EMBERS MONSTERS & MADNESS
My Journey
From a small tight and somewhat nomadic family, I grew up steeped in nature all across the west coast of British Colombia, stumbling into calling Vancouver Island home.
Always creative, always curious, always noodling away and trying to find something to focus my attention.
2017 I attended Byte Camp, a 3D animation camp for kids where our little group learned to model, animate, voice act, and make a short film. Being able to make your own movie felt like magic, and sparked everything that fallowed!
2018 I find Think Tank through the Rookie Awards, and it set sails to where I wanted to go next. One day I was going to study 3D for film at Think Tank Training Centre. Still in high school, it was going to be 5 years until I could go. So I got to work and started counting down the many months with posted notes on the back of my bedroom door.
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Take a sift through my old work
Lockdown gave me a dauntingly endless amount of time to dive in. I signed up for a VFS summer camp I was technically too young for (but begging works sometimes), and was able to have remote access to their computers and tried ZBrush for the first time. I fell in love immediately and jumped into creature and character creation.
In grades 10 and 11, with the help of my stellar art teacher Edward Graf, I was given permission to create my own CG art courses so I could spend my time at school to teach myself even more 3D, with the goal of using the work to apply to Think Tank. One of those courses even resulted in a VR short film.
The summer before grade 12, I got the incredible opportunity to attend Animal Logic’s Work Week Experience, joining seven other highschool students from across BC to learn what goes on inside a real animation studio!
For my senior year of high school, I attended my first year of university as a Fine Arts student through the Dual Credit Program at Vancouver Island University, studying life drawing, colour theory, physical 3D art, and art history. I would make the Dean’s List before receiving my high school diploma.
Graduating class of February 2025!
Packing our bags and saying a tear-filled goodbye to my family, friends, and Vancouver island, my dad and I moved to the big city of Vancouver in 2023.
I attended Think Tank Training Centre’s hybrid program for CG Asset Creation for Film, and I couldn’t have been happier. The people, the courses, and the friends I made there were incredible, and I’m so thankful I got to be part of it. I graduated in February 2025, serving as class rep for all four terms.
A month later, I became a Think Tank Ambassador, officially representing the school and sharing my thoughts, suggestions, and experience with future students about going through the program and life afterward.
In June 2025, I joined Veldtline, a global indie artist collective developing a fantasy game, where I created production tools and designed an original creature concept that fit the game’s world.
In July 2025, I was invited to join Project After Hours, a volunteer-based studio in Vancouver, where I worked on modeling, CFX, and texturing for their original IP, Voidboy.
In November 2025, I started at ICON Creative Studio as a Junior Asset Artist, working on a Netflix series that will be releasing in 2027! Nestled in the heart of Gastown with office dogs, stunning views, and amazing people, I feel incredibly lucky and thrilled to be part of such an amazing team, excited for all the adventures ahead!