High Voltage ConFusion

Junk Pile Wars Needs Junk!

In 2008 ConFusion will run Junk Pile Wars, a hands-on workshop in which up to ten participants have one hour to take random junk and build a science fiction or fantasy costume. Once they have built their costume, they can compete it in a special lightning round of the Masquerade, with the winner decided by audience applause.

In order to make Junk Pile Wars exciting, memorable, and possible we need Junk!

This is an open call soliciting donations of junk for use in the workshop.

What are we looking for? Just about anything. Some examples are listed below. We ask only that the items be CLEAN, DRY, WITHOUT SHARP POINTS OR CUTTING EDGES, and either of a USEABLE SIZE or of materials that CAN BE CUT WITH HOUSEHOLD SCISSORS.

TYPES OF "JUNK" WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE AT JUNK PILE WARS:

• CDRoms - blank or dead or junk (ex AOL promos)
• material remnants (small or large)
• old sheets
• empty egg cartons
• cardboard tubes
• excess craft materials
• sprue and leftovers from model kits
• junk jewelry
• broken children's toys
• dead consumer electronics
• unused sponges (no, I'm not kidding)
• styrofoam packing materials (please, no peanuts)
• foamcore board
• broomsticks and similar wood or plastic items
• construction paper
• paper grocery bags
• feathers
• old Christmas or other seasonal ornaments you no longer want (please, no blown glass)
• and anything else you come across that part of you says "garbage" and the other part says "damn that's a shame..."

If everybody brought just one item, think what an amazing pile of junk the Warriors would have!

The collection point for the junk at the con will be announced later.

If you have any questions about Junk Pile Wars, the Lightning Round, or the junk itself, please contact Kim Kofmel.