About the Artist
Sophie is a visual storyteller developing her practice through installations that combine projected hand drawn animations, music and 3D sculpture.
From her studio in North Devon, Sophie uses her art practice to explore complex issues around intergenerational trauma and addiction through visual narrative, in comic form and animation. She is a visual artist and musician, continually developing skills in production and editing, visual thinking and storytelling, for the purpose of crossing divides and supporting a more compoassionate, multi-dimensional view.
Weeks after graduating with a 1st class honours for her research into graphic autobiography and producing a critically acclaimed animation, her work was selected as a winning finalist at Raindance Film Festival in 2023 for Best Animation.
Sophie also helps organisations clarify and articulate their vision. Her broad portfolio includes corporate, charity and independent creative projects. She has a background in business operations and founded i&i to connect change leaders and facilitate business collaboration. She is trained in Lean Six Sigma, Systems Thinking, Creative leadership and Design Thinking. Sophie has designed and facilitated business interventions with Visual Thinking and Creative Collaboration at their core. To find out more about Sophie’s Visual Facilitation work, click here
Degree Show Interview
Sophie discusses the making of the film and some of the research behind it in this interview during the 2023 UoW Illustration degree show. Emma Dodson, Illustrator, Art Director and Senior Lecturer said this about the show:
“We Are Fireflies had audiences spellbound. Those confessing no artistic experience or knowledge were intensely moved by the way Sophie wove narrated fragments, cycles of repeated themes, symbolic imagery and elegant drawing into a moving poem and a compelling exploration of trauma. I am so happy that this beautiful little film has gained a wider audience and much deserved attention at Raindance and other festivals.”