2025 Hugo Award Base Designer
Seattle Worldcon 2025 is also pleased to announce that the Hugo Awards Base will be designed by Joy Alyssa Day, a professional glass sculpture artist. Joy specializes in blown glass sculptures that capture the awe and beautifulness of space. Joy, with her partner BJ, have previously designed the Hugo Awards base for LonCon in 2014.
Joy lived for many years in the Pacific Northwest, and it holds a place dear to her. She says, “I began going to conventions with my parents at the young age of 14, and have always loved the community of fandom, from small, local cons, to the Worldcon level. To be able to use my artwork to honor those who help bring the fans together is a great gift. Having lived in the Pacific Northwest for a number of years, I have loved the beauty of the land, and the connection to the fandom there, my friends. It was natural to want to continue to be a part of that fandom’s history, and I’m so happy to be chosen.” Examples of Joy’s sculptures can be found at her website, GlassSculpture.
2025 Lodestar Award Designer
Seattle Worldcon 2025 is happy to announce the designer of this year’s Lodestar Award is Lynne Taylor Fahnestalk. Lynne is a Canadian artist specializing in metal sculpture, single panel cartooning, and magazine illustration. She is a two-time recipient of the Canadian Prix Aurora Award for Artistic Excellence. Her work has appeared in numerous publications, gallery exhibitions, and art shows and she has also served as art director for two national magazines and was co-owner of a small fine art printing company.
Lynne currently creates one-of-a-kind robot sculptures from upcycled metal objects. These sculptures have been described as 3-D cartoons and she likes that comparison. Each Bot is securely constructed using drilling and screws and she uses the metal pieces as she finds them; never polishing, painting, or shaping. The search for usable objects is a large part of the creative process—garage sales and flea markets are her friends. Lynne has been an avid recycler since the early 1970s and her Bots reflect that passion.
The question Lynne is asked most often about her Bots is, “Do they move?” and her answer is “Not when I’ve been looking.”
