* Lars Justinen

CEO, creative director, and co-founder. Lars established JCG with his wife, Kim, after moving from Victoria, British Columbia in 1985. With a background in fine art and traditional illustration Lars has been creating illustrations for more than 20 years. His illustrations have won honors and awards in Communication Arts, Society of Illustrators, Print, and Japan Society of Creators International Illustration Annual, and his fine art paintings hang in private collections in more than 15 countries. Lars is also the president of GoodSalt.com, an online source for inspirational images and related products.