Mandrya

Hello, and welcome to my world of art and animation. On this website, you'll find some of my favourite drawings, paintings and sculptures,    as well as some of my more recent animated short films.

I have been interested in animation since I first started to draw by the age of four and I began to imagine how my stuffed toys would move whilst bending their stuffed joints. I often came up with stories involving real life and fantasy, emotions and magic which would help to bring my artwork come to life.

After my first fourteen years in Germany and eight months in South Africa I moved to the UK to study Art&Design.After three years I then  studied Animation at Bower Ashton - UWE, Bristol and gained a degree in BA(HONS)Animation. During my studies I have also had some experience with Aardman Animations (2004) and Collission Films (2006) and knew that I wanted to become an animator.

During my studies I have gained skills with different media and programs, such as Toon Boom and After Effects. My most concentration went into Stop Motion Animation and making puppets.

After University I went travelling to Australia and Thailand as the economy for jobs didn't go well in the UK. It still isn't going great and have therefore decided to do another trip. This time to Norway. I am currently learning Norwegian, so not sure if I'll succeed in this expedition but you can only try to find out.

I hope you will enjoy looking at my website and get inspired yourself, as:

Imagination is what makes you who you are.

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