Bringing animations to life has always been magical. I enjoy making animation become real to people, so real that you not only see it move, but you understand that character's personality, intentions, and motives. I am drawn to saturated colors when illustrating fictional characters in the fantastical worlds they exist in. Animals, especially when used as metaphors for identity or abstract concepts, also capture my imagination. My work often revolves around subjects like these because it is an escape from reality. I look at art as an alternative to the real. It proposes new situations, scenarios, or prospects that otherwise may never be explored without a suspension of disbelief. Creating work that can spur this same kind of passion in others motivates me to continue my practice of collaborative storytelling, wherein consciously or subconsciously, the input from other creatives always influences the life my animations take on.