Akasya Crosier & Samantha Domagala: Akasya is a graphic designer, painter, and business owner based in Buffalo, NY. After working as a graphic designer in nonprofit arts for five years, she ventured out on her own in 2022 to follow her lifelong dream of being a full time artist. Now, her vibrant and silly illustrations and paintings are offered on retail items made with Western New Yorkers in mind. Samantha is a painter and illustrator under The Roaming Buffalo Art, established in 2013. Her collection started with three-dimensional oil paintings, but has since developed over 100 shoppable pieces celebrating architectural history.