Mike Sass, Artist: Mike Sass began his career as legendary developer BioWare’s first artist in 1996. He has illustrated concept and cover art for some of the top video games of all time and has created role-playing and card art for franchises such as Magic the Gathering, Hearthstone, Star Wars, and more. Currently, Mike lives in frigid Northern Alberta, Canada, with his amazingly supportive wife and three young boys.


Simon Arizpe, Paper Engineer: Simon Arizpe is an award winning pop-up book paper engineer and illustrator based in Brooklyn, NY. His work has received the 2018-2019 Meggendorfer Prize, the highest honor in pop-up book design, as well as the Award of Excellence from the Society of Illustrators. The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum and the Columbia University’s Rare Book Library have acquired his work for their permanent collections.