SmashB is an award-winning costumer and international cosplay model. She got her start in cosplaying with her kids back in 2022. From there she pursued paneling and volunteering with local cons. She’s currently taking a break from the competition circuit to dive in more behind the scenes of cosplay programming. Her newest projects include Bridalverse gowns and co-hosting the Bigger Boat Podcast.
Stormraven has a knack for hyperfixating to an annoying degree on fictional characters. An avid 3D printer and aspiring clay artist, she’s normally found at home surrounded by fluffy critters and their well-loved chew toys.
Cos-Slayers is a Virginia-based cosplay group. They organize and participate in state-wide cosplay events such as conventions, competitions, and photoshoots. Their goal is to foster a welcoming community for anyone who wants to bring their favorite characters to life.
Valentine is an internationally published cosplayer, panelist, and content creator. Her guesting, judging, and paneling endeavors have led her all over the east coast to conventions such as Galaxycon Richmond, Galaxycon Raleigh, Cosplay World Richmond, Tekko, Triad Anime Con, RavenCon, and Colossalcon East. Despite living with a chronic illness herself, she uses her platform to uplift and educate others in her efforts to make the cosplay community a place where everyone truly belongs. Her passion and skill for cosplay has opened a path to new opportunities such as partnering with the brand, MoeFlavor, and even being selected as an official Cosplay Creator for NIKKE: Goddess of Victory. Valentine constantly uses her platform to lift up other cosplayers, including her prior position as Monthly Q&A Manager for Carolina Cosplayers. She is always reminding her community to do everything for the love of cosplay.
Cos-Slayers is a Virginia-based cosplay group. They organize and participate in state-wide cosplay events such as conventions, competitions, and photoshoots. Their goal is to foster a welcoming community for anyone who wants to bring their favorite characters to life.
Hannah “Spoon” Wilson is a professional illustrator and artist whose work ranges from book covers and inset illustrations, to fine art and paintings, to biological illustration. They frequently explore elaborate depictions of the natural world, mixed with witchy, nerdy, and fantastical elements. Their work is crafted in a variety of media, but ink, watercolor, and digital are their favorites.
Recent publications of their work include inset illustrations in Lesbians in Space 2: The Sapphics Strike Back— an anthology by Space Wizard publishing, the covers for the brand new Gen X romance series by Samantha Bryant—Not Too Late, Acid Reign, and Ready or Not, and the inset illustrations for the upcoming reprint of When the Television Decides to Murder your Girlfriend by Martin Shannon.
When they aren’t drawing, you can typically find them making and dressing up in custom cosplays! Other hobbies of theirs include reading while curled up with their cat, weaving, hiking, and traveling with their husband and dog.
You can see their work on most social media sites under @spoonwooddraws, on their website at spoonwoodvisuals.com, or come by their booth in the Artist Alley to say hello!
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