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Hi! I'm Bird, and I'm a 2D artist and game designer with a love for unknowably vast things like space and the ocean. My favorite pieces of visual inspiration lately are the games Hades and Ultrakill, and I work on a lot of narrative and exploration games.
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Chocotamii is a female artist from NYC who loves to create pop culture and anime-inspired goodies for all ages. She designs stickers, art prints, and keychains that bring fun and creativity to life.
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Hi, I’m Jenny but I go as Plum online! I'm a Chinese-American NYC-based artist who never grew out of the anime and manga phase. I love games like Genshin Impact and shoujo series so I started making merch I love, such as stickers, prints, and acrylic charms. I thought making art of these fandoms would bring joy to others as they have for me.
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I’m Yin, a Queens-based illustrator, designer, and fanartist! I love all things dreamy, bubbly, and soft, and my artwork is based off of my favorite video game and anime franchises. My focus is to create merchandise that can bring a small reminder of fandom into everyday life, such as small ita bags, tote bags, jewelry, wallets, keychains, pins, and stationery!
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4/26/2025 - Castle Point Anime Convention
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Coffee Vamp is a NY illustrator and comics artist with a penchant for quirky characters and unique lettering. You’ll find anything from a snuggled up cozy bat to a jolly dancing mushroom. They focus on bright whimsical illustrations usually with a spooky (but cute) twist.
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Hello, I'm an illustrator and designer based in Queens. I create anime and video game fanart, as well as original drawings mostly focused on food.
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04/19/2025 - Brook Con
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Elvie Mae Parian is a Filipino American multimedia artist specializing in animation, video content, and design. Made in New Jersey, based in New York.
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02/01/2025 - Hana House LNY Market 02/08/2025 - Medusa's Market 02/22/2025 - Jersey Art Book Fair 04/05/2025 - Long Island Tabletop Gaming Expo 04/26/2025 - Brooklyn Independent Comics Showcase 05/03/2025 - Long Island TCG Show
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Kristoff (he/him) is a trans artist & merch designer from the rural South currently based in Queens. He currently creates both original and fandom works.
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04/26/2025 - Brooklyn Independent Comics Showcase
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Hi there! I'm Apollo, a NYC-based artist and lover of all things cute and silly. My goal is to create fun and functional products to make the everyday more whimsical.
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2/1/2025 - Hana House LNY Market 2/14/2025 - Katsucon 3/8/2025 - Sunny Day Art Market 4/26/2025 - Brooklyn Independent Comics Showcase
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Rena is an animator and illustrator with a deep passion for participating in artist alleys. At conventions, she specialises in selling fan-made merchandise featuring VTubers and VOCALOID singers, with plans to expand into other themes in the future. When it comes to original work, Rena draws inspiration from punk and heavy metal scenes, often depicting girls with a bold, rebellious aesthetic. As she prepares to graduate from university, Rena is also gearing up to break into the animation industry.
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4/26/2025 - Brooklyn Independent Comics Showcase
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Queens based illustrator with a love of cute stuff. Just a silly guy making silly things.
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04/11/2025 - C2E2
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I'm Kidd, a Chinese-American hobby illustrator from NYC. HUESEK was born from the Teochew phrase, "to take a break" and symbolizes the tension between working hard and yearning for ease. I also like to dabble and create original work and fanwork.
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8/16/2025 - Flame Con
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Queer and disabled NYC-based digital artist and graphic designer. Creating art full of whimsy, inspired by video games, anime, and cute things!
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Hii! I’m lumi~ :3 I love to make others smile and create my silly artworks!
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5/3/2025 - Garden State Anime Fest 7/20/2025 - TineeCon
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Karlovy Cross is an Indigenous Quechua-Hungarian illustrator born and raised in Queens, NYC. Her work is heavily inspired by the fairytales, art nouveau, and her own sapphic experiences. It’s often described as a tender and heartfelt expression of feminine queerness.
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3/8/2025 - Sunny Day Art Market 4/26/2025 - Brooklyn Independent Comics Showcase
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Hi! We're Jacey and Smila <3 We're a lesbian couple tending the lesbian garden with sapphic art by sapphic artists. Lala & Co. aims to create art that helps express the lesbian story and opens everyone to a wonderful and welcoming experience. We sell original art prints and zines with multiple printmaking mediums, stickers, keychains, handmade jewelry, handmade clothing, crochet items
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4/26/2025 - Brooklyn Independent Comics Showcase
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Queer illustrator and tattooer specializing in custom client work with an eye for dark/gothic styles and character art. Inspired by heavy music and alternative culture. Committed to safety, quality, comfort, and originality.
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Hi! I'm Winnie, an illustrator from Brooklyn ♡ I make cute, silly, nostalgic artwork and love to play around with textures and mixed media. I also really like the color lima bean green 𖠗 𖠗 𖠗
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I'm an independent artist who loves to pay homage to my Asian-American upbringing! I love to reimagine Chinese culture in a new and cute way through a variety of art mediums. The goal of my work is to find the joy and nostalgia that still shines through all the complications of being third culture. Currently, I sell art prints, posters, stickers, magnets, and more! My primary mediums are digital illustration, graphic design, risograph printing, and blockprinting.
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4/26/2025 - Brooklyn Independent Comics Showcase 8/16/2025 - Flame Con
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hi i'm Megan and i am a 2D/3D illustrator that loves making cute and colorful art, prints and stickers! I am very much inspired by food, fashion, and little trinkets c:
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3/8/2025 - Sunny Day Art Market 4/26/2025 - Brooklyn Independent Comics Showcase
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Alice is a Hakka-Cantonese illustrator creating products such as greeting cards, stickers, washi tape and more. She is inspired by her Asian heritage, culture, foods, and her love of video game and iconic pop characters.
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MK Trahan, also known as Miasmatik Art, is a queer horror illustrator and Ignatz-nominated comic artist dedicated to drawing the creepy, comedic, and cathartic.
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04/11/2025 - C2E2 04/26/2025 - Brooklyn Independent Comics Showcase 06/27/2025 - NCCC 07/3/2025 - Anime Expo 07/11/2025 - GalaxyCon
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MICHIUMS is a Ringo-Eisner award-nominated and award winning comic artist whose work has appeared in a variety of comic anthologies! When not making comics or merch, you can find them drinking far too much coffee and wrangling their washi-tape stealing cat. Their work focuses on queer themes, folklores and retellings, and finding little sparks of hope in the dark.
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02/14/2025 - Katsucon 04/26/2025 - Brooklyn Independent Comics Showcase 05/03/2025 - Garden State Anime Fest 06/20/2025 - Heroescon
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I am an illustrator & maker currently based in NYC! I enjoy drawing anime-inspired art, as well as creating works that draw upon my Chinese-American heritage. I love playing with bright colors, texture, and fun shapes to tell stories.
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4/19/2025 - Brook Con 4/26/2025 - Brooklyn Independent Comics Showcase 8/16/2025 - Flame Con 10/03/2025 - Animate Philadelphia
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Ness is a Black American illustrator based in Queens, NY. She specializes in fantasy art and creates both digital and traditional works.
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04/26/2025 - Brooklyn Independent Comics Showcase
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Queer illustrator and designer based in Queens
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04/12/2025 - NJPRFM
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Prince Xael is a New York City based illustrator & graphic designer, creating a wide variety of cute, spooky & nerdy merch!
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4/26/2025 - Brooklyn Independent Comics Showcase 7/17/2025 - Connecticon
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Creator based in NJ that specializes in shoujo, anime, and video game art. I also create cute designs featuring various animals and trinkets :3
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Rolly Poly Studios is run by three sisters; Mara, Caitlin and Theresa McDonagh. We make whimsical ceramics, tiny trinkets, and illustrated stationery goods.
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3/8/2025 - Sunny Day Art Market 4/25/2025 - Little Craft Fest TX 5/3/2025 - Long Island TCG Show 8/16/2025 - Flame Con
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s.cicart is a part-time artist based in New Jersey. She enjoys representing the cute side of things in their art. With the use of bold lineart and simple shading, s.cicart hopes to invoke the feeling of cuteness and overall excitement when people come across her work. With hints of Japanese culture showcased within their merchandise, you can find tote bags, keychains and phone charms, stickers and sticker sheets, prints, and bookmarks at their events and online etsy shop!
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04/06/2025 - NJIT Minicon 04/19/2025 - Brook Con 07/20/2025 - TineeCon
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Hi! I'm a Queens based illustrator specialized in cute and colorful art! My mascot is the ocean sunfish and my art ranges from silly fish to fanart of my favorite media.
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2/1/2025 - Hana House LNY Market 2/15/2025 - PokeFest NYC 4/26/2025 - Castle Point Anime Convention
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Soog Studio is a stationery shop created to share cute stickers, stamps, stationery accessories, and more with the world. Every design was created care and love to hopefully make your day a little brighter.
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Hey there, I'm Starfruit, and welcome to the Starry Tropic! I design and create cute stickers, keychains, pins, prints, custom merch, and more. Be sure to check out my shop and follow me on social media for fun content and a peek at my latest creations.
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4/26/2025 - Brooklyn Independent Comics Showcase 5/2/2025 - Garden State Fur The Weekend
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StarryReni is a Filipino-American illustrator and 2D animator based in Brooklyn. They love making cute merch based on their favorite media, and dabble in designing a variety of products, including tote bags, charms, and stationary.
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4/19/2025 - Brook Con
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I am an Cantonese American artist who tells stories through illustration. My work is based on themes of self care, exploration and culture. I work primarily with silk screen and risograph printing. I have mini comic and art zines that tell stories about my life and interests.
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Strego Ro’s Genesium is a small business run by transmasc artist, Sparrow DeRosa. With an emphasis on theming and whimsy, Sparrow brings a theatrical dark fantasy vibe to the art world with his unique crochet toys, fidgets, sculptures and his digital illustrations. He prides himself on the extensive lore and theming of the ship and having options for nearly every price point and keeping his art accessible to as many people as possible.
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Hi! My name is Angel! I make silly little stickers. I am also the president of Tenshi World where all my little guys and creations reside.
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8/16/2025 - Flame Con
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Hi! I'm Mary Ann, a Korean-American illustrator based in Brooklyn. My art features whimsical little ghost scenes designed to illicit a sense of joy, nostalgia, and exploration. I create art prints, stickers, washi tape, and bookmarks, as well as hand-crafted miniature clay decor and accessories. I hope you'll enjoy the heartfelt charms that little ghosts can bring.
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04/25/2025 - Little Craft Fest TX 07/24/2025 - San Diego Comic Con
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Multimedia Artist based in Queens. Specializing in original art character design.
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hi i’m ivy, and i am an office worker and the artist behind tiny little guys! i design stickers, keychains, and other collectible trinkets of all things tiny and cute. i hope you find comfort in my cute and colorful art! ⋆。°✩ based in queens ♡ she/her
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04/26/2025 - Castle Point Anime Convention
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Tiramaesu is a sticker and stationery shop inspired by the charm of Japanese kawaii culture, animals, and daily life! Founded and designed by solo NJ artist Mae Lua, each product is crafted with care to bring a little extra joy to your day. From stickers and memo pads to accessories that brighten up your space, Tiramaesu is a destination for stationery lovers and fans of the kawaii aesthetic who appreciate fun and playful pieces that add personality to any surface!
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7/20/2025 - TineeCon
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Usurpent (Any Pronouns) is a freelance artist from New York. Their works focus on interpersonal relationships and desperately trying to navigate them while also figuring out their identity. Their works tend to focus around their persona, Usu. Outside of their personal works and projects they enjoy creating artwork for media they enjoy including: One Piece, Cookie Fun Kingdom, Honkai: Star Rail, Pokemon.
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Winged Creature is a Queens based multi-media artist specializing in drawing, printmaking, jewelry-making and leatherwork. Pieces span from gothic to cute & colorful, or a combination of both. Winged Creature is largely inspired by art history, fashion, vampires, and retro anime.
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4/26/2025 - Brooklyn Independent Comics Showcase
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Hi, I’m Winnie, a Chinese-American illustrator based in Brooklyn! I create lifestyle merchandise like stationery, jewelry, apparel, and more, all with a good dash of cute. I hope my products can inspire some whimsey in your everyday life.
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04/26/2025 - Castle Point Anime Convention
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Started by two sisters, Zoë and Zoya, ZoTo & Co is a handmade art, stationary, and home decor shop that celebrates being cheeky and playful! Inspired by their Chinese heritage, a love for food, and a need for cute things, their colorful items are designed to spark joy in those who delight in whimsy.
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4/26/2025 - Brooklyn Independent Comics Showcase
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