I am Joint-Programme Lead for Animation and deliver lectures across the Animation department at SODA, with a focus on designing and making for stop-motion production.

I am an animator and creative generalist working as a freelance practitioner and lecturer in Manchester. With an extensive background in animation production and art, I specialise in developing original solutions for animated communication, producing (often) ultra-short stop-motion animations using a wide range of materials and techniques.

After completing a BA (Hons) in Animation in the Netherlands and undertaking further training at the Aardman Academy, I entered the children’s stop-motion television production industry. This allowed me to explore a range of studio disciplines and the collaborative processes between them, including set building, puppet design, prop making, and animation. Early in my career, I worked as an animator on studio-based stop-motion productions such as Bob the Builder, Miffy, and Clangers, before transitioning into freelance practice as a self-employed creative generalist.

I later completed an MA in Graphic Design and Art Direction at Manchester Metropolitan University, which enabled me to further expand my expertise in art and design through research into both analogue and digital techniques.

My work is informed by a strong interest in sustainability and the role of design in contributing to climate solutions at an individual and community level. In recent years, I collaborated with a Dutch climate specialist to develop a children’s book (ages 5–8) aimed at encouraging awareness of local ecological environments. Following the development of an associated educational programme, the project has been adopted by 30 nature education centres across the Netherlands and is now taught to hundreds of primary school children.