Halloween Issue Contributors
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A Missouri artist with an affinity for tabletop roleplaying games, video games, and weird books. 22 years old. Catch me at conventions with @paperdraygon!
Zavier Alexander is a quiet guy that loves to write stories and stretch the limits of his imagination. He lives debt-free in Missouri with his wife, Cody, two cats, and awesome dog, Rowdy. When he isn't busy writing or helping other authors, he spends his time enjoying the outdoors and putting his hands to use making journals and sketchbooks. The couple combine their creative powers to come up with original designs that add character to each book they make. Their work can be found at littlehousejournals.com. As always, thank you for your time to read my stories.
Born and raised in northwest Montana, Seth Wolfshorndl currently resides in Joplin, Missouri with his wife and daughter. He supports his comic book habit by teaching art to unsuspecting high schoolers and by freelance illustrating for such clients as Glacier National Park. He writes and draws comics that include Random Ink, Duel, and Rook City. He is also the sponsor of the Joplin High School Cartoonist Club.
@sethwolfshorndl
threetreesstudios.com
At thirty Sarah thought she'd have it together, unfortunately she can't even spell definitely without autocorrect. Aside from that, she uses art to express herself as she has a hard time doing so with confidence. A bit witchy, a bit curvy, and most likely to be spotted with a messy bun while wearing leggings at the market. But what do you expect? She's a mess.
Sarah Elizabeth Photography
@sarelizphoto
Sarah Clements is an award-winning and published photographer in Joplin, Missouri who specializes in merging romantic fashion photography with a dark, often devious dream world. As an artist who appreciates and values the support she has gotten from her photography community, she believes in sharing her secrets with other artists with a desire to discover their own photography journey on a deeper level. Sarah has shown her work in numerous galleries and teaches workshops nationwide. Sarah's life is art. While her style is unmistakably hers, each new image brings an unexpected surprise to her admirers.
https://www.sarahmphotography.com
Nate Billings is an educator and artist living in Southwest Missouri. He calls these rural landscapes his home and hopes to tie communities together through shared artistic messages. He enjoys several hobbies, most which take him outdoors.
IG: @thegr8nr
Creating/showcasing art is creating community, and though new to Joplin, I feel blessed to be a part of this community. In my life I don’t take anything too seriously with art being the exception. For as long as I can remember I loved seeing and creating art. I feel closer to God when I am inspired, and when I create. I feel passionate about fighting for the arts and try to encourage people to create. However, it oftentimes comes down to each individual to push past that internal critic in order to create. I am thankful for my family, community, and friends for giving me a safe space in order to quiet and push past my internal critic.
IG: @_leannalouise
Jeren didn’t write a bio, so we’re making one up for him.
Originally from Russia, Jeren is 32 years old, an expert in taekwondo, and a man who suffers from extreme erythrophobia. While his obsession with unicorns is sometimes unhealthy, he makes up for it with his ability to throat punch anyone who calls it out, and also with the soothing qualities of his incredible homemade sirnikis. Jeren sleeps with his hasselblad under his pillow and photographs models, bands, and other people in places like Texas, California, KC, and Joplin Missouri. In the future, we’ll pretty sure Jeren will write his own bio.
IG: @itsjeren
I am stay at home mom/photographer in Joplin area and I have been doing photography for 10 years. I love photographing couples, families, maternity, weddings, senior portraits and concept work. Every person I get to work with is amazing to be around and I cannot thank my family and friends enough for always being supportive!
https://www.facebook.com/veraimagophotography/
I'm an artist that dabbles in a little bit of everything art-related.
I work as a graphic artist at Images in Tile by day, and I am a
freelancer by night. If I'm not doing something creative, I am spending time with the family/dog or I am tinkering with my hotrod truck.
@shipp_wreck
Braden has been a creative person nearly his whole life, from making picture "books" as a kid (bursting with bad doodles), to a digital artist and photographer now (making slightly better bad doodles). He is an avid listener of music, an devoted fan of Winnie the Pooh, and a longtime lover of chocolate milk. On the Enneagram, he says he is a type 9, although there is a very good chance he could also be a type 6. Or a type 2. And quite possibly a type 1 or 8. Maybe even a type 5 (but definitely not a type 7). He also doesn't know when the normal time is to stop talking.
@sleepingbarefoot
Aubrey is a full-time artist and sister to all.
She help inspire the inner artist in everyone and invite them to experience positive, life-changing creativity so that they can find their joy and feel a sense of artistic accomplishment, and in doing so, possibly help them to discover a new passion!
Matt is a man who
writes haikus against his will;
please, no beatings, Mark
IG: @sw_mo_golf
Cole Mead is a photographer with the adventurous spirit of the West coast and the work hard attitude of the midwest.
Austin was born and raised in Joplin Missouri, graduated top of his class at the Spencer academy of higher learning in 2011, and graduated from dropping out of college in 2014. He currently resides in Joplin, wearing many hats: small business owner, self published author and illustrator, door-to-door salesman, and designer of ball caps and beanies.
Austin is passionate about creative growth for himself, his city, and all those he comes in contact with- matched only by his passion for perfectly crafted omelettes.
Mark Neuenschwander loves Joplin and artists, and enjoys spending time with his creative little family. He used to only take photos, and then he decided to try his hand at helping start online magazines. You make up your own mind on whether or not he should just go back to the photos, which you can see by visiting marknphoto.com.
Lancelot Schaubert wrote five bios for this and Mark Neuenschwander censored them all. So instead he wrote this change.org petition to call FOR THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF ALL REDACTED AUTHOR BIOS.
Lesli is a cartoonist, historical researcher, master gardener, and craftswoman, among other things. She thinks Mark is her best child, probably because he wrote this biography.
F.C. Shultz writes stories that place one fantasy element into an otherwise realistic world. His books are about dragons and sea people and honor and family. He loves Ray Bradbury and peanut butter, and lives in SW Missouri with his wife, Sammi, his son, Milo, and his cat, Batman.
You'll find him at fcshultz.com, patreon.com/fcshultz, and @FCShultz on Instagram.