FanCon Artists Alley

	13th Moon Craft Nikolaj of 13th Moon Craft is a Chicago-based artist, writer and librarian who is a member of the Romeoville Art Society. They love any craft that involves upcycling, thrifting and odds and ends, and they dabble in a little bit of everything.
	Alex Flis Alex is a full-time art reviewer and an illustrator in her spare time. Her illustration styles are as varied as her interests. She’s done digital and traditional art and loves painting realism as much as she loves creating simple stylized illustrations.
	Ashley Esper Ashley is an illustrator, indie comic artist and graphic designer. She is the creator of the comic series Ralphs, following a pair of lovable pups in their everyday hijinks. Her work is inspired by animation/classic cartoons, pop culture and other general silliness.
	Comix Revolution Comix Revolution has proudly served the Arlington Heights community since 1996. Located in Mount Prospect, the store carries a wide selection of comics and graphic novels from DC, Marvel, Image and Dark Horse to a variety of independent publishers.
	Don Cardenas Don is the artist/co-creator of the vampires-meets-metal comic Evie and the Helsings, artist of the horror series Spend the Night written by cult horror director Jackie Kong, and is the host of the Comics-Coffee-Metal podcast.
	Emily Kardamis Emily is a Chicago-based artist and merry prankster. Her primary works, Steamed Veggies and About, are autobiographical comics that frequently discuss the nuances of life and mental health. She recently collaborated with Kevin Sciretta on a comic series for the podcast Hello from the Magic Tavern, The Lost Adventures of Dripfang, available on the Magic Tavern Patreon.
	George Gant George is a Ringo Award-nominated and Glyph Comics Award-winning cartoonist and illustrator. He is the creator of the King Features-syndicated comic strip Beware of Toddler and the artist for the Beano comic strip Angel Face Investigates.
	Greg Schmidt With a keen eye for detail and a passion for all things geeky, Greg’s illustrations bring iconic characters and scenes from fandoms to life in a fresh and engaging way and his illustrations are sure to delight and inspire.
	Isabel Dunsmore Isabel of Izzie Bees Crafts & Prints is an art teacher supporting local art teachers and artists by providing them a space to sell their artwork along side her selling her own art. The arts and crafts range from intaglio prints, collages, digital prints, clay, crochet, and candles. Each artist featured at the booth is unified in their style with a combination of the cute, creepy, and whimsical.
	Max Bare Max is a Chicago-based cartoonist and illustrator. He is the creator of Hero Beards, the self-published middle grade comic featuring super heroes with super beards. Max collaborates with his wife Melissa Sue Stanley on illustration for packaging and comics as marketing for brands like Revolution Brewing.
	Raz Ortiz A Chicago-based illustrator raised by cartoons, music and an incredible need to draw silly things. Concentrates on turning the cute in an illustration up to the maximum degree with small prints, big prints and enamel pins.
	Saboona Soap Lojayn Ottman crafts soaps from her heart for your hands! Her favorite fandoms are the inspirations behind her creations. With natural ingredients like olive oil and goat milk, it is safe for any fan of any fandom to use.
	SquidneyDoodles SquidneyDoodles is a Chicago-based concept artist who is passionate about creating her own characters and telling stories through her art. She loves all things fantasy and art that has striking color palettes. SquidneyDoodles is the featured artist on this year’s FanCon badges.
	Steph Stanga Steph is an illustrator who currently dwells in Chicago. She graduated with a B.F.A. in Media Arts and Animation and has since been traveling the Midwest showing her work at various art shows or comic cons. Steph is inspired by nature, animals, animated movies and the fantasy genre overall.
	SunnySide Art SunnySide Art is a Chicago-based illustrator and graphic artist who likes to spend much of her time with felines and foods. She grew up watching anime and reading manga, which has majorly influenced her style of art.
	Very Powerful Dice Very Powerful Dice creates handmade resin dice for games like Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder, Call of Cthulhu, Yahtzee, Bunco, and more. They even create necklaces and earrings from dice for the perfect nerdy accessories.