I'm a creative Magpie!
I found a bunch of tattered playing cards discarded in the middle of the road. They had a story and history, due to their tattered condition. I saved them and didn't use them until a year later. I have a lot of projects percolating like that. A lot of objects that imbue ideas for stories.

Here I took a photograph of both sides of the card and
animated it in after effects using 2.5D animation techniques.

I'd really like to properly 3D scan the objects I find, so I can make digital objects that can be examined in the metaverse. I would like to create experiences or exhibitions that link the real object to the digital counterpart and perhaps for people to be able to engage with them as part of a live, interactive experience.

These are all explorations and ideas that will develop as I go. I tend to mull on projects over a long time and I find the iteration and development the most interesting part.

A good part of my creative practice so far has been in Motion Design, mainly in the B2B/Corporate sector.
This experience has given me a good grounding of many aspects of production and storytelling.
The discipline I have gained in sticking to deadlines, budgets, the agreed story, adhering to brand guidelines,
communication with clients is invaluable.

There is a mantra that I made up, to help me;
A successful piece of work, is one that is published.

• Meaning, if no one can see it, then it hasn't fulfilled its objective.
  This has helped me not overthink and analyse and be perfectionist about the final delivered piece.
  There is always something that can be changed, but the most important thing is to meet the deadline and deliver.

These are all transferrable learnings to help me in my development towards my new creative practice.
There are so many more things I have learnt and gained in experience and I would like to help others via this knowledge.