Tina and Carson Kugler both grew up in Milwaukee, influenced by Mary Nohl s garden of fantastical creatures. They blossomed into professional artists and created three rather loud creatures of their own. After years of dreaming about how to turn Mary s wonderland into a book, Tina and Carson combined traditional and digital collage elements to capture the spirit of Mary s art. The Kuglers currently reside in Los Angeles, where Carson is a storyboard supervisor for Nickelodeon Animation and Tina is a full-time children s book illustrator.