A childhood spent in rural Nova Scotia prompted the decision to live the next phase of my life in as different an environment as possible. Winnipeg, a city on the prairies looked like the polar opposite to a small coastal village. It was polar in more ways than one. After the first round of art school at the University of Manitoba and a dozen years or so as a printmaker, I continued my slow westward migration. This time I ended up in Vancouver where once again I went to art school, Emily Carr College of Art and Design. Since my prints always had a strong sense of implied movement, taking the opportunity to learn film animation seemed to be the next logical step.

One of the attractions of animation was the ability to combine an interest in drawing with music, sound and storytelling. After an intense two year course I finished my first film, "Play ball!" Check out the Films page for the full listing of films completed so far. There is always something coming up.