Ann Shen is perfectly framed by her creations in her booth at Wondercon.

However, this booth holds just a fraction of the work forming the path Ann has spent the past several years paving for herself. Ann is immediately kind and warm: I’m greeted like an old friend even though we’ve only met in person once – a year ago at this convention. I quickly apologize to her husband for stealing Ann when he’s in the middle of eating lunch, but he gladly takes over the booth while Ann and I go find a spot to chat.