Shiva grew up running around in costumes and conning friends into plays, dance recitals, and photoshoots...until college, when she discovered cosplay. She began attending conventions where she met PatrickD (who rescued her from a drunk voice actor by hiding her in a basement) and Sketch (who agreed to pick her up for a cosplay chess gag and has yet to put her down). Since then, she has been active on the convention circuit as a competitive cosplayer and AMV editor. Shiva's background is in performance; she earned her BA in dance/theatrical performance and her MA in writing. As a grad student she served as editor-in-chief of a quarterly magazine promoting dance performance and arts education. Shiva also spent seven years dancing in a repertory company with which she embarked on several tours domestically and internationally before retiring in 2009. She currently works as a graduate school admissions coordinator, and enjoys traveling, playing outside, being a beach bum, and letting Sketch do all the cooking. She is also a lifetime Red Sox fan and hates Pink Hats with a bloody passion.
