About the moosh

Welcome to mooshpie! This site is about me, Francesca Popow, an animator from Brighton, England.

I make traditional 2D animations, normally using a pencil and paper, but also adding Flash and After Effects to what I do.

I was trained as a Fine Art Printmaker and use etching, monoprints, chine collée in my animated work. I've also worked as a bookbinder, so know all about these traditional skills – more about this on my printmaking and bookbinding site Pigeon Girl and on my nice things site, four and twenty, which will be up and running just as soon as I'm ready, and no sooner!

Fervently asked questions

What's a moosh?

A moosh is a little comical animation done by myself. In a way it's also me.

So what's a mooshpie?

I suppose it's a nice thing done by myself. If it's animated, so much the better!

It's also a cake, quite delicious, that I make from time to time.

It can't all be nice things and cake..

No, I also create prints, posters and designs for websites.

I bake biscuits as well as cakes, bind books and make badges, comics, cards and toys. I'll be putting these up on Four and Twenty when it's fully baked.

Could you do an animation for me?

Certainly! Just get in touch and let me know what you'd like. If you're lucky, you might get a cake, too.

Moosh News

Mooshpie flickr site

I've finally got myself an account on flickr, the photo website. I've put up pictures of my badges, hand bound books and the biscuits and cakes I make

You can also chat to me on my myspace!

Janet video underway

I'm currently working on a video for the band We am Janet. The concept behind it is that the lead singer, Rog, dressed as a tramp sees himself, as a caterpillar, singing the song to himself. He's suitably bemused!

I've created the storyboard, which is online here, and we've been filming ready for 'blue'-screening him into the animation.

Update: the band are now in the studio, so we'll soon have a song to work with!

Update update: the band have finished the track: ‘Everything's ruined’ - go and have a listen.

Four and twenty site on its way

I'm working on an online home for my badges, comics, fabric designs, cakes and other artsy things. It's going to be called Four and twenty.

This should be completed in early 2008, and as well as showing the nice things I've done, there'll be a chance to buy some of the items. In the meantime, have a look at my mooshpie flickr site, if you'd like something done, drop me a line.