ARTIST STATEMENT

Ever since I was young, I've had a fascination with cartoons. Just like every 90’s child my favorite cartoons were those created by Disney and Dream Works. But, I didn't just watch cartoons; I studied their styles as well as their story lines and lessons. As a child I absorbed a lot of life lessons taught by the cartoons I was exposed to and I made it my goal to teach the same exact lessons in a modern style to the children of today. Through majoring in animation I hope to reconstruct the values and ideas that inspired me as a child and move the world with my creations.

As an Animation Major I have the ability to create whatever I want. Through animation I can tell stories and illustrate what is on my mind. Animation helps me to communicate with the world so that they may come to understand the way I see things and hopefully the message I’m trying to portray will instill in people a change in the way they see the world as well. My focus is becoming a professional Animator as well as a Movie Director for my own stories. I also would like to become a voice actress for upcoming animations in the Disney field.

I attend Animation classes at Bloomfield College because I want to know how to create unique characters, build exotic scenery and tell stories that move the audience like animations from my childhood moved me. I enjoy solo projects, though I have no objection to working with others on their projects as well. I like to help people and inspire them to try new things. I've taken part in projects that have defined me as a team leader and made me feel like an important piece of the puzzle. I look forward to more of those moments in my future.

Disney and DreamWorks movies have always inspired me. Watching animated characters come to life on paper and in the movies, continuously made me want to become an animator myself. But, most of all, growing up with Disney and DreamWorks as a child helped shape me into the person I am today; proud, determined and kind hearted. I want to shape the world as it has shaped me and make the childhood of others just as magical as Disney and DreamWorks made mine. Bloomfield College courses such as Pre-Production Animation, Digital Media Studio, 2D Animation, and Movement For Animators has brought me one step closer to accomplishing my career goal to work with Disney and Dream Works on future inspirational animations.