Sara Bardi is an illustrator and conceptual artist born in a port town that she likes to consider the Italian equivalent of Innsmouth. Her illustrations have been featured in Italian and international publications, indie games and animated series. She first came across H.P. Lovecraft’s fiction during her high school years and got totally enthralled by his uncanny universe. Because of her precocious love for gothic themes and heavily Disney-influenced artistic background, Sara always liked to portrait dark characters under a gentler light and show how even the ‘cute’ and unsuspected ones can be ruthless foes. In 2013, she began to serialize a webcomic titled Lovely Lovecraft, which explores HPL’s cosmic horror through the eyes of fearless kids and Eldritch Gods that could probably use a hug.
Shelby Denham was born and raised in Oregon where she was often inspired by the comics and movies she loved. She recently moved to Florida to work for the Mouse, but that doesn’t keep her from illustrating the macabre.
Sara K. Diesel is an award-winning digital artist working in Pittsburgh. Her work reflects her passion for all things science fiction, fantasy, and surreal. Using combinations of vivid color, her artwork contains an illuminated quality otherwise lost in traditional mediums.
Lisa Grabenstetter draws inspiration from artists of the Symbolist movement, from Art Nouveau, and from contemporary fantasy and comic book illustrators. Working primarily in ink, graphite and watercolor, and the occasional hand-pulled print. A 2008 graduate of The Cleveland Institute of Art, Lisa has a BFA in printmaking and a minor in drawing. See more at http://magneticcrow.com
Karen Ann Hollingsworth is a fantasy children’s illustrator and fine artist living in the Chicago area. Working either in the notoriously unforgiving media of watercolor and colored pencil or simply in black-and-white, she strives to invoke a sense of magic and wonder in every image. Visit her website and see for yourself: Wrenditions.com.
C.L. Lewis is a fantasy artist. She was born in Tampa, Florida. She began drawing monsters and dragons when she was four. Cindy’s family moved to Mt. Carmel, Illinois during her high school years. She attended Wabash Valley College, winning a degree in art and numerous awards. Her professor and family, especially her father, encouraged her to continue developing her talent. In recent years she has undertaken numerous commissions, including tattoos, book illustrations and paintings. Her work is in many residences throughout the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. She resides in Toledo, Ohio, with her husband and five cats.
Pia Ravenari is an artist and writer living in Western Australia. Her artwork expresses a constant ongoing fascination with natural history, archetypal fables, sacred tales, modern mythopoeia, and the challenging aspects of humanity. She’s worked as an illustrator of book covers and internal illustrations in the past, across a range of subjects, and was nominated for a Ditmar award in 2014 for her cover art for Prickle Moon by Juliet Marillier. She prefers traditional mediums over digital, and her staples are pen, ink and pencils.
Liv Rainey-Smith specializes in the superannuated art of hand-pulled xylographic prints. She designs, cuts and prints her original woodcut editions in Portland, Oregon. Her publications include Arcanum Bestiarum,from Three Hands Press, and Starry Wisdom Library, from P.S. Publishing. She is a regular guest and Pickman’s Apprentice competitor at the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival. She serves as Art Show Liaison for the Esoteric Book Conference in Seattle, Washington and volunteers with Print Arts Northwest. Rainey-Smith received her BFA from the Oregon College of Art and Craft in 2008.
Diana Thung makes comics. Her graphic novels include Captain Long Ears and August Moon. She lives with her two dogs in Sydney, Australia.
Kathryn Weaver is an illustrator and writer whose work has previously been published in Apex Magazine, The Toast, and Lackington’s. She lives in Minneapolis with her girlfriend and two birds. Her portfolio can be found at http://kathrynmweaver.com.