A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeKFN3NdbQE&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Merrill Rainey is a children's illustrator and paper engineer from Ohio. He attended Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival to promote his paper toys, http://littlerainey.com, and illustrations/comics which can be found in a variety of children's magazines including Highlights, Humpty Dumpty, and Ladybug. He also ran a fantastic paper engineering panel at the show.??Merrill is also available for workshops and school visits. Details can be found on his site, http://littlerainey.com.??????????????????This independent artist interview was conducted by Joseph Coco on behalf of Becca Hillburn's art process blog, Nattosoup (http://nattosoup.blogspot.com). It was conducted in the artist alley during the convention.