John Quirk is an American animator who loves to experiment, learn and teach! After meeting Helen and completing his studies at The Estonian Academy of Arts, he took up residency in Scotland for some time to focus on site-specific, community-oriented, and sustainable art projects with Studio Kompost. Now back in the US, John has leapt back into experimenting, learning, teaching, and goofing around with animation.

Helen Woolston is from the Highlands of Scotland where she is now based. She studied MA Animation at the Estonian Academy of Arts in Tallinn, and spent several years working on animation, art and organic farming projects in Estonia, Spain and Portugal. She works with animation, printmaking, photography, drawing and writing, and is learning about ecology, natural restoration and combining that with creative expression. She likes growing vegetables, walking in the woods, getting muddy and meeting weird fungi.