Focusing on art direction, background design, and lighting, I am mainly a 2D artist and animator.  I also greatly enjoy aspects of the 3D pipeline as well, including lighting and rendering.  Starting out as a traditional media artist, I was ultimately drawn towards animation because I believe it has enormous power as a tool for making sense of, navigating through, and changing the real world that we live in.  I think it is exceptionally equipped to enact social change, giving representation to marginalized groups, which is something I strive to do in my own work.