Testimonials

“It was such a pleasure collaborating with Lily on our Places of Sanctuary Project. Through her illustration and animation she wonderfully captured the stories collected and truly brought the words of the participants to life. Both ourselves and the members of Anxious Minds were over the moon with the beautiful short animation she created and we would jump at the chance to work with her again.”

Elijah Young, Mustard Stories

“Lily’s ability to listen and creatively respond to ideas, and to work with a variety of different methods and mediums, made making this film a truly collaborative, unique and enjoyable process.

I would work with her again in a heartbeat.”

“Lily is a skilled workshop facilitator, and it was a joy to run an ESRC Festival of Social Science event together. She created a magical environment in which strangers felt comfortable to share experiences using creative mediums and techniques. As the participants commented, it was an immersive, inspiring and enjoyable event.”

Charlotte Bates, Cardiff University

“Lily made this animation project a success, her ability to engage with a wide variety of participants despite language barriers and other challenges was outstanding. Lily used creative ways to hear the voices of asylum seekers and refugees and these voices shone through in the final animation which Lily was able to pull together creating an outstanding final piece. We couldn’t be happier with the way this project has gone and that is largely down to Lily’s dedication, adaptability and enthusiasm.”

Claire Briston, Newcastle Carers

Lily’s work on our Listen to This Story exhibition website exceeded all expectations!  A highly skilled designer and animator, Lily also incorporated additional content when we requested it and provided links to key information and partners.  There was no question or concern that Lily could not answer, and we were delighted with the results for our website.

Karen Sands-O’Connor, Newcastle University