Todd Bratrud

Growing up in the middle of nowhere... a small farming community in rural northern Minnesota called Crookston, there really wasn't much to do unless you were into football, hunting or throwing things off the bridge. Not much for football or hunting and throwing things off the bridge got old after about 14 years, Todd moved on to drawing and skateboarding as a means for fun around 1989. Somewhere along the way, he ended up doing art related things for Familia Skateboard Shop, Nike SB, the V skateboards, Creature Skateboards, Strangelove, Brat Bros Fingerboards. These days Todd is stationed in Northern Minnesota, doing art on a regular basis mostly as a freelance illustrator, working mostly within the skateboard world while also, trying to skateboard every single day.