As of this very moment, I'm currently older than I've ever been before. My birthday is September 15th, 1983- get an abacus to figure the specifics. 

I've been employed at Primal Screen in Atlanta Georgia in one form or another for about three years. However, now I'm back on the lonely road called "Freelance" and taking whatever animation, design, or illustration job I can get.

Yes, yes, a thousand times yes! If you're interested in commissioning a drawing, a logo, or some animation, I'd be pleased as punch if you'd email me! (No copyrighted characters without permission however.) Also, please bear in mind that animation takes a loooooong.... looooooooonooooong time to complete, especially on just nights and weekends (if I'm juggling other jobs). If the project you have in mind is elaborate, lengthy, involved, or pretty much anything more than 10 seconds, please plan the deadline in terms of months and not weeks.

Nope, I'm done with drawing Sonic in a tutu. I do apologize if I left your request hanging in the air.

What a great question! If you want an image of mine for recreational use, say on your blog or for a class hand-out, please go right on ahead! Just remember your 'netiquette (no posting images via remote linkage please- it eats up bandwidth. Oh, and credit is always nice.) But if you're planning on making money -even a little bit- by using one of my works, then we need to talk.

Since I opened it five years ago, I've made about... twenty-five bucks. From sales to myself and my family and a nice lady from Pensacola. Yeah, I'm thinking early retirement here. By the way, purchasing (or requesting items to purchase) from online stores is a great way to tell a fledgling artist "You got moxy. Have a dollar." This fledgling, for one, would really appreciate it!

Ok, thats not really a question, but its a comment I get a lot. First off, don't beat yourself up! If you really love to draw, after a while, you'll get good. I think the estimated time to become an expert in anything is 1000 hours, so have at it. And to guide you along your path to animation righteousness, any animator will tell you the best places to start are with Cartoon Animation by Preston Blair and the Animator's Survival Kit by Richard Williams.

Again, not a question, and a little rude to boot. I know I'm not the best and I know I'm really inexperienced, but I am improving. Cut me some slack, broheim!

This is a tricky question that I always have a hard time answering. There's no denying that SCAD treated me well with a decent scholarship and honors, and I had a pretty good time there. However, the cons outweigh the pros when I list them. Lets start with the pros: fantastic equipment and facilities. And... now for the cons! Of the faculty, SCAD has an unhealthy trend of scaring off their most knowledgable and experienced professors. Well, not so much "scaring" off as "frustrating the hell out of and alienating"-off. I had my share of frustration with the curriculum with its paltry number of traditional animation courses. And no matter how much I begged, I was not allowed to substitute out the required Maya courses with their reasoning that I would never get a job doing traditional animation. The result: I had taken one traditional animation course before going into my final project- ONE. There's more I could go into, but as I type it out now I feel really blase about it all. But the bottom line is that I can't in good conscience recommend SCAD as a great school for animation. But since its the only school at which I've studied animation, I can't recommend any others. I've talked to other kids who went to schools like Sheridan and CalArts and they have their own problems with those schools as well, so it seems like the best (and only) way to get an education is to educate yourself. Do more than just the minimum required in your homework assignment- experiment constantly and continuously hone your foundation skills. And if you're balking at the exorbitant tuition costs, just keep in mind that no employer is going to care about your degree- only your portfolio.

Oh lord I hope so... My advice to animation hopefuls is this: Yes there are jobs out there, but there is also competition. Work tirelessly on your foundation skills- great observational drawing skills will distinguish you and improve your work even if you're animating in <shudder> Maya.

I didn't say tha-...oh wait- I say it all the time. But that is also misleading! I love Pixar (in fact, the only time I considered the possibility of animating on a computer was after The Incredibles) but I feel that its really easy to lose sight of the basic animation principles when there's a computer interface in the way. Most CG characters I see look more like intricate marionettes than warm, living personalities. And I can state unequivocally that I personally *ABHOR* animating in Maya. I have no patience for it. If you can do it and you love it, fine and dandy, but it is not for me. You cannot convince me. Some have tried and they have failed, incurring minor bodily injuries in the process. My analog personality prevails; I am adamantly in love with the drawn line. Its much the same with Flash (EVIL Flash) although I've learned it to a certain level in order to keep my job. Flash does have its uses, and I hands-down prefer it over any kind of 3D program, but its still a royal pain.

How did you know?? Stunningly enough, there IS anime I enjoy (Cowboy Bebop, Furi Kuri, Golden Boy, anything by Studio Ghibli, anything by Satori Kon) but then there is a lot I do not enjoy. A whole hell of a lot. Most anime digested by the American public is not 'animation', its 'moving manga'. There is no storytelling, no personality, and it all looks the same. Hardcore anime fans need to understand and accept that- I'm tired of arguing about it.

I never tried it. I'd like to though. Stop-motion seems so beastly difficult, but its such a pleasure to watch.

I once had a slight fascination with Animaniacs.... Really. Well, if truth be told, it wasn't so much a "slight fascination" as it was a "bullheaded obsession." I first saw this show the day it premiered on September 13th of 1993, two days before I turned ten years old.  I had never seen anything like it before.  Something about it completely enchanted me. I was hooked.  The show always made me laugh, and I became a religious viewer.  Through my mind-numbing non-adventures in public school, Animaniacs became my solace, and whenever I was having a bad day (which was not uncommon, not by a long shot), Animaniacs would cheer me up enough to be motivated to get up the next day.  It got me interested in a million other things- animation (duh!), music (especially jazz), classic television and movies, acting, and history.  And while it certainly didn't propel me upward through the social ranks, the show did teach me that showing personality was nothing to be afraid or ashamed of, and that realization helped me open up as a social creature. Animaniacs became a part of who I was, and I couldn't let go.  I'm not a rabid "Warners or death!" enthusiast anymore, but I am still very very loyal to that cartoon show.   You know, its odd, because ever since Animaniacs was cancelled, I've been looking for another cartoon to obsess about, but I can't find a single thing that can hold a match to Animaniacs.  Maybe I was just going through a phase in 1993, or maybe Animaniacs was just that special.  Or maybe both.  I can't really tell. You can see my old Animaniacs fanpage here: Sibs Ahoy!

Maaaaaaaaybe. Maybe there are three. Maybe there will be more. Maybe they all rock. Maybe you should look for them and tell me how much you like them. Maybe...

Yes, I happen to specialize in UglyFoods of all kinds. Someday I'll write an UglyRecipeBook. Because UglyFood tastes better: it comes straight from the heart, then goes straight to the stomach (because ya don't want to lollygagg looking at it lest you lose your appetite.)

With all my talk about "Cups of Jo(e)", I honestly do not care for coffee. I generally don't even like the smell. But now, since my boyfriend is a real caffiend, I do enjoy sipping on the occasional white mocha latte, but thats just melted chocolate posing as a coffee drink.   Bottom line- my love for lame puns is greater than my disdain for the bean. Anyone for tea?

NO! ... YES! ... MAYBE! WHATS IT TO YA?