My name is Ash. I am an animator and cartoonist from Ngunnawal, residing in Magan-djin (Australia).I make comics with fountain pens, dip pens, cel painting, and tracing papers. I also use hand-made animation methods for little films, such as sand animation, shadow puppetry, flip-books, and scratching/painting on film stock. I'm interested in telling cartoon stories that explore childhood, dreams, and perversions via improvisational (and sometimes surrealist) handmade/traditional methods.I am currently working on a comic series called 'Nina'.I also work part-time as an arts facilitator for people of all abilities.I am open to entry-level work as a 2D animator, story-artist, or concept artist/designer for animation.
ashleigh.djokic@gmail.com
0422 252 489
Earthsea - animatic and board thumbnails
Ashey - animatic and board thumbnails (Bluey parody)
The Fish - animatic and board thumbnails (2020 Grad film)
sample pages
Nina is a liminal and surreal comic series about an inner child gone wild.Nina is pencilled and inked traditionally with leads, fountain, and dip pens on tracing papers.Nina volume 01 and 02 are now completed, vol. 03 will be finished early 2025. There is also a short zine/comic called Anin availablecomix available online here(even if marked as sold out, it's highly likely I have more, please contact me)
sample artwork
Animated Flow was my 2021 honours thesis, wherein I explored to what extent improvisation is possible within the animation process. See video for a showcase of my experiments.Send an email if you'd like a copy of my thesis (ashleigh.djokic@gmail.com).
The Fish was my 2020 graduation film as part of my animation studies at Griffith University. My roles included: Director, Story-artist, and 2D character animator.Synopsis:
For a child, it’s a beautiful noise-maker. For a mother, it’s a reminder that the sea she grew up with is now a memory.
Vulcana’s Circus Connections was a project that connected Junction Park State School Students with the Residence of Annerley TriCare Aged Care.I was brought in to create an animation to commemorate the project. I collected life-drawings each week to keep track of special moments, which I weaved into the animation.Vulcana partnered with Junction Park State School, Annerley TriCare Aged Care Residence, Annerley-Stephens History Group and Annerley RSL to deliver Circus Connections. Funded by We Are Queensland through the Queensland Government.
