I am a painter, an art director and creative supervisor. I have been in the animation industry for over 20 years and have worked on 6 Oscar nominated films, and most recently Guillermo Del Torro’s Oscar winning Pinocchio.
At Laika Studios I had the opportunity to work on multiple feature films, such as Coraline, Paranorman, Boxtrolls, Kubo, and at Aardman Animations, their film Pirates. I have supervised departments for many years and worked closely with Directors and Producers, and collaborated with many other departments while meeting deadlines and problem solving the many challenges of filmmaking.
I love the process of breaking down the script with the director and leading a team through the stages of production from concept sketches for the overall world, the palettes and mood, to more specific characters and locations, and finally through to full colour and FX. My many years in stop motion film have trained my eye to pursue rich and textured artwork, and my imagination to explore past the usual.