Bobbi Stalnaker Amongst so many other things, Bobbi is a Southern Californian graphic designer, skateboarder, and an environmental enthusiast. She is 'art inspires action' in human form. First there’s graphic design, which is my bread and butter, if you will. I love to paint - watercolor and oil are probably my favorite. I love to continue to blend and work what’s already on the canvas. Also, sculpture, I really love clay but most of my sculptures are from paper. My most recent medium I have...

Jair Perez Jair is a Costa Rican surfer and environmental activist with a penchant for coffee ! He is a pillar in his community and now also in ours. My parents met in Playa Hermosa, where I was born. My three siblings and I grew up on both Playa Hermosa and the nearby Playa Jaco. We used to hang out at ‘Backyard’ on Playa Hermosa, where my oldest sister worked. The owner, Timothy, asked my sister if he could take me out surfing. Initially, my sister was afraid of me surfing in Hermosa- it’s...

Micah Walker Micah is an environmental and human rights activist on the Pilllar skateboarding team. But most importantly, Micah is a connector - she brings people together. An undeniable and uncanny skill no one who has met our Micah, can deny. If anyone can help us grow our community, she can. The first time I ever touched a skateboard was at my cousin Michael's house. I was about 10 or 11 years old and really looked up to him as an older cousin- thought he was just the coolest. I still do....