Some people say cartoons are just for kids, but those people are boring. Amanda’s calling is to put more fun in the world through bright and bold art! Her personal style is heavily cartoon based, drawing inspiration from comics, animation, and all things cool and fantasy! When she’s not in the studio, she’s usually watering her plants, playing video games, or listening to ghost stories.
Carol Chang is a California born, Chicago-based artist, and a recent graduate from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has a bachelor degree in painting and drawing, and has worked with several galleries across Chicago. Her current work revolves around natural landscapes, abstraction, and scientific illustration. In her free time she works for a non-profit organization and gallery called Awakenings, in addition to pursuing an associate degree in Environmental Science.
Parker graduated from Columbia College as a conservator, but has been teaching to get back in touch as an artist. No matter the painting, what matters is seeing others learn and enjoy being creative, and tapping into the artist in all of us.
Sara is an artist raised around the Chicago area specializing in custom jackets. These are customized by large hand embroidered patches as well as paintings. Most of her work is influenced by nature and emotions through a combination of reality and pattern work. She has worked at Bottle & Bottega since 2017.