Who are you?

My name is Josh Powers and I've been a graphic designer/art director for over 12 years. I've worked on monthly magazines, directories, brochures, newspaper ads, logos, websites and other materials for a variety of clients including: Big Idea, Hour, Ford, Chrysler, Lowes, Lighting Supply and others. Currently I'm graphic designer/prepress specialist working at Art Van Furniture. To see some samples of my work check out my portfolio.

What is Twilight Emporium?

This site is the first step to my dream of owning a retail game/hobby store. I love my hobby and like to share it with others. My journal will be updated regularly to share my thoughts, discoveries and projects in the hobby. Hopefully it will be useful for others in the hobby and build a strong community. The other purpose of this site is to link to my online store and ebay auctions where you will find competitively-priced models and custom built terrain. 

Why Twilight Emporium?

Well, emporium is a word I've always been fond of. To me it describes a place full of interesting things that you won't find anywhere else. Twilight is that time of day when things change. It's not quite dark yet and not quite light. To me, games are that gray area in between: sometimes you're the hero, others the villain and once in a while something in between.

As a kid my favorite game/hobby stores were small poorly lit shops with piles of boxes that you had to dig through to find that special something. Inevitably the owner would be a friendly — although slightly creepy — old man that may or may not have helpful advice. I may not be old (or slightly creepy) and think a store needs to be well lit and organized, but the feeling the store's name evokes should harken back to those weird little shops. In movies and books there have always been odd places where the adventure starts (Mr. Wing's shop in Gremlins, Needful Things and many others in horror/mystery films) and that's what I think a game/hobby store should be.