Ali Cantarella is a fiercely motivated art lady, a Michigan transplant turned Chicago entrepreneur, and an enthusiastic explorer of illustration! Working and playing with a degree in illustration from Columbia College Chicago, she is the creator of all-ages graphic novel, "The Hasty Pastry", as well as various coloring books, comic books, and children's books. When not sketching, she enjoys creating food as colorful as it is tasty, biking around her beautiful city, and leaving half-drank cups of tea on various surfaces around her apartment.