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John W. Stout aka Kettlebriar’s Workshop is a multiple Grand Prize Award-winning cosplayer and prop designer from North Louisiana. He also builds other creations such as pop culture themed tables out of his workshop. After visiting cons for a couple of dozen years, in 2018 John decided to start building large cosplay creations out of EVA Foam and won his first contest he ever entered. Since then, he’s gone on to win many more and is now enjoying guesting and hosting at conventions where he has picked up the affectionate moniker of “Con Dad” from his fellow cosplayers. He is mostly recognized for his award winning huge Mayor of Halloweentown cosplay as well as his original Nukatron cosplay from the FALLOUT video game series (featured on PC Gamer), for which he was also awarded Grand Prize from the company that made the game. His most current cosplay is an original Green Lantern Battle Armor for which he just recently brought home the trophy for 1st Place Craftsman Winner in the Master Category at Louisiana Comic Con 2024. He is also the Cosplay Director and Cosplay Hosts for multiple conventions and events throughout the state of Louisiana.
He is also the owner of Kettlebriar's COSPLAY PROMS and Con Dad Events.