Leda Zawacki received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2007. She moved to Portland, Oregon in 2010 to study at the Independent Publishing Resource Center where she received a Certificate from the Comics Program in 2011. Her art is influenced by Northwest Native American myth, the Victorian silhouette, and imaginary creatures. She loves octopi, scientific facts, and making comics. She recently relocated to Minneapolis with her wife Mari and pup Hugo.