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SHAZ’S BITS:
THE PERLER PRINCESS COMES TO ANIMEKON
NN N Creativity; the power to nnnnnnnn harness an ability to produce without limitations and a way to reflect one’s personality. Shaz’s Bits and her prowess of perler intend to provide just that for this year’s annual AnimeKon Expo in Barbados.
The perler method is the culmination of beading and embroidery to create many different things including works of art. For Shannon Williams, Founder and CEO of Shaz’s Bits, this is her way to show one of her many niches and significance as an artist. Merging her fields of the love of fiction, cosplay and all things animated, her focus became a passion as she realized allowing patrons to reminisce of the characters of past as well as creating new ones for the children had much more impact than she had anticipated.
Thus the birth of 8-bit marvels was formed.
Shasam, as Shannon Williams calls herself, has taken the next step in the perler revolution. Beads and their many uses can be sourced as far back as the colonial period, where they were used in Europe as a means of trade.
Beyond that period their significance was embedded in the use of beads for jewelry, prayer, anti-tension, gaming and even currency, but the 8-bit creator added another element of necessity to Animekon and Barbados in general. This is the element of fun and presentation, capturing the imagination as you re-enter the world of NES, SNES and many of the cartoons from the times of the 90’s era.
The AnimeKon Expo presents the prime debut exhibition of Shaz’s Bits and will be home to a showcase of the grand 8- bit Super Mario Bros. Series. A two day festival of gaming, cosplay, comics and so much more. Become an owner of memorabilia like no other, even take photos in the 8-bit world. You will even be able to place orders for your very own customized perler. So mark your calendar, August 23rd and 24th. AnimeKon Episode V: The Empire Rises and Shaz’s Bits: The Princess of the Perler Kingdom await you…
For orders and more information on Shaz’s Bits & Shannon Williams(Shasam):
Website: www.shazsbits.wix.com/shazsbits
Like on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ShasamCosplay
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