hi i am laverne moi.
you can call me laverne, or lav, or luv, whichever is easier.
professional animator, illustrator or whatever. four years of industry experience and counting.
dabbles from making animation shorts to designing characters for disability support services to animatics for pencilmation, the most-viewed animated series on the web.
all with an all-appealing aesthetic that has the dynamism of ambitious anime and the minimalist simplicity of cult cartoons.
teaches animation to neurodivergent teens and tweens after school or holidays.
collects vinyl records from obscure 60s japanese bushi-inspired surf rock to modern-day polish electronic jazz in my spare time.
citizen of whadjuk (perth) country.
highlights:
Tokyo Alley Perth Anime/Manga Convention Artist Vendor 2022
Curtin Life Drawing Music Curator 2022
The Illustration Club From Ashes Charity Zine Contributing Artist 2020
Curtin Animation Club Secretary 2019
WAnimate 3|Thirty Animation Competition Grand Prize Award Winner for Short Film BOX 2018
WAnimate WAMBAM 48-hour Animation Competition 2018 – 2021
Beyond: Curtin Digital Graduation Show Monk Media Innovation in Aesthetics Award 2018
Nickelodeon Planet Panic Charity Zine Contributing Artist 2017
H3H3 Youtube Channel Fan Animation Short ‘How to Chub and Tuck’ 2016
Lynwood SHS Graduation Show City of Canning Most Exemplary Student Award 201