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    malarayofsunshine.com

    content creator, cruelty-free MuA, cosplayer, feminist, LGBTQAI+

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    Appearances

    Upcoming appearances…

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    Previous Events

    2019

    GeekGirlCon (GGC) 2019 – Inclusive Princessing: Happily Ever After for All (Panelist)
    Panelists: Emilee (Our Shield Maiden), Mallory Cohen, Shannon Daly, Yeji Sakoda, Melissa Britt
    Description: Being a princess in the 21st century looks a lot different from the way it once did…and we’re glad! Join a panel of “Real Princesses,” aka the coolest cosplayers in all the land, who hold being a princess near and dear to their hearts. We’ll laugh a lot, sing a little, and show that getting your fairy tale ending really is entirely up to you!

    GeekGirlCon (GGC) 2019 – The Sartorial Geek live podcast (Panelist)
    Panelists: Jordan Ellis and Mallory Cohen
    Description: The Sartorial Geek is a podcast for the geek in all of us. We focus on pop culture, girl power, and cool stories told by cool people. We would love to do a live podcast at GeekGirlCon! Come for a conversation about young adult and LGBTQIA+ books with Mallory Cohen from WhatchYA Reading?

    Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC) 2019 – The Power of JOY in Queer Media panel (Moderator)

    2018

    Geek Girl Con (GGC) 2018 – Building Your Own Themyscira: Connecting With Other Geeky Bosses (Panelist)
    Geek Girl Con 2018 (GGC) – Just Make it Gay Already panel (Moderator)
    Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC) 2018 – Espionage Cosmetics Hair & Makeup panel (Moderator)

    2017

    Beauty and the Beast Storytime Barnes & Noble Southcenter, 2017 – Cosplay Guest
    San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) 2017 – MuA w/Espionage Cosmetics for Her Universe Fashion Show (Makeup Artist)

    2016

    Teen Book Festival Barnes & Noble Southcenter, 2016 – Panelist
    San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) 2016 – MuA w/Espionage Cosmetics for Her Universe Fashion Show (Makeup Artist)

    2015

    San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) 2015 – MuA w/Espionage Cosmetics for Her Universe Fashion Show (Makeup Artist)

    2014

    Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC) 2014 – OneUpMakeup Panel (Panelist)
    San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) 2014 – MuA w/Espionage Cosmetics for Her Universe Fashion Show SDCC (Makeup Artist)

    2012

    Job Hunters (web series) – 2012 – 2014 (Seattle, WA) (Makeup Artist)

    Podcasts

    The Sartorial Geek Podcast – Episode 080: LIVE with malarayofsunshine
    The Sartorial Geek Podcast – Episode 027: Couples Cosplay with Mallory and Emily Cohen


    Videos

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    a rare, serious photo where i’m not smiling or bei a rare, serious photo where i’m not smiling or being goofy! sometimes you just feel pretty in the parking lot at ren faire and even though you can see my age in my neck… thats all this is! tempted to turn one of these into my new profile picture… the wind was an unpaid actor.
    every duo has one! 🥺💜🖤 Umbreon: @cosmic.reys.cosp every duo has one! 🥺💜🖤

Umbreon: @cosmic.reys.cosplay 
Espeon: me!
ty Jenna (@live_1000_lives) for filming for us!

#pokemon #umbreon #espeon #eeveeloutions #renaissancefaire
    a lil highlight reel of my espeon eeveeloution jes a lil highlight reel of my espeon eeveeloution jester costume for the Feast of Fools weekend at @washingtonfaire!

the hat is the part of the costume i’m happiest with because it was a cute, easy to wear hennin and it made me so recognizable because of the shape matching the ears so well! (i followed @drawingsbynicole’s pattern and tutorial!)

we gave out “canst though catch them all?” cards and had a scavenger hunt for people to find us all and get an ultimate, group trinket if they did. it was so fun! people got really into it. thank you @gingersnark for making the cards and @tays_cosplays for making the wooden trinkets! (i didn’t take good video of either but Ryan has a full vlog up on her page!)

and as always, go check out the other eevees—everyone looks stunnin!

Vaporeon: @live_1000_lives 
Flareon: @nonsensenanny 
Glaceon: @tays_cosplays 
Umbreon: @cosmic.reys.cosplay 
Espeon: @malaray 
Jolteon: @shakespeareandme 
Leafeon: @gingersnark
    faire so far. wouldn’t wanna do it with anybody el faire so far. wouldn’t wanna do it with anybody else—my eevees and beyond!

Vaporeon: @live_1000_lives 
Flareon: @nonsensenanny 
Glaceon: @tays_cosplays 
Umbreon: @cosmic.reys.cosplay 
Espeon: @malaray 
Jolteon: @shakespeareandme 
Leafeon: @gingersnark

weekends one and two, this year’s epic cosplay group, wanderings, Olive 🫒, party number two w/ @anikhanda22 and crew (boy do @highfantasyevents, @djblakew, and co know how to throw a party!!), photobooth.

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    If anyone is looking for a fun family activity ove If anyone is looking for a fun family activity over Memorial Day weekend come see my Irish dance company’s annual benefit show on Sunday! The show is free, but in lieu of ticket sales we’ll be accepting donations of diapers and wipes for families the local community.

Our dance teams (4-5 y/o up through adults of all ages!) will perform traditional Irish dances, original choreography, and even do a couple of demonstrations. Soft and hard shoe!

Sunday, May 24th at 7:00 p.m. – the show usually lasts about an hour and a half. All details in the images of the post. (Or DM me and I can send you the info, too. :)
    i’ve made the decision to cancel the kickstarter f i’ve made the decision to cancel the kickstarter for my second book. for now! the timing just isn’t right so i’m hitting “pause”. if you pledged, the money you committed will just stay yours – kickstarter doesn’t collect pledges until the end.

i knew that the timing was off before i launched. there was a little voice in the back of my head whispering, “it’s okay to push the kickstarter back” and i ignored it. even though i knew that i hadn’t laid the groundwork for a well marketed launch, that i hadn’t done any of the things that i needed to do for a successful campaign, i believed if launched anyway that everything would just work out. my goal was my angel number, after all!

a bunch of people signed up for my newsletter at a con i was just recently at and i promised them the first half of my second book as an arc if they did. i’m getting ready to send that out, so if you’re interested, click the link in my bio to sign up for my newsletter. it’ll hit inboxes this weekend.

like i said, this isn’t a goodbye forever! i’m going to pause, re-group, prep my materials, marketing, content (yada yada), maybe even finish the book ;), and re-launch this project later… i’m not sure how much later, but you’ll know. there will be signs.

thank you again from the bottom of my heart and i hope to see you again for take two.

🤍✨ mal

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