Kreiner, Megan: - Megan Kreiner grew up on Long Island, New York, in a household where art and art projects were a part of daily life. Coming from a long line of knitters and crocheters, she learned the crafts from her grandmother, aunt, and mother when she was very young. Many years later she started to explore the wild and uncharted waters of toy design and pattern making. Kreiner has a fine arts degree in computer graphics and animation from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and is currently an artist and animator for DreamWorks Animation SKG. She lives in Altadena, California, with her husband Michael, son James, and daughter Emily.