L.A.con IV: Splash Page Art

Chaz Boston Baden, webmaster

This page shows all of the pictures we've used on our Home page so far, and some information about each one. You can click on the image or the title to see a larger version. If you'd like to contribute a Space Cadet picture, please write to the webmaster.

Frank Kelly Freas RIP, 1922-2005 Space Cadets We Have Known: Kelly Freas. No punchline this time, as L.A.con IV mourns the passing of one of science fiction's legends. Frank Kelly Freas died in his sleep the morning of 02-Jan-2005. Photo by Chaz Boston Baden, April 2001. (Jan. 2005)

Space Cadets Party Poster - One of the party signs we sometimes use for our room parties at other conventions. Based on a similar poster created by Elizabeth Klein-Lebbink and Jerome Scott for the L.A. in 2006 bid. (Dec. 2004)

Space Cadets We Have Known: Sgt. Ed Green - at Con José , the 2002 Worldcon in San Jose. Ed Green is chair of Loscon 31 at the end of this month, and was a familiar face at the L.A. in 2006 bid tables. He also prepped the "bid kit" that the travelling bidcom members took from convention to convention. Photo by Chaz Boston Baden. (Nov. 2004)

Heroes by Frank Wu . Frank's art has been seen in convention art shows in California, as well as in some fanzines and some professional sales. Winner of the 2004 Fan Artist Hugo award. (Oct. 2004)

Tom Corbett, Space Cadet. From the original television show. Frankie Thomas, who played the title character, is our Special Guest for the convention. (Sep. 2004)

ID Badge Lady by David Milano. David Milano drew this lady for our committee ID badges. He's also drawn art for our flyers and some of our ads. (Aug. 2004)

One Small Step for Fankind... by Randy Farran. Randy Farran lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma with two cartoon dogs (ask anyone who's seen 'em). When he isn't opening doors, using the can opener or otherwise demonstrating his prowess with his opposable thumbs to the other members of the household, he's working on Conestoga , the state's largest and longest-running literary science fiction/fantasy convention. (Jul. 2004)

Space Cadets We Have Known: Elizabeth Klein-Lebbink - at TorCon 3 , last year's Worldcon in Toronto. Elizabeth is a native Canadian and a long-time L.A. fan, probably best known for working on and running convention art shows. The uniform was made by M.J. Jewell. Photo by Chaz Boston Baden. (Jun. 2004)

Space Catet by Terrie Smith. Born in the mythical land of Cape Cod, Terrie Smith has traveled all around the world. She has been drawing since she could pick up a crayon (graduating to more sophisticated drawing tools in later years). She attended the University of Tennessee, majoring in art. Contrary to rumour, Terrie does not just do "blank" art. She does elves, centaurs, wildlife, and yes, occasionally, "anthropomorphic" art. Her tools vary from an airbrush to a computer tablet. She has done countless illustrations for various fanzines, penciling & inking for several comic companies, and has done all phases of "full frame" animation on computer for education, TV, and theatrical release. (May 2004)

Ol' Faithful by Sue Mason. The Plokta website has this to say about Sue Mason: "Large, busty woman with a thing about small skinny elves. Looks as if she just walked off the stage at a Victorian music hall. Fan-artist with a congenital inability to resist a challenge. Interested in sex, beer, cats, corsetry, Shadowrun and canal-boats, often all at once." (Apr. 2004)

Star Pirates by Lawrence Northey. L.A. fan Jerome Scott owns one of these. Lawrence Northey makes these robot sculptures, and you can see many more of them on his website. Photo used with permission of artist. (Mar. 2004)

Major Tom and the Space Kittens by Sue Mason. Sue, Hugo-winning fan artist and past TAFF delegate, has delighted fans on both side of the Atlantic with her art and her effervescent personality, which is usually pegged at 11 on a scale of 1 to 10. She also plays the role of the designated responsible adult in the Plokta Cabal. (Feb. 2004)

Traveler by Selina Phanara. Selina is a fan artist in L.A. who cuts out little pieces of colored paper and creates fanciful (and sometimes whimsical) art thereby. She also works in chalk, paint, and more conventional media. Her art decorates the door to the APA-L room at LASFS. (Jan. 2004)

Viewpoint by Sherlock. Sherlock is a quiet, mischievous hat-wearing punster who is also a well-known fan artist in San Antonio TX. (Dec. 2003)

Space Cadets We Have Known: Glen Boettcher and Mike Vande Bunt - at Windycon , Nov. 2002. Photo by Chaz Boston Baden. (Nov. 2003)

Forward Into The Future! (Progress Report 0 cover art) by Linda Miller. Linda Miller drew the art for most of the L.A. in 2006 Bid's Skill Badges. (Oct. 2003)

Captain Plutonium by David Milano. David is a member of Lux Theater and played the role of "Kidd" at our L.A. in 2006 Bid parties at Torcon 3 (2003 Worldcon). (Sep. 2003)

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