Storytelling and art are like oxygen and water, necessities that nourish my curiosity and fuel my investigations into the human spirit. I’m fascinated with immersive worlds and finding new ways to tell stories and how to express them visually and/or experientially. My films, stories, and art often use magical elements, saturated colors, and light as a vehicle for subconscious thought, as there is something so extraordinary about the human experience on all levels of consciousness. There is so much magic in the world if you know where to look. I spent an incredible decade working in Pixar’s Story and Creative Development departments on Academy Award-winning films such as Brave, Ratatouille, Toy Story and Cars shorts, a fantastic visual storytelling education with deep mentorship in creative producing, empathic artist management, and cross-departmental collaboration. As a painter, I channel in-the-moment emotions and also the interconnectedness I’ve felt when expanding consciousness through meditation and altered states. Flow states are my happy place of discovery and release. I received my BFA in Fine Art/Painting from the University of Colorado at Denver and my MFA in Film Directing/Animation from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. I currently live in Mill Valley with three generations of family; our pomsky, Disco, and Coco the cat.