When I was a wee girl, I loved stories, drawing and cartoons.
("You and practically every other person working in animation" you think, but it's the truth)
As I grew up to a not-so-wee girl, I still loved those things - maybe more-so! Actually no, definitely more-so. So I stubbornly continued to watch cartoons beyond the age it was deemed acceptable by my peers, copied screenshots and model sheets of everything from Bugs Bunny to Fullmetal Alchemist, watched and read any and all behind the scenes of animation I could find, drew comics in my maths jotters instead of, well, maths... and long story short, I graduated from the University of Dundee with a BA Hons in Animation in 2012. (And failed my Higher Maths exam. Twice. I know, shocker)
So now I'm a somewhat average sized woman living in Glasgow, Scotland - I STILL adore stories, drawing and animation, with an extra soft spot for 2D hand drawn. Along the way I discovered the allure of the pre-production side of things, with storyboarding as my personal favourite. In contrast, or perhaps for balance, I love the art of cleaning up animation - working as a clean-up/inbetweener on Klaus will certainly remain a career highlight for me.
I almost always have an audiobook or podcast playing in the background and love to read, play videogames and most recently found a new kind of creative/nerdy outlet by playing D&D (even beginning to DM campaigns - the storyteller in me couldn't resist).
And just to prove my interests aren't solely sedentary (but let's face it, they mostly are), I also enjoy rock climbing and hill walking when I get the opportunity. Lately I've been encouraged to go lift heavy objects in the gym and put them back where I found them. Hopefully this will lead to me lifting even heavier objects, mostly in the hopes I can keep my body strong and fit enough to sit at a desk drawing into my old age.
And on that note, thank you for visiting my website! (And an extra thanks if you actually read all of that)
("You and practically every other person working in animation" you think, but it's the truth)
As I grew up to a not-so-wee girl, I still loved those things - maybe more-so! Actually no, definitely more-so. So I stubbornly continued to watch cartoons beyond the age it was deemed acceptable by my peers, copied screenshots and model sheets of everything from Bugs Bunny to Fullmetal Alchemist, watched and read any and all behind the scenes of animation I could find, drew comics in my maths jotters instead of, well, maths... and long story short, I graduated from the University of Dundee with a BA Hons in Animation in 2012. (And failed my Higher Maths exam. Twice. I know, shocker)
So now I'm a somewhat average sized woman living in Glasgow, Scotland - I STILL adore stories, drawing and animation, with an extra soft spot for 2D hand drawn. Along the way I discovered the allure of the pre-production side of things, with storyboarding as my personal favourite. In contrast, or perhaps for balance, I love the art of cleaning up animation - working as a clean-up/inbetweener on Klaus will certainly remain a career highlight for me.
I almost always have an audiobook or podcast playing in the background and love to read, play videogames and most recently found a new kind of creative/nerdy outlet by playing D&D (even beginning to DM campaigns - the storyteller in me couldn't resist).
And just to prove my interests aren't solely sedentary (but let's face it, they mostly are), I also enjoy rock climbing and hill walking when I get the opportunity. Lately I've been encouraged to go lift heavy objects in the gym and put them back where I found them. Hopefully this will lead to me lifting even heavier objects, mostly in the hopes I can keep my body strong and fit enough to sit at a desk drawing into my old age.
And on that note, thank you for visiting my website! (And an extra thanks if you actually read all of that)