Asuka Was Here Studio is the personal website and gallery of visual artist Amanda Wenger (an entity I often refer to as "me" or "I"). I'm a multple media artist with a BA in Art & Design from Sacred Heart University. My work includes everything from illustration to graphic design to artisan crafts. Though I have a particular soft spot for wildlife illustration, I also don't like to do the same thing over and over again - I much prefer to mix things up a bit.
I currently reside somewhere along the Fairfield/Easton border in Connecticut, where the primary industries are Christmas tree farming and supplying water to other towns. In my spare time (which, like everyone else, I never have enough of) I breed aquatic critters and sell them to pet stores when I end up with too many. I've been in the fish hobby all my life and don't see that ever changing. Lately I've been focusing on ornamental shrimp. Apart from being the latest fad for aquariums, they're bizarrely fun to watch.
I'm also something of an encyclopedia of absolutely useless information. One of these days, I'll manage to convince Jeopardy! to let me compete. If they would just stop asking all those questions about sports and celebrities on their test I'd have already done it.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy my gallery. If you're interested in purchasing or commissioning work, see the contact page for details.