about
Hello! I'm endlessly curious about how stories, spaces and objects shape the way we live.
Welcome to the part where I attempt to summarise myself. I've discovered that’s a surprisingly difficult thing to do. I don't fit into one job title or label, and honestly, I hope I never do.
I believe curiosity is one of the most useful things we can carry through life. I make films, design objects, build businesses and follow my interests wherever they lead. I collect questions, explore ideas, learn new skills, build things, choose exploration over comfort, discover my values, live with integrity, and occasionally find answers.
I used to think my career looked a little messy. On paper, it probably did. I’ve studied interior architecture, design, illustration, fine arts, filmmaking and business. I've worked on blockbuster films, co-founded a creative production studio, directed award-winning short films, taught and mentored creatives, and had side hustles in everything from sculpting and mould making to candle making and marketing.
If you'd asked me ten years ago what I'd end up doing, I don't think I could have guessed. Now it all makes sense. Every project I've ever loved has been driven by the same questions to learn more about myself and those around me. Who am I at my core? What do I stand for? How can I live and create from that place? Why do people do what they do? How do stories shape us? How do environments influence our behaviour? And what does it mean to live intentionally? I've simply been exploring the same questions from different angles. Maybe that’s why I’ve never liked the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?”. It suggests we’re meant to arrive somewhere. Like our goals aren’t meant to change as we grow. I’d rather keep asking, “What’s next?”. And I suspect I always will.
my current focus
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I create emotionally driven films that blend stop-motion animation, live action, and tactile world-building.
My work explores themes of connection, memory, identity, time, and human behaviour through craft-heavy visual storytelling.
After more than a decade working in visual storytelling as a production designer, I’m now expanding my practice into directing.
My latest short film If/When continues to screen nationally and internationally. I’m currently developing my next short film alongside my first feature film as director.
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For over a decade, I’ve designed visual worlds across film, television, theatre, and live events from concept through to creation.
My work spans sets, props, miniatures, graphics, colours, textures, puppets and spatial storytelling, shaping environments that support narrative, emotion, and character development.
I work across both live action and stop-motion animation, often blending the two mediums through tactile, craft-driven design approaches.
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Over the years, I’ve worked across a broad range of art department roles including Production Design, Art Direction, Set Decoration, Props, Scenic Art, Graphic Design, Miniatures, Puppets, Buying, and Set Dressing.
My experience spans feature films, television, stop-motion animation, theatre, and commercial projects, working with studios and platforms including Disney, Marvel, Netflix, Stan, Prime Video, and more.
I’m drawn to tactile world-building, visual cohesion, and small details that make environments feel emotionally believable.
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I’m the founder of The Messy Formist (TMF), a sculptural object studio exploring the relationship between functional forms and focus.
Influenced by human-made forms, forms found in nature, and tactile making, TMF emerged through an interest in how objects and environments can shape attention, and the way people move through daily life.
What began through sculptural candles and a need for sensory-focused objects continues to evolve into a growing collection of functional forms designed to support focus, reduce distraction, and help people begin and finish meaningful work.
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I’m currently developing Character Capital™, an evolving framework inspired by storytelling, psychology, design thinking, and personal growth.
The idea emerged from my background in film and design, where understanding character is central to building believable worlds and meaningful stories. Over time, I began exploring how those same principles could apply to real life, shaping identity, decision-making, goal setting, behaviour, and the way people build a life that feels aligned with who they are becoming.
Character Capital™ currently exists through writing, research, reflection, and ongoing creative development, with future plans spanning courses, books, speaking, workshops, and educational resources.
Journal page coming soon.
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I co-founded Aracourt Studio alongside Ara Nuri Steel as a multidisciplinary female-led creative practice spanning film, design, and experimental storytelling.
Together, we develop visually driven work that blends cinematic language, tactile processes, stop-motion animation, production design, and conceptual world-building.
Our collaborative work often explores themes of identity, memory, transformation, symbolism, and emotional experience through mixed-media storytelling and handcrafted visual approaches.
Aracourt Studio collaborates with selected artists, brands and organisations to develop original creative projects.