Artist Alley Finds at Crunchyroll Expo 2022
No matter the con, the artists alley can be insane. Artist Alley is a a bit of misnomer since it’s an area of alleys of independent artists. These alleys is a packed area of tables covered with prints, acrylic goodies, and other merch featuring popular shows or original design. It’s a great area to see what the common treand is as vendors as the area will be covered with it.
Crunchyroll Expo was no exception. Although it seemed that they had a lot of space but crammed the artist alley into teeny allies. There were so many people, so many cosplayers to get distracted with, that took several tries to make it up and down the aisles. This year, the most popular art had something to do with Demon Slayer. At first it all looks great to see so many wonderful Demon Slayer items but after a few minutes it just blends all together.
So after jostling through the crowd, the artists below were a welcome sight for tired eyes. Something about these vendors drew people away from the streaming crowd to happily gaze at their wares. It could have been that their art was soothing, calming or some aesthetic that stood out.
Here’s a list of those artists for your to peruse at your comfort. If you like what to you see, please support the artist by following them on their social media.
loststreetkat
(IG@loststreetkat)
All the cats…
It took several sweeps to get close to this booth! It was usually crowded and for good reason. Combine cats with a chill background doing chill things? Sold.
penelopeloveprints
(IG@penelopeloveprints)
Food but make it art
The food art was so cute and yummy looking that my stomach growled. The postcards were not only cute but were also super useful recipe cards on the back.
pawsonify
(ig@pawsonify)
Even the pets can be nerds
So Pawsonify was technically not within the artist alley. It was still prominently next to the artist alley and everyone flowed naturally to this table. Pawsonify were also offering free same-day engraving on tag!
Valor and Vellum
(iG@valorandvellum)
Beautiful & Strange
The art reminds is similar to Junko Mizuno in style but with yokai and zodiac animals. It was also a pleasure to meet the artist after being fan of her instagram for so long!
