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About The Site

       This site contains all original art, animation, and graphics. Some Wallpapers and skins are created by me from images copyrighted to film, and video game companies.
       The site is created using Adobe Photoshop for graphics and Notepad for coding. I sometimes use Flash for additional animation and graphics. The HTML code is written entirely by me, by hand. I do not use any HTML editors, such as Dreamweaver, but I do borrow the occasional JavaScript from HTMLgoodies.com.
This site is best viewed with Microsoft Internet Explorer at a res of 800 x 600.

About My Animation

I recently graduated from Grand Valley State University in Michigan, where I pursued the study of animation. I aspire to capture the fluid animation seen in top American Feature Animation studios, such as Disney, Dreamworks, and Don Bluth. I am also inspired by the inking techniques, interesting stoytelling, and unusual compositional choices of anime. Animators like Frederick Back, William Kentridge, and Karen Aqua impress me with their use of form that relates to the content of their films. I believe animation should be interesting visually and be an archive of cultural ideals and narratives. It is my goal to one day capture each of these qualities in my animation.
I am currently developing the skills to make this goal a reality. At GVSU I am learned drawing and design princples as well as animation techniques. I created traditional animation, 2D and 3D computer animation, and cut-out animation. I am developed video production skills that allow me more control over the technical aspects of animation production. After graduation I attended the Cartoon Challenge at the Kalamazoo Animation Festival Internation which allowed me the opportunity to experince face-paced production in a collaborative environment. I am now exploring animation and art on my own through drawing, Macromedia Flash animation, and Newtek's Lightwave 3D.
A Little About Me...

Well, I play the flute.
I don't eat meat.
I love to draw and animate.
I like roller coasters.
I like Star Trek and other dorky things.
I watch cartoons and play the occaisional video game.
I really like Ninjai.
I miss my family and dog.
The sweetest, cutest, most wonderful boy is my boyfriend.
I have some pretty awesome friends at school and at home.
I'm all around a pretty lucky gal. =^_^=

Favorite TV Shows Star Trek: TNG, Powerpuff Girls, Inu Yasha, Home Movies, Gargoyles, Gilmore Girls
Favorite MoviesAnne of Green Gables, American Beauty, Titanic, Casablanca, Braveheart, Moulin Rouge, Little Women, It's A Wonderful Life, Edward Scissorhands, Fight Club, Legend, Neverending Story, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars series (yes, I like the new ones,too), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Ring, The Others, Schindler's List, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligary
Favorite Animated FilmsAladdin, Pocahontas, American Tail, Anastasia, Prince of Egypt, The Lion King, Kiki's Delivery Service, Spirited Away, The Last Unicorn, Nightmare Before Christmas, Sleeping Beauty, Fox and the Hound, Finding Nemo
Favorite DirectorsBaz Luhrmann, Tim Burton, David Fincher
Film ComposersThomas Newman, Danny Elfman, James Horner, Rachel Portman, Alan Menken, John Williams, Hans Zimmer, Nobuo Uematsu & Yasunori Mitsuda(video games)
Band, etc. ComposersMeaning... People who's music I like to play in Band, I guess.
Alfred Reed, Mark Camphouse, Frank Ticheli, David Holsinger, Shostakovich, Leonard Bernstein
I HATE Percy Grainger and Sousa
Classical ComposersMeaning... people who's CD's I buy from the classical section, but have not necessarily played. I guess.
Beethoven, Bizet, Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi, Borodin, Mahler, Prokofiev, Shostakovich, J.S Bach (sometimes)
Flute Music Hanson's "Serenade", Reinecke "Concert in DM", Mercadante "Concert in Em", Burton "Sonatina", Chaminade "Concertino", Bizet "Entr'acte from Carmen", Catherine McMichael's Gaelic Offering (quartet)
ArtistsKathe Kollwitz, Sue Coe, Monet, J.W. Waterhouse, Rosetti, William Kentridge
AnimatorsGlen Keane, Mark Henn, Andreas Deja, Eric Goldberg, Frederick Back, William Kentridge, Hayao Miyazaki, those geniuses at Square-Enix, Don Bluth and friends
Music Artists Dave Matthews Band, Gaelic Storm, Enya, The Corrs, James Galway ;). I also like Rusted Root, Chicago... but I'd probably rather listen to the London Symphony Orchestra or the soundtrack to a movie or game!
MusicalsLes Miserables, West Side Story, Scarlet Pimpernel
Favorite FoodsMountain Dew, Olive Garden Salad, Bruschetta, Pickles, Veggie Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Bean Burritos, Boy scout corn from the SR festival. Mmm Mmm.
 


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