As a trade for programming this site, I agreed to a very challenging commission. Shawn McCann, of plustwelve, sent me a copy of an unnamed album and asked that the work be inspired by listening to the music. A further limitation was to create the work to be viewed at any angle. I have to […]

A story of a young girl in search of her spirit. She discovers a mysterious book that leads her to a magic forest but she must first pass the forest’s guardian, The Gast, to reach The Secret Grove. It seems impossible that a 12-year-old girl could defeat a mighty earth spirit. However, Ida is not […]

A little ‘Draw By Night’ inspired sketch using the ‘Harmony’ tool by mr. doob

This was a proposed animation project that was refused funding. WOMB was to be a short 1-2 minute animation developed in stereoscopic 3D. A highly expressive story of life before life, life within the womb. The film is seen through the eyes of an unborn child, which is never seen directly, and the structure of […]

The following are a series of animation tests for a short film that was never finished. But it was so fun to work on. For the first time ever, I took drawings from another artist, James Braithwaite, and animated them. If you are talking to him, you can ask him what the story was about. […]

This was inspired by the book of the same name written by A.L. Kennedy. This work was created while attending the Digital Arts Studios International Residency at the Queen Street Studios in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

This was development and research for a film that was never made. The piece explores the dreams and nightmares of a blue lamb as it lazily falls asleep beneath a tree while eating grass. Throughout its adventures, the lamb is chased by crazed butchers and farmers and encounters a giant soccer player larger than the […]