"I love drawing and always had a very lively free style to my line, so it felt very natural to make my drawings move. It seemed an easy step to take. I like the freedom animation gives - no rules of the real world. I increasingly like the aspect of working with sound - at first I didn't spend much time on soundtracks (limited by knowledge and technology), but now that side of film-making excited me almost more than the drawing. I like the fact that animation can be such a complex process because it forces simplification - it is similar to poetry in that respect, that a short, apparently simple film can be full of ideas and meaning - they can be intense experiences to watch." -Rachel Bevan Baker