning to work on next and where do you plan to unveil it?

C: I am actually working on a mini Cap shield for a cosplay contest on the 4th of July here in Kenai, AK. I only got a few days notice, so I am crunching on that! My original shield is back in Oregon, or else I wouldn’t be worrying about that. But, I am really inspired by the new Wonder Woman movie and I loved the Amazons! So I am at the early-bird stages of costuming which, basically, is a lot of research. So eventually, after a lot of time gathering the right materials from thrift stores and hunting online… I would LOVE to create Antiope! Such a fearless leader and a total bad-ass! It would be awesome to be Antiope since Emma is working on Wonder Woman now! It would be a great Complement since we love doing group cosplays. Not sure on the time line for her, but I know Cap still hasn’t had his true-con unveiling, but it might be at Rose City Comic Con in September, if I can fly down, lol.