Ashanti Fortson is an award-winning cartoonist, illustrator, comics editor, and color designer for graphic novels. Their work explores the rifts and connections between people, they are deeply interested in textiles, and their love for color is a thread that runs through everything they make. Ashanti lives in a mushroom with their spouse and their cat Miss Cheese. Ashanti runs Seatoad Studio​ with their spouse, Binglin Hu, where the two of them sell handmade artist goods and printed copies of their comics and zines: https://seatoad.bigcartel.com/ You can also find digital editions of their comics and zines on their Itch page: https://ashantifortson.itch.io/