Maker
Noon | Location: Embassy Hotel: JQH Boardroom presented by Morningstar Storage
Rock a Pocket
Women’s clothes are notorious for having terrible pockets, but have you ever wondered how women carried anything back in the days of enormous dresses? Get up close and personal with 18th century pockets by making one of your own! You’ll be able to decorate and hand sew your very own historic pocket in this make and take. (2 hours. Limit 14 participants. $10 fee.)
Moderator: Britt Alfred
Panelists: Britt Alfred
Tracks: Cosplay, Costuming & Fashion, Art, Maker, Workshop
1:00 PM | Location: Noble
Treasure Bag Making
Kids customize a pouch for dice, rock collections, or whatever else they can imagine needing to store in this make and take activity for young collectors.
Moderator: Heroic Inner Kids
Panelists: Heroic Inner Kids
Tracks: Kids, Maker, Art, General Interest
2:00 PM | Location: Sooner B presented by Fowler Automotive
Kids Jedi Training
Is the Force with you? Do you have what it takes to become a Jedi? Duel with Jedi masters, and practice your target skills.
Moderator: Heroic Inner Kids
Panelists: Heroic Inner Kids, JediOKC, Oklahoma Garrison of the 501st Legion
Tracks: Kids, Maker, Pop Culture & Entertainment, General Interest
2:00 PM | Location: Noble
Build Your Own Jedi Lightsaber
Is the Force with you? Do you have what it takes to become a Jedi? Make your own lightsaber to use in Jedi training.
Moderator: Heroic Inner Kids
Panelists: Heroic Inner Kids, JediOKC, Oklahoma Garrison of the 501st Legion
Tracks: Kids, Maker, Pop Culture & Entertainment, General Interest
2:00 PM | Location: Embassy Hotel: Bedlam 2 Boardroom
Intro to Crocheting
Welcome to the art of crochet! This class is a beginner-level introduction to crochet, but all skill levels are welcome. Participants will learn how to make a slip knot, foundation chain, turning chain and work in single crochet to make a dishcloth. This is an excellent way to begin mastering how to hold a crochet hook, yarn tension, as well as practicing making consistent stitches.
During this course, we will work on these beginning steps to crochet and when you leave, you can continue the same steps
that we learn in class to finish making a dishcloth at home. (2 hours. Limit 14 participants. $25 fee.)
Moderator: Audrey Lippe aka The Knotty Gnome
Panelists: Audrey Lippe aka The Knotty Gnome
2:00 PM | Location: Oklahoma G
Leather for Cosplay for Beginners
Interested in using leather for the first time with your next cosplay build? In this panel Tiffany Gordon Cosplay will help you get started; going over where to get it, what to look out for, what tools you will need and much more!
Moderator: Tiffany Gordon Cosplay
Panelists: Tiffany Gordon Cosplay
Tracks: Cosplay, Costuming & Fashion, Maker
2:00 PM | Location: Embassy Hotel: JQH Boardroom presented by Morningstar Storage
Victorian Art - Basics in Quilling
Use the Victorian art form of quilling to explore geometric shapes, a creative way to make three-dimensional artworks. Quilling is an art form that involves the use of strips of paper that are rolled, shaped, and glued together to create decorative designs. Professional development certificates for educators will be available on request. Ages 12 and up. (2 hours. Limit 14 participants.)
Moderator: Melinda LaFevers
Panelists: Melinda LaFevers
4:00 PM | Location: Embassy Hotel: Bedlam 2 Boardroom
Ink Pendant Make-and-Take
Join Sara Felix and make a pendant with alcohol inks! Space themed or just abstract colors, the inks are vibrant colors that have a mind of their own. You will take away a necklace and pendant that you create! (1 hour. Limit 14 participants. $15 fee.)
Moderator: Sara Felix
Panelists: Sara Felix
4:00 PM | Location: Noble
LED Bowties
Bow Ties are cool, and they're even more cool when they light up! Learn how basic electrical circuits work as you build an LED bow tie. (1 hour. Limit 16 participants, suitable for ages 8+. Bring an adult to assist.)
Moderator: Julie Barrett
Panelists: Julie Barrett
Tracks: Kids, Cosplay, Costuming & Fashion, Maker
4:00 PM | Location: Sooner B presented by Fowler Automotive
Star Wars Origami
Learn about the ancient Jedi art of origami, projects for every age group from easy to very hard.
Moderator: Heroic Inner Kids
Panelists: Heroic Inner Kids, JediOKC, Oklahoma Garrison of the 501st Legion
Tracks: Kids, Maker, Pop Culture & Entertainment, General Interest, Film & TV
4:00 PM | Location: Embassy Hotel: Bedlam 1 Boardroom
Intro to Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing)
Ready to get into 3D printing but don't know where quite to begin? Learn about the various AM technologies used throughout the world today, material science, design principles for AM and slicing techniques to give you better and stronger prints at home. (2 hours. Limit 14 participants.)
Moderator: WandererTJ
Panelists: WandererTJ
5:00 PM | Location: Sooner B presented by Fowler Automotive
Jedi Librarian Story Time
Join a Jedi Master as they share a story from the Jedi archives.
Moderator: Heroic Inner Kids
Panelists: Heroic Inner Kids, JediOKC, Oklahoma Garrison of the 501st Legion, Vivian Sloan
Tracks: Kids, Maker, Pop Culture & Entertainment, General Interest, Film & TV
5:00 PM | Location: Noble
Design-a-Droid Blueprints
Design a droid the way you think it should look! Blueprints of droids on a worksheet to be decorated with paper or foam adhesive shapes.
Moderator: Heroic Inner Kids
Panelists: Heroic Inner Kids, JediOKC, Oklahoma Garrison of the 501st Legion
Tracks: Kids, Maker, Pop Culture & Entertainment, General Interest, Film & TV
10:00 AM | Location: Embassy Hotel: JQH Boardroom presented by Morningstar Storage
Costume Contest Prejudging Sessions
All interested costume contest contestants must attend their assigned pre-judging session in full costume. Questions? Find the Costuming Info table near Con HQ/Registration.
Moderator: Dark Side Cosplay
Panelists: Christina Dark Cosplay, Dark Side Cosplay, Tiffany Gordon Cosplay, Whitney Sews
Tracks: Cosplay, Costuming & Fashion, Maker, Performing Arts
10:00 AM | Location: Embassy Hotel: Crimson Meeting Room
Suiting up with the 501st Legion
Legionnaires take the public behind the helmet and show how several costumes were put together and how they're put on while taking questions from the audience.
Moderator: James Dock
Panelists: Chris Curtis, James Dock, James Peake, John Eads/Jim Shorts, Kyle Robertson, Steven Manning
Tracks: Cosplay, Costuming & Fashion, Maker
11:00 AM | Location: Boomer A
Droid Building
Wanna build a droid? Where do you get started? What goes into it? A panel on the fabrication and programming of life-sized model droids from Star Wars.
Moderator: James Dock
Panelists: James Dock, OKCR2
Tracks: Maker, Pop Culture & Entertainment
Noon | Location: Sooner B presented by Fowler Automotive
Agents of SHIELD: Shield Making
Have you got what it takes to be an Agent of SHIELD? Join veteran agents to make your own shield and join SHIELD!
Moderator: Heroic Inner Kids
Panelists: Heroic Inner Kids, Sentinelbait
Tracks: Kids, Maker, Comics, Pop Culture & Entertainment, Film & TV
1:00 PM | Location: Oklahoma G
Pattern Adjustments for Cosplay and Costuming
A grand ol' patterning panel covering: bust and shoulder adjustments, lengthening and shortening, hacking pieces from ready-made garments to incorporate into your new garment, and interpreting fit issues. Learn pro tips for adjusting existing patterns, using your correct measurements (yep, some math is involved), and plotting out a build using digital design files or commercially available patterns.
Moderator: Hall of Femme
Panelists: Hall of Femme, Mace Kendu, Magician Michael Corley, WandererTJ
Tracks: Cosplay, Costuming & Fashion, Maker
2:00 PM | Location: Embassy Hotel: Bedlam 2 Boardroom
Clay Sculpting Make & Take: Part 1
Learn sculpting techniques from artist and fandom sculptor Terry Southard to make your own unique piece using air dry clay. In this first session, participants will sculpt their piece to be dried overnight. In the second session on Sunday, participants paint their completed piece for a finished look. Participants may take their piece with them Saturday if unable to return for part two. (2 hours each day. Limit 14 participants. $20 fee.)
Moderator: Terry Southard
Panelists: Terry Southard
2:00 PM | Location: Oklahoma G
How to Make a Breastplate Pattern
Let’s make a breastplate pattern together! In this panel Tiffany Gordon Cosplay will do a live demonstration on how to make a breastplate pattern on a person using plastic wrap, masking tape and Sharpies.
Moderator: Tiffany Gordon Cosplay
Panelists: Tiffany Gordon Cosplay
Tracks: Cosplay, Costuming & Fashion, Maker
2:00 PM | Location: Noble
Hogwarts Potions Class
Witches and Wizards—gather around for potions class! Join us as your favorite professors teach you some useful potions! Kids will get a small potion container to take home.
Moderator: Heroic Inner Kids
Panelists: Heroic Inner Kids
Tracks: Kids, Maker, Pop Culture & Entertainment, General Interest
4:00 PM | Location: Boomer B
Fan-Made Content: Reimagined Creation or Copyright Issue?
What is considered acceptable (and unacceptable) use of existing works in fan-made creations like art, cosplay, or fan fiction? Isn’t a little creative license part of nerd culture? Where's the line for such creative inspirations?
Moderator: Jan S. Gephardt
Panelists: Hall of Femme, James Farr, Jan S. Gephardt, L.L.Killjoy, Peri Charlifu, Sally Hamilton
Tracks: Pop Culture & Entertainment, Cosplay, Costuming & Fashion, Maker, Art, Writing & Publishing, Comics, Content Creation & Podcasting, General Interest
4:00 PM | Location: Embassy Hotel: Bedlam 2 Boardroom
Build a Tiara
Join Sara Felix in a tiara-making workshop. Follow along, or make it your own. She will show you the basic techniques to make a gorgeous tiara fit for any fae prince or princess. (2 hours. Limit 14 participants. $20 fee.)
Moderator: Sara Felix
Panelists: Sara Felix
Tracks: Art, Maker, Cosplay, Costuming & Fashion, Workshop
4:00 PM | Location: Noble
Treasure Bag Making
Kids customize a pouch for dice, rock collections, or whatever else they can imagine needing to store in this make and take activity for young collectors.
Moderator: Heroic Inner Kids
Panelists: Heroic Inner Kids
Tracks: Kids, Maker, Art, General Interest
5:00 PM | Location: Classified
Miniatures Painting Competition Judging
Minis painting judges will deliberate in this closed judging session. (6 hours)
Moderator: Shilo Russell
Panelists: Brent Amberger AKA Goobertown Hobbies, Mike Kirk, Robert Henderson, Shilo Russell
7:00 PM | Location: Boomer A
Costume Contest Line Up
All Soonercon Costume Contest participants (age 13+ division) report to contest green room (Boomer A ballroom) for placement and line-up assignments.
Moderator: 0
Tracks: Cosplay, Costuming & Fashion, Contest, Art, Maker, Performing Arts
8:00 PM | Location: Oklahoma HIJ presented by Robot House
Costume Contest
Soonercon's 31st annual Costume Contest.
Moderator: John Eads/Jim Shorts
Panelists: Christina Dark Cosplay, Dark Side Cosplay, John Eads/Jim Shorts, Tiffany Gordon Cosplay, Whitney Sews
Tracks: Cosplay, Costuming & Fashion, Contest, Art, Maker, Performing Arts
10:00 AM | Location: University C
Turn Fandom into Your Job
There's money to be made in being a geek artist/maker/writer etc., if you can turn your passion into your profession. Join our panelists as they discuss tips, tricks, and how-tos on turning your interests into income.
Moderator: FoxDaddy
Panelists: Buck Berlin, FoxDaddy, Kevin Dilmore, Liz Campbell, Robert Daniels, What’s Up Fandom Podcast
Tracks: Business & Marketing, Maker, Cosplay, Costuming & Fashion, Writing & Publishing, Art, Content Creation & Podcasting, Gaming, Comics
10:00 AM | Location: Embassy Hotel: JQH Boardroom presented by Morningstar Storage
Using 3D Models to Bring a Cosplay to Life
Come learn the start-to-finish process of what it takes to turn 3D digital models into physical props and armor for your cosplay. We will discuss 3D models and file types, file preparation, scaling, creating printable pattern-files (2D and 3D), and the ins-and-outs of finishing your pieces with an emphasis on smoothing 3D prints. (2 hours. Limit 14 participants.)
Moderator: WandererTJ
Panelists: WandererTJ
10:00 AM | Location: Embassy Hotel: Crimson Meeting Room
Sizing You Up: How to Take Measurements
One of the best ways to feel super confident and comfortable in a cosplay is making sure that it fits as best it can. But how? We'll talk about how (and how not) to find your measurements so you're able to either make or custom-order a nearly perfect fit!
Moderator: Kathleen M. O'Brien
Panelists: Kathleen M. O'Brien
Tracks: Cosplay, Costuming & Fashion, Maker, Workshop
10:30 AM | Location: Oklahoma HIJ presented by Robot House
Children's Costume Contest Line Up
Contestants meet the judges and line up for the Costume Contest during this set up time at 10:30 a.m.. The contest begins at 11:00 a.m. for Soonercon's Children's Costume Contest on the main stage (ages 5-12), featuring costumes imagined and made by younglings. Ensure your child is registered beforehand and at the main ballroom by this time in order to compete in the contest. (30 minutes)
Moderator: 0
Tracks: Kids, Cosplay, Costuming & Fashion, Contest, Maker
11:00 AM | Location: Embassy Hotel: Crimson Meeting Room
Horn Building Workshop
Want to make a pair of cosplay horns for the first time? In this workshop, you will be building a pair of EVA Foam horns instructed by Tiffany Gordon Cosplay. All you need is to bring yourself and come ready to make a pair of horns that you can take home and wear at the end of the workshop. All skill levels welcome! (2 hours. Limit 20 participants. $35 fee.)
Moderator: Tiffany Gordon Cosplay
Panelists: Tiffany Gordon Cosplay
Tracks: Cosplay, Costuming & Fashion, Maker
11:00 AM | Location: Oklahoma HIJ presented by Robot House
Children's Costume Contest
Kids (12 and under) will compete and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners will be chosen.
Soonercon's annual Children's Costume Contest on the main stage (ages 5-12) featuring costumes imagined and made by younglings. Sign up by close of registration on Saturday, July 1, 2023, at the Costuming Info table at Con HQ or online. Visit https://www.soonercon.com/kids-costume-contest/ for more info and to register.
Moderator: Mystix Panda
Panelists: Mimic Rae, Mystix Panda, Sentinelbait, TKM Cosplay
Tracks: Kids, Cosplay, Costuming & Fashion, Maker, Contest
Noon | Location: Noble
Build A Gauntlet
Build a Mandalorian armored gauntlet with construction paper and straws, and possibly make paper rockets to fire from it!
Moderator: Heroic Inner Kids
Panelists: Heroic Inner Kids, JediOKC, Oklahoma Garrison of the 501st Legion
Tracks: Kids, Maker, Pop Culture & Entertainment, General Interest, Film & TV
1:00 PM | Location: Noble
Build Your Own Jedi Lightsaber
Is the Force with you? Do you have what it takes to become a Jedi? Make your own lightsaber to use in Jedi training.
Moderator: Heroic Inner Kids
Panelists: Heroic Inner Kids, JediOKC, Oklahoma Garrison of the 501st Legion
Tracks: Kids, Maker, Pop Culture & Entertainment, General Interest
1:00 PM | Location: University C
Cutthroat Iron Cosplay
The showdown returns! Four cosplayers have 30 minutes to quick-construct the best costume with the provided materials. Basic cosplay materials are provided along with some not-so basic options to use, as well as a secret theme and required materials. The audience is the judge of this creative contest. May the best cosplay win! (Supplies provided. 2 hours.)
Moderator: Buck Berlin
Panelists: Buck Berlin, Hall of Femme, Lollalotus, Rynaga, Whitney Sews
Tracks: Cosplay, Costuming & Fashion, Gaming, Maker, Art, Pop Culture & Entertainment
1:00 PM | Location: Sooner B presented by Fowler Automotive
Kids Jedi Training
Is the Force with you? Do you have what it takes to become a Jedi? Duel with Jedi masters, and practice your target skills.
Moderator: Heroic Inner Kids
Panelists: Heroic Inner Kids, JediOKC, Oklahoma Garrison of the 501st Legion
Tracks: Kids, Maker, Pop Culture & Entertainment, General Interest
2:00 PM | Location: Noble
Treasure Bag Making
Kids customize a pouch for dice, rock collections, or whatever else they can imagine needing to store in this make and take activity for young collectors.
Moderator: Heroic Inner Kids
Panelists: Heroic Inner Kids
Tracks: Kids, Maker, Art, General Interest
2:00 PM | Location: Embassy Hotel: Bedlam 2 Boardroom
Clay Sculpting Make & Take: Part 2
Learn sculpting techniques from artist and fandom sculptor Terry Southard to make your own unique piece using air dry clay. In this second session, participants will paint their completed, dried piece for a finished look. (2 hours each day. Limit 14 participants from Part 1 session.)
Moderator: Terry Southard
Panelists: Terry Southard