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Andy Jenkins has had forays into publishing Bend Press (bendpress.com), noise making, comics (Wrench Pilot), writing, and much more. But his main gig these days is as the art director of the Girl Skateboard Company, where he's been designing, illustrating and "tinkering" since the company's birth in 1993. Sometime in the late '90s, he christened the in-house art department, the "Art Dump," and it's personnel have been churning up all the creative for the assortment of Girl brands (Girl, Chocolate, Fourstar, Royal, Lakai, Ruby and Crailtap) ever since. At the request of a Dutch curator, the Art Dump started dipping it's collective foot into public exhibitions in 2001 with a massive installation entitled "This is the Flow" in the Netherlands. The exhibition and the follow-up graphic line was such a success that shows soon followed in Tokyo, Australia, Canada and Los Angeles. Visit the Art Dump (theartdump.com) site to find out more.

Tony Larson is a painter/graphic designer living in a small Southern California coastal enclave. He was educated at the California Institute of the Arts and has shown his work in Canada, Holland, Australia, Japan, Los Angeles and Chicago. He has studied under Sam Durant, Lane Relyea, David Reed, Martin Kersels, Nancy Mitchnick, and Benjamin Weissman.

Tony's work has been featured, analyzed or talked about in the following publications: "Boards: The Art and Design of the Skateboard"(Universe Publishing/ An MTV Overground Book), "Still Bored"(Laurence King Publications/UK),"Untitled: Documents of Street Culture", "Semi Permanent 04&05"(Design Is Kinky Publications) HOW Design Magazine, Monster Children Magazine(AUS), ARKITIP Magazine, Lodown Magazine(Germany), Anthem Magazine, Transworld Skateboard Magazine, Transworld Skate Biz, Art Prostitute Magazine, Paper Magazine, Copper Press, Concrete Powder Magazine(Canada), Jointz Magazine, Slap Magazine

"Mr. Larson is a bit of an anomoly. A paradox. On one hand, known through the entities which favor his creative endeavors — the Girl Art Dump and the Agents of the Area, to name just a couple — and on the other, an elusive musician/painter/brother/son. I've known Tony for at least 7 years now, and we also have a shared past littered with mutual like-minds, which makes me comfortable around him — as most people are. He has the ability to put people at ease with his quick sense of humor and seemingly self-assured presense. I only say seemingly, because even after knowing him like I do, I don't. Mystery."

- written by Andy Jenkins

Andy Mueller was raised in the midwest on a healthy diet of BMX, skateboarding, music and magazines. At an early age, Andy became addicted to the art of image making and photo taking. In 1993, Mueller founded OhioGirl, a small design/photo/film studio. After relocating to Chicago in 1994, OhioGirl's client list grew to include companies like Burton Snowboards, RCA Records, Capitol Records, Jade Tree and Thrill Jockey Records. In 1999, Andy relocated again, this time to California to become art director for Girl Skateboard's new shoe company, Lakai Limited Footwear.

Andy continues to work full time for Girl Skateboards/Lakai Limited Footwear, and on his free time still does freelance and personal projects under the name OhioGirl, satisfies his music interest with his "indie" label OhioGold Records, and releases ideas/projects with his small t-shirt line TheQuietLife. Much of Mueller's work, both with Lakai and OhioGirl, has appeared in graphic design annuals and design books, as well as aired on MTV, and published in numerous magazines.

Andy Mueller currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife, son, two cats, a bird and a ping pong habit.