Ainsley Sturko is a painter and illustrator from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
In 2004, She received her BFA honours from the University of Manitoba.
In 2006, Ainsley and her partner Chris Bryan founded the toy company Grumble Toy.
Their vision was to have a store that specialized in Japanese Kaiju toys and handmade plush.

At the end of 2007, Ainsley began to make plush toys based on some of her illustrations.
The first of these was the Bonhomme of Winnipeg.
All of her plush are limited editions and can be found at Grumble Toy.

Early in 2008, Chris and Ainsley released their first vinyl toy based on the illustration Wormrah.
Wormrah was sculpted by the Japanese toy maker Amapro and handpainted by Grumble Toy