The Ink and Paint Folk Podcast

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Folk podcast- a look at animation through the women and non-binary folk who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday Today's guest is Storyboard Artist and Production Coordinator, Ashley Lam!   Ashley has worked for studios like Stoopid Buddy, Joe Murray Studios, and Walt Disney Animation- which means she's worked in both TV and Feature- and even more than that, she's worked as a production assistant and coordinator as well as a storyboard revisionist. In our conversation, she shares how she navigates both avenues within Animation, how she cultivated management skills as she was promoted from assistant to coordinator, what she's aiming for in the future and how she plans to get there.   Find Ashley online: https://www.ashleylamstory.com     --- This podcast is produced in partnership with Women in Animation womeninanimation.org "Today, women hold only 20% of the creative roles in animation. WIA wants to make it 50/50 by 2025!" Please also check out other great organizations promoting diversity in the industry: Black n' Animated, Rise Up Animation, LatinX in Animation, Asian Queens in Animation. and Diverse Toons.   Ink and Paint Folk on Social Media: Twitter: @InkandPaintFolk - Instagram: @inkandpaintfolk   *Note: With the name change, the transitioning of the title may be inconsistent across the web for a bit. Thanks for your patience!

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Folk podcast- a look at animation through the women and non-binary folk who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday Today's guest is Director, Sabrina Cotugno! This is part 2 of our interview. Be sure to check out part 1! Sabrina has been a storyboard and/or director on shows like Gravity Falls, Star vs the Forces of Evil, The Owl House, as well as had an overall deal for their own development work. But everyone has to start somewhere! And while they had internships with Pixar and Disney Feature under their belt, Sabrina still didn't get hired right away! They share how they stayed motivated to keep moving forward, testing for shows, and finding freelance before finally breaking in. Sabrina also talks about working on their web comic, The Glass Scientists,  even when they was gainfully employed.   Find Sabrina online: http://www.seegoatrun.com/galleries/   Glass Scientists Comic: https://www.theglassscientists.com     --- This podcast is produced in partnership with Women in Animation womeninanimation.org "Today, women hold only 20% of the creative roles in animation. WIA wants to make it 50/50 by 2025!" Please also check out other great organizations promoting diversity in the industry: Black n' Animated, Rise Up Animation, LatinX in Animation, Asian Queens in Animation. and Diverse Toons.   Ink and Paint Folk on Social Media: Twitter: @InkandPaintFolk - Instagram: @inkandpaintfolk   *Note: With the name change, the transitioning of the title may be inconsistent across the web for a bit. Thanks for your patience!

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Folk podcast- a look at animation through the women and non-binary folk who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday Today's guest is Director, Sabrina Cotugno! Sabrina has been a storyboard and/or director on shows like Gravity Falls, Star vs the Forces of Evil, The Owl House, as well as had an overall deal for their own development work. But everyone has to start somewhere! And while they had internships with Pixar and Disney Feature under their belt, Sabrina still didn't get hired right away! They share how they stayed motivated to keep moving forward, testing for shows, and finding freelance before finally breaking in. Sabrina also talks about working on their web comic, The Glass Scientists,  even when they was gainfully employed.   Find Sabrina online: http://www.seegoatrun.com/galleries/   Glass Scientists Comic: https://www.theglassscientists.com     --- This podcast is produced in partnership with Women in Animation womeninanimation.org "Today, women hold only 20% of the creative roles in animation. WIA wants to make it 50/50 by 2025!" Please also check out other great organizations promoting diversity in the industry: Black n' Animated, Rise Up Animation, LatinX in Animation, Asian Queens in Animation. and Diverse Toons.   Ink and Paint Folk on Social Media: Twitter: @InkandPaintFolk - Instagram: @inkandpaintfolk   *Note: With the name change, the transitioning of the title may be inconsistent across the web for a bit. Thanks for your patience!

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Folk podcast- a look at animation through the women and non-binary folk who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday Today's guest is 3D Character Animator, Mylene Santos!   She was pursuing fine art, graduating college with a BFA when the animation industry was hit with a new form of animation: 3D! And the studios needed CG animators, stat! Recently graduated and in need of a job, Mylene entered the studio's training program and discovered her new passion: bringing characters to life! Following her passion for the craft has led her to work in tv animation, feature, and games from the Philippines to Canada then Los Angeles. She's animated for projects like Call of Duty, World War Toons, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Curious George 2, Hoodwinked, and more!   Find Mylene online: https://santosmylene.wixsite.com/mysite   Links referenced in interview: https://www.fudgeanimation.com/2018/06/the-best-websites-for-animation-inspiration-and-communities/ --- This podcast is produced in partnership with Women in Animation womeninanimation.org "Today, women hold only 20% of the creative roles in animation. WIA wants to make it 50/50 by 2025!" Please also check out other great organizations promoting diversity in the industry: Black n' Animated, Rise Up Animation, LatinX in Animation, Asian Queens in Animation. and Diverse Toons.   Ink and Paint Folk on Social Media: Twitter: @InkandPaintFolk - Instagram: @inkandpaintfolk   *Note: With the name change, the transitioning of the title may be inconsistent across the web for a bit. Thanks for your patience!

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Folk podcast- a look at animation through the women and non-binary folk who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday   Today's guest is storyboard artist, Apoorva Gaitonde!   Apoorva has worked at companies like Gold Valley Films, Nickelodeon, Rooster Teeth, Wild Canary Animation,  on tv projects like “The Casagrandes” and the upcoming Disney Jr show “Chicken Squad”, as well as the feature film, “Ella and the Secret Prince”. With her international background, she brings experience and a deep appreciation of different cultures to her work. She believes that diverse perspectives can only enhance and help develop great stories! Be sure to check out her short film, “Fitting In”, which is inspired by her story as an immigrant trying to ‘fit in' in a different country.   Find Apoorva online:  www.apoorvagaitonde.com   --- This podcast is produced in partnership with Women in Animation womeninanimation.org "Today, women hold only 20% of the creative roles in animation. WIA wants to make it 50/50 by 2025!" Please also check out other great organizations promoting diversity in the industry: Black n' Animated, Rise Up Animation, LatinX in Animation, Asian Queens in Animation. and Diverse Toons.   Ink and Paint Folk on Social Media: Twitter: @InkandPaintFolk - Instagram: @inkandpaintfolk   *Note: With the name change, the transitioning of the title may be inconsistent across the web for a bit. Thanks for your patience!

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Folk podcast- a look at animation through the women and non-binary folk who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday   Today's guest is animation writer and story editor, Kendall Haney! Kendall is an emmy-nominated TV writer who has worked on Disney's The Lion Guard, Disney Jr's Rocketeer, an upcoming show for HBO Max titled Little Ellen, and is currently story editing on an unannounced show for Mattel.  But writing wasn't her first gig in animation. She spent years in production management, too! She'll share with us how she made the leap from production to writer, as well as how she's managed to let go of the pursuit of perfection in her writing and just enjoy the doing. She's also the creator and host of the podcast, “Typin' Toons”. If you want to pursue tv writing, specifically for animation, I highly recommend checking her podcast out. It's fantastic, full of wisdom, and she and her guests take deep dives into specific areas of the craft. Typin' Toons: https://www.typintoons.com   Find Kendall online: Twitter + Instagram + Website   --- This podcast is produced in partnership with Women in Animation womeninanimation.org "Today, women hold only 20% of the creative roles in animation. WIA wants to make it 50/50 by 2025!" Please also check out other great organizations promoting diversity in the industry: Black n' Animated, Rise Up Animation, LatinX in Animation, Asian Queens in Animation. and Diverse Toons.   Ink and Paint Folk on Social Media: Twitter: @InkandPaintFolk - Instagram: @inkandpaintfolk   *Note: With the name change, the transitioning of the title may be inconsistent across the web for a bit. Thanks for your patience!

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Folk podcast- a look at animation through the women and non-binary folk who make it! Hosted by Katya Bowser and Cassie Soliday   Today's guest is creator, Elizabeth Ito! With experience in both TV and Feature animation, Elizabeth shares her journey from storyboard artist to supervising director to developing her own short at Cartoon Network to creating and running her own series at Netflix. She shares what it's been like to create something out of the box to what a typical kids show is, how she learned to embrace what makes her unique and develop her voice, as well as her thoughts on life, art, comedy, motherhood, and everything in between. Find Elizabeth online: Twitter + Instagram + Website --- This podcast is produced in partnership with Women in Animation womeninanimation.org "Today, women hold only 20% of the creative roles in animation. WIA wants to make it 50/50 by 2025!" Please also check out other great organizations promoting diversity in the industry: Black n' Animated, Rise Up Animation, LatinX in Animation, Asian Queens in Animation. and Diverse Toons.   Ink and Paint Folk on Social Media: Twitter: @InkandPaintFolk - Instagram: @inkandpaintfolk   *Note: With the name change, the transitioning of the title may be inconsistent across the web for a bit. Thanks for your patience!

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Folk podcast- a look at animation through the women and non-binary folk who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday This week is all about Dino Ranch! Today's guest is producer, Anna Keenan! Working from the ground up in production, Anna used every experience to become the brilliant producer she is today. She shares with us how she sees production as a creative role full of creative problem solving, how she hires with potential to grow in mind, and how once she gave herself permission to make mistakes, the process became more fun! With lots of shop talk and references to Pixar's Soul, we hope you'll enjoy our conversation!   Find Anna online: https://www.instagram.com/annakeenan_photography/ https://www.instagram.com/revealing_2020/ www.annakeenan.com     Who She Wants You to Check Out! https://www.instagram.com/missjullyblack/ https://www.instagram.com/cathy.keenan/ https://www.instagram.com/tocacu/ https://www.instagram.com/elicserelliott/ https://www.instagram.com/dino_ranch/   Additional amazing women, you might want to check out: https://www.instagram.com/gabriellelasporte/ https://www.instagram.com/saginesemajuste/ https://www.instagram.com/denoshbennett/ https://www.instagram.com/drlisejanelle/ https://www.instagram.com/ayanna_sealey/ https://www.instagram.com/nasiathomas/ https://www.instagram.com/andreanne.your.osteopath/ https://www.instagram.com/stateofsate/ https://www.instagram.com/smyogini/   Some Additional Resources: https://www.producinganimation.com/ https://www.creativityincbook.com/ https://www.elizabethgilbert.com/books/big-magic/     --- This podcast is produced in partnership with Women in Animation womeninanimation.org "Today, women hold only 20% of the creative roles in animation. WIA wants to make it 50/50 by 2025!" Please also check out other great organizations promoting diversity in the industry: Black n' Animated, Rise Up Animation, LatinX in Animation, Asian Queens in Animation. and Diverse Toons.   Ink and Paint Folk on Social Media: Twitter: @InkandPaintFolk - Instagram: @inkandpaintfolk   *Note: With the name change, the transitioning of the title may be inconsistent across the web for a bit. Thanks for your patience!

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Folk podcast- a look at animation through the women and non-binary folk who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday This week is all about Dino Ranch! Today's guest is animation supervisor, Caitlin Menard!   Obsessed with Disney movies, World of War Craft, and Lord of the Rings, Caitlin found herself wanting to work in CG- but not as an animator. That was a surprise! But she wouldn't trade her luck for the world. She shares that experience of pivoting career expectations, how she transitioned from college into the workplace, and what her workload looks like as an animation supervisor.   Find Caitlin online: www.caitlinmenard.com   Who she encourages us to check out: Erica Worthylake - https://www.instagram.com/eworthylake/?hl=en Sarah Anne Davis -  https://sarah-anne-davis.com/?page_id=38 Anastasia Boguslavskaya -  https://www.instagram.com/anastasia_bogu/ Scott Ferguson - https://www.instagram.com/scotthferguson/   --- This podcast is produced in partnership with Women in Animation womeninanimation.org "Today, women hold only 20% of the creative roles in animation. WIA wants to make it 50/50 by 2025!" Please also check out other great organizations promoting diversity in the industry: Black n' Animated, Rise Up Animation, LatinX in Animation, Asian Queens in Animation. and Diverse Toons.   Ink and Paint Folk on Social Media: Twitter: @InkandPaintFolk - Instagram: @inkandpaintfolk   *Note: With the name change, the transitioning of the title may be inconsistent across the web for a bit. Thanks for your patience!

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Folk podcast- a look at animation through the women and non-binary folk who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday This week is all about Dino Ranch! Starting with today's guest: production coordinator, Andrea Serralde!   Amazingly, Andrea saw Dino Ranch at its earliest development stages. Interested at the first mention of dinosaurs, she later found herself working on the show as a production coordinator! In this interview, we discuss how she became an accent coach to Miguel's voice actor, how she stays organized and on top of her responsibilities, along with her best kept Google productivity secrets, and how she determines priorities when everything is a priority.   Find Andrea online: LinkedIn Instagram   --- This podcast is produced in partnership with Women in Animation womeninanimation.org "Today, women hold only 20% of the creative roles in animation. WIA wants to make it 50/50 by 2025!" Please also check out other great organizations promoting diversity in the industry: Black n' Animated, Rise Up Animation, LatinX in Animation, Asian Queens in Animation.   Ink and Paint Folk on Social Media: Twitter: @InkandPaintFolk - Instagram: @inkandpaintfolk   *Note: With the name change, the transitioning of the title may be inconsistent across the web for a bit. Thanks for your patience!

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Folk podcast- a look at animation through the women and non-binary folk who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday This week is all about Dino Ranch! Starting with today's guest: animation writer, Caitlin Langelier!   Falling in love with TV at an early age, Caitlin kept that fire alive well into adulthood. She shares how she transitioned from stand up comedy to animation, how she pitched herself as a writer, how an elusive writers summit invite turned into her pitching her own ideas for future episodes, and the joys of working as a production coordinator and writer on the adorable preschool show, Dino Ranch!   Find Caitlin online @catelangelier  --- This podcast is produced in partnership with Women in Animation womeninanimation.org "Today, women hold only 20% of the creative roles in animation. WIA wants to make it 50/50 by 2025!" Please also check out other great organizations promoting diversity in the industry: Black n' Animated, Rise Up Animation, LatinX in Animation, Asian Queens in Animation.   Ink and Paint Folk on Social Media: Twitter: @InkandPaintFolk - Instagram: @inkandpaintfolk   *Note: With the name change, the transitioning of the title may be inconsistent across the web for a bit. Thanks for your patience!  

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Folk podcast- a look at animation through the women and non-binary folk who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday   This is part 2 of my interview with writer, Mia Resella!   From studying at UC Santa Barbara to getting their MFA at UCLA, Mia went on to write for studios such as Nickelodeon, Disney, Wild Canary, Dreamworks, Bad Robot, and more! They also participated in the Nickelodeon Writing Program! We discuss why getting to know yourself is super important in the creative process as well as why we should note our personal privileges when thinking about how to pay it forward to others. She also believes we should not only mentor new voices, but follow through in promoting them!   Find Mia online: https://www.miaresellaisagrownup.com   --- This podcast is produced in partnership with Women in Animation womeninanimation.org "Today, women hold only 20% of the creative roles in animation. WIA wants to make it 50/50 by 2025!"   Please also check out other great organizations promoting diversity in the industry: Black n' Animated, Rise Up Animation, and LatinX in Animation.   Ink and Paint Folk on Social Media: Twitter: @InkandPaintFolk - Instagram: @inkandpaintfolk   *Note: With the name change, the transitioning of the title may be inconsistent across the web for a bit. Thanks for your patience!

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Folk podcast- a look at animation through the women and non-binary folk who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday   Today's guest is writer, Mia Resella! From studying at UC Santa Barbara to getting their MFA at UCLA, Mia went on to write for studios such as Nickelodeon, Disney, Wild Canary, Dreamworks, Bad Robot, and more! They also participated in the Nickelodeon Writing Program! We discuss why getting to know yourself is super important in the creative process as well as why we should note our personal privileges when thinking about how to pay it forward to others. She also believes we should not only mentor new voices, but follow through in promoting them! This is part 1!   Find Mia online: https://www.miaresellaisagrownup.com --- This podcast is produced in partnership with Women in Animation womeninanimation.org "Today, women hold only 20% of the creative roles in animation. WIA wants to make it 50/50 by 2025!"   Please also check out other great organizations promoting diversity in the industry: Black n' Animated, Rise Up Animation, and LatinX in Animation.   Ink and Paint Folk on Social Media: Twitter: @InkandPaintFolk - Instagram: @inkandpaintgirls   *Note: With the name change, the transitioning of the title may be inconsistent across the web for a bit. Thanks for your patience!

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Girls podcast- a look at animation through the women folk who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday   Today's guest is post-production supervisor, Meghan Caporali!   After seeing How to Train Your Dragon, Meghan knew she wanted to work in Animation. But how would she get there? When there's so much that you can't control when looking for work, the one thing you can control is what you do- how you choose to prepare for what you want. Meghan shares what she's learned through the winding road of internships, post-college classes, gigs in live action, and the moment she finally broke into animation. And you best believe, the learning doesn't end there.   Find Meghan online: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meghanecaporali/   --- This podcast is produced in partnership with Women in Animation womeninanimation.org "Today, women hold only 20% of the creative roles in animation. WIA wants to make it 50/50 by 2025!"   Ink and Paint Girls on Social Media: Twitter: @InkNPaintGirls Instagram: @inkandpaintgirls  

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Girls podcast- a look at animation through the women folk who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday   Today's guest is writer and creator, Sandra Payne!   Sandra is a multi-faceted talent who has written for print, web, film, and TV, with titles you may have heard of like Barney and Friends, and Puppy Dog Pals. She shares how she found the writing path after a winding road of uncertainty, how she learned to give herself permission to greenlight her own projects to develop and create, as well as why she believes you should never give up.   Find Sandra online: www.spwrite.com ----- This podcast is produced in partnership with Women in Animation womeninanimation.org "Today, women hold only 20% of the creative roles in animation. WIA wants to make it 50/50 by 2025!"   Ink and Paint Girls on Social Media: Twitter: @InkNPaintGirls Instagram: @inkandpaintgirls

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Girls podcast- a look at animation through the women who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday   Today's guest is storyboard artist, Jean Kang! With credits under her belt from companies like Dreamworks TV, Warner Brothers, Nickelodeon, IDW Publishing, Oddbot, and so many more, she shares what she's learnt about staying sane while working hard! She believes we should take care of our mental health and remember that you don't always have to be pushing self development. It's ok to take time for yourself and have other interests and hobbies! It's such a nice reminder! She also shares her love for various anime as well as how she's accepted that she'll constantly be evolving as a creative the more jobs she gets and things she learns about her craft and herself.   Find Jean online: https://www.jeandrawsstuff.com   ----- This podcast is produced in partnership with Women in Animation womeninanimation.org "Today, women hold only 20% of the creative roles in animation. WIA wants to make it 50/50 by 2025!"   Ink and Paint Girls on Social Media: Twitter: @InkNPaintGirls Instagram: @inkandpaintgirls

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Girls podcast- a look at animation through the women who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday   Today's guests is May Grehan, Writer and Director of the film, "Zombie Bro"! May is an actor turned writer and director, who saved up her own money to produce her debut indie feature film, Zombie Bro. She shares how she found mentorship, how she figured out how to make a film along the way with the help of like-minded and passionate people, and she gives us tons of behind the scene details that went into the making of her indie film, "Zombie Bro."   "Francine is a normal ten-year-old girl living with a not-so-normal family. Teddie, her older brother, is a zombie.  When Francine catches her brother, biting someone, she doesn't know what to do. But when people all around Francine start turning into zombies, desperate times call for desperate measures, and the family tries to stop the apocalypse armed with her father's impressive blowgun collection and not-so-impressive policeman's expertise, they must work together to save the town!"   Zombie Bro available on digital now! https://www.zombiebromovie.com   Find May online: https://www.maygrehan.com   ----- This podcast is produced in partnership with Women in Animation womeninanimation.org "Today, women hold only 20% of the creative roles in animation. WIA wants to make it 50/50 by 2025!"   Ink and Paint Girls on Social Media: Twitter: @InkNPaintGirls Instagram: @inkandpaintgirls

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Girls podcast- a look at animation through the women who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday   Today's guests are from Animation Wild Card! Alexis Deprey, production designer designer and art director from Threadwood Cami Kwan, creative producer from Apartment D Casey Follen, assistant director and production manager from Catalyst Castle All from boutique animation studios prolific in their work and driven by their love of animation!   When the pandemic shut down most of the entertainment industry back in March 2020, this group of stop motion creatives found themselves stuck at home in quarantine and decided to band together to create Animation Wild Card- a light-hearted collection of animated short-shorts curated into episodes and streamed online which you can view on their YouTube channel.  The animated shorts range in styles and flair. They're all very unique and will be a welcome joy in your day!   Find Animation Wild Card online: https://animationwildcard.com   ----- This podcast is produced in partnership with Women in Animation womeninanimation.org "Today, women hold only 20% of the creative roles in animation. WIA wants to make it 50/50 by 2025!"   Ink and Paint Girls on Social Media: Twitter: @InkNPaintGirls Instagram: @inkandpaintgirls

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Girls podcast- a look at animation through the women who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday   Today's guest is storyboard artist, Keely Propp! With a handful of animated features under her belt like “The Addams Family,” “The Willoughbys,” Guillermo del Toro's brutalist fable-take on “Pinocchio,” and others, Keely is a storyboarding machine! But just because she's talented and prolific, doesn't mean she doesn't have to work through rough drawing days like the rest of us. She shares how she gets jobs, keeps them, and how you can, too. She's always looking to improve her working habits and greatly believes in the power of mentorship.   Find Keely online: https://keelypropp.squarespace.com   ----- This podcast is produced in partnership with Women in Animation womeninanimation.org "Today, women hold only 20% of the creative roles in animation. WIA wants to make it 50/50 by 2025!"   Ink and Paint Girls on Social Media: Twitter: @InkNPaintGirls Instagram: @inkandpaintgirls

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Girls podcast- a look at animation through the women who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday   This week is all about the writers and artists of the Amazon series “PETE THE CAT” produced at Surfer Jack. Today's guest is storyboard artist, Fadia Alhallak!   Fadia's journey has taken her from being a child of war in Syria to an animation professional in America. She shares how having survivor's guilt from the war torn area inspired her emotional college thesis film, Jasmine, and she continues to carry the weight of the people she wants to give a voice to. While she's at the start of her career, she is proud to have made it this far! In our conversation, we discuss why quitting was never an option, how she adapted along the way, how every experience- success or failure- leads you to becoming a stronger person-- they don't call it growing pains for nothing.   Find Fadia online: https://www.fadiaalhallakart.com   ----- This podcast is produced in partnership with Women in Animation womeninanimation.org "Today, women hold only 20% of the creative roles in animation. WIA wants to make it 50/50 by 2025!"   Ink and Paint Girls on Social Media: Twitter: @InkNPaintGirls Instagram: @inkandpaintgirls

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Girls podcast- a look at animation through the women who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday   This week is all about the writers and artists of the Amazon series “PETE THE CAT” produced at Surfer Jack. Today's guest is storyboard artist, Patricia Pham!   She straddled academics and pursued animation in college until she was sure she could follow her heart and commit full throttle. While she didn't quite know where she wanted to be inside the industry, an internship at Nickelodeon exposed her to all the variety of roles there are that aren't always discussed in college. Though she never thought she wanted to be a storyboard artist, she found herself crossing over from production to art clean up and a couple gigs later, she's a storyboard artist!   Find Patricia online: https://www.artbypatriciapham.com/   ----- This podcast is produced in partnership with Women in Animation womeninanimation.org "Today, women hold only 20% of the creative roles in animation. WIA wants to make it 50/50 by 2025!"   Ink and Paint Girls on Social Media: Twitter: @InkNPaintGirls Instagram: @inkandpaintgirls

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Girls podcast- a look at animation through the women who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday   This week is all about the writers and artists of the Amazon series “PETE THE CAT” produced at Surfer Jack. Today's guest is storyboard artist, Whitney Tang!   In college, she was undeclared, starting out in industrial design until she found her way to animation. She's worked on projects for Warner Brothers like Young Justice and some of the Lego DC movies like Aquaman - Rage of Atlantis, and DC Super Hero Girls, as well as Amazon's “Pete the Cat.” In our chat, she shares why networking is so important to thriving in the industry, how she boards action sequences, pre-school song sequences, and why she enjoys both!   Find Whitney online: http://www.whitneytang.com   ----- This podcast is produced in partnership with Women in Animation womeninanimation.org "Today, women hold only 20% of the creative roles in animation. WIA wants to make it 50/50 by 2025!"   Ink and Paint Girls on Social Media: Twitter: @InkNPaintGirls Instagram: @inkandpaintgirls

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Girls podcast- a look at animation through the women who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday   This week is all about the writers and artists of the Amazon series “PETE THE CAT” produced at Surfer Jack.   Today's guest is writer, Lexie Kahanovitz! From New York to Los Angeles, Lexie climbed the ladder from production assistant to story editor over the course of working on various animated tv shows. She shares how creating her own show, The Super Fun Show with Learning, along the way opened doors, about her long journey to getting a foot into the industry, and the joy of working on the adorable Amazon Prime show, Pete the Cat.   Find Lexie online: @superfunshowwithlearning   ----- This podcast is produced in partnership with Women in Animation womeninanimation.org "Today, women hold only 20% of the creative roles in animation. WIA wants to make it 50/50 by 2025!"   Ink and Paint Girls on Social Media: Twitter: @InkNPaintGirls Instagram: @inkandpaintgirls

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Girls podcast- a look at animation through the women who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday   This week is all about the writers and artists of the Amazon series “PETE THE CAT” produced at Surfer Jack.   Today's guest is writer, Eva Konstantopolous! Eva's journey from development assistant to staff writer for beloved preschool animated shows is a winding one. One that includes a horror novella and a film adaptation along the way that you can now see on Netflix. She shares how she won't stay in one lane, how writing genre is similar to writing for animation, as well as her optimistic and healthy views on rejection.   Find Eva online: @robot_eva   ----- This podcast is produced in partnership with Women in Animation womeninanimation.org "Today, women hold only 20% of the creative roles in animation. WIA wants to make it 50/50 by 2025!"   Ink and Paint Girls on Social Media: Twitter: @InkNPaintGirls Instagram: @inkandpaintgirls

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Girls podcast- a look at animation through the women who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday   Today's guest is Senior Lighting Technical Director, Jasmine Katatikarn!   Jasmine currently works at Blue Sky Studios and her lighting credits span multiple projects that include Ferdinand, Peanuts, Rio 2, Ice Age: Continental Drift, Rio, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Ghost Town, and The Nanny Diaries. But the project that really lights her heart up is the online school that she created along with fellow lighting artist, Mike Tanzillo, called The Academy of Animated Art.  This is a different way of educating students on the non-animation disciplines of animated features and visual effects. Their Academy is designed to be affordable and accessible to everyone looking to get started in computer graphics or expanding their existing knowledge in this ever-changing industry. Find The Academy of Animated Art online: https://academyofanimatedart.com   ----- This podcast is produced in partnership with Women in Animation womeninanimation.org "Today, women hold only 20% of the creative roles in animation. WIA wants to make it 50/50 by 2025!"   Ink and Paint Girls on Social Media: Twitter: @InkNPaintGirls Instagram: @inkandpaintgirls

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Girls podcast- a look at animation through the women who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday   Today's guest is producer, director, writer, and artist, Thandiwe Mlauli! Thandiwe founded Studio Yezi to focus on developing animated stories for African audiences and is passionate about equalising the playing field for black creatives on the continent & in the world. Her first development is a short film called "Sola"! In this episode, we discuss her thoughts on not seeking permission, leadership as a role of service to others, animation as play, the importance of having a support system, why it's important for us to show up for ourselves and be willing to transform, and so much more.   Here's how you can help make Sola happen! Donate to their fundraising campaign on Jumpstarter Follow @StudioYezi and share their Sola graphic and tag your post with #makesolahappen If you're unable to make a donation, sharing the word with your friends is free and still helps!   Find Thandiwe and Studio Yezi online: https://www.studioyezi.co.za @studioyezi @heythandi   ----- This podcast is produced in partnership with Women in Animation womeninanimation.org "Today, women hold only 20% of the creative roles in animation. WIA wants to make it 50/50 by 2025!"   Ink and Paint Girls on Social Media: Twitter: @InkNPaintGirls Instagram: @inkandpaintgirls

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Girls podcast- a look at animation through the women who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday   Today's guest is background painter and illustrator, Jessica Kleinman! From pre-school to adult animated series, Jessica has worked on shows like "Disney Jr. Nursery Rhymes" to "We Bare Bears" to "Thundercats Roar" to "Bojack Horseman" and more! She talks about hoping for freelance to lead to in-house gigs, moving to LA with her significant other who's also in animation, as well as how she's been able to adapt to each new experience along the way in this ever unpredictable landscape of animation.   *Please note that this interview was recorded in December 2019   Find Jessica online: jessicakleinman.com     ----- Women in Animation Website womeninanimation.org   Ink and Paint Girls on Social Media: Twitter @InkNPaintGirls Instagram @inkandpaintgirls

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Girls podcast- a look at animation through the women who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday and guest host, Adam Holmes   This is part 5 of our Anime & Manga conversation with Vivian Lee and Vanessa Yee!   Vanessa Yee is a Chinese American female and third generation Angeleno. She directed "The Laundromat", a documentary about issues of silence, shame, and cyclical family dynamics for Asian Americans and hosts "The Bull and The Badger" podcast which further explores this conversation. Vanessa is passionate about giving tools to the Asian American community! https://www.thelaundromatdoc.com https://www.thelaundromatdoc.com/podcast   Vivian Lee was born in Japan and grew up reading manga and watching anime. She is an associate producer at Walt Disney Imagineering and is passionate about storytelling and animation! https://www.instagram.com/vyumemi/   Adam Holmes is a storyboard artist working in the Animation industry. He and our guests met in college at UCLA where they bonded over anime and manga, and brought us all together for this series! http://www.superadamworld.com     ----- Women in Animation: Website womeninanimation.org   Ink and Paint Girls on Social Media: Twitter @InkNPaintGirls Instagram @inkandpaintgirls

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Girls podcast- a look at animation through the women who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday and guest host, Adam Holmes   This is part 4 of our Anime & Manga conversation with Vivian Lee and Vanessa Yee!   Vanessa Yee is a Chinese American female and third generation Angeleno. She directed "The Laundromat", a documentary about issues of silence, shame, and cyclical family dynamics for Asian Americans and hosts "The Bull and The Badger" podcast which further explores this conversation. Vanessa is passionate about giving tools to the Asian American community! https://www.thelaundromatdoc.com https://www.thelaundromatdoc.com/podcast   Vivian Lee was born in Japan and grew up reading manga and watching anime. She is an associate producer at Walt Disney Imagineering and is passionate about storytelling and animation! https://www.instagram.com/vyumemi/   Adam Holmes is a storyboard artist working in the Animation industry. He and our guests met in college at UCLA where they bonded over anime and manga, and brought us all together for this series! http://www.superadamworld.com     ----- Women in Animation: Website womeninanimation.org   Ink and Paint Girls on Social Media: Twitter @InkNPaintGirls Instagram @inkandpaintgirls

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Girls podcast- a look at animation through the women who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday and guest host, Adam Holmes   This is part 3 of our Anime & Manga conversation with Vivian Lee and Vanessa Yee!   Vanessa Yee is a Chinese American female and third generation Angeleno. She directed "The Laundromat", a documentary about issues of silence, shame, and cyclical family dynamics for Asian Americans and hosts "The Bull and The Badger" podcast which further explores this conversation. Vanessa is passionate about giving tools to the Asian American community! https://www.thelaundromatdoc.com https://www.thelaundromatdoc.com/podcast   Vivian Lee was born in Japan and grew up reading manga and watching anime. She is an associate producer at Walt Disney Imagineering and is passionate about storytelling and animation! https://www.instagram.com/vyumemi/   Adam Holmes is a storyboard artist working in the Animation industry. He and our guests met in college at UCLA where they bonded over anime and manga, and brought us all together for this series! http://www.superadamworld.com     ----- Women in Animation: Website womeninanimation.org   Ink and Paint Girls on Social Media: Twitter @InkNPaintGirls Instagram @inkandpaintgirls

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Girls podcast- a look at animation through the women who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday and guest host, Adam Holmes   This is part 2 of our Anime & Manga conversation with Vivian Lee and Vanessa Yee!   Vanessa Yee is a Chinese American female and third generation Angeleno. She directed "The Laundromat", a documentary about issues of silence, shame, and cyclical family dynamics for Asian Americans and hosts "The Bull and The Badger" podcast which further explores this conversation. Vanessa is passionate about giving tools to the Asian American community! https://www.thelaundromatdoc.com https://www.thelaundromatdoc.com/podcast   Vivian Lee was born in Japan and grew up reading manga and watching anime. She is an associate producer at Walt Disney Imagineering and is passionate about storytelling and animation! https://www.instagram.com/vyumemi/   Adam Holmes is a storyboard artist working in the Animation industry. He and our guests met in college at UCLA where they bonded over anime and manga, and brought us all together for this series! http://www.superadamworld.com     ----- Women in Animation: Website womeninanimation.org   Ink and Paint Girls on Social Media: Twitter @InkNPaintGirls Instagram @inkandpaintgirls

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Girls podcast- a look at animation through the women who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday and guest host, Adam Holmes   This is part 1 of our Anime & Manga conversation with Vivian Lee and Vanessa Yee!   Vanessa Yee is a Chinese American female and third generation Angeleno. She directed "The Laundromat", a documentary about issues of silence, shame, and cyclical family dynamics for Asian Americans and hosts "The Bull and The Badger" podcast which further explores this conversation. Vanessa is passionate about giving tools to the Asian American community! https://www.thelaundromatdoc.com https://www.thelaundromatdoc.com/podcast   Vivian Lee was born in Japan and grew up reading manga and watching anime. She is an associate producer at Walt Disney Imagineering and is passionate about storytelling and animation! https://www.instagram.com/vyumemi/   Adam Holmes is a storyboard artist working in the Animation industry. He and our guests met in college at UCLA where they bonded over anime and manga, and is who brought us all together for this series. http://www.superadamworld.com     ----- Women in Animation: Website womeninanimation.org   Ink and Paint Girls on Social Media: Twitter @InkNPaintGirls Instagram @inkandpaintgirls

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Girls podcast- a look at animation through the women who make it! This is another interview in our Parenting in Animation series! Hosted by Katya Bowser   Today's guest is visual development artist, Xochitl Thienes! With the long term goal of breaking into the animation industry, Xochitl found herself 8 months pregnant when she got the phone call that she got a prop designer job on Nickelodeon's "The Casas Grandes." She shares with us the emotional rollercoaster of getting pregnant when you haven't made it to your goals, how she handled the eternal question: to take a maternity leave or not, and how she asked for what she needed from her partner, friends, and even production team. When people say you can't have both, Xochitl recommends to not listen. You can have both. It's hard work, but stay positive. Foot note: This interview was recorded in late 2019.   Find Xochitl online: www.xochitlthienesart.com     ----- To submit your questions for future episode Q&A or to recommend someone to be interviewed, please email inkandpaintgirlspodcast@gmail.com!   Ink and Paint Girls on Social Media: Twitter @InkNPaintGirls Instagram @inkandpaintgirls

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Girls podcast- a look at animation through the women who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday   Today's guest is script coordinator and writer, Christina Kishpaugh! What I adore about Christina, is that she is herself in any room she walks into. But in a professional environment where others can sometimes try to put you in a box of how an assistant should act or speak, it's a challenge to be yourself! She shares with us how she manages others' expectations while living up to her own, how she began her Hollywood journey at an agency and landed on the Disney Jr show, “Mira,” and how she uses her personal podcast projects as research and development for her writing career.   Find Christina online: @stinakish on Instagram! Her podcasts: Drinks and Disney Dreadful Dames Jammiest Bits of Jam   ----- To submit your questions for future episode Q&A or to recommend someone to be interviewed, please email inkandpaintgirlspodcast@gmail.com!   Ink and Paint Girls on Social Media: Twitter @InkNPaintGirls Instagram @inkandpaintgirls

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Girls podcast- a look at animation through the women who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday with guest host, Stephanie Meyer!   Today's guest is director and animator, Careen Ingle! With experience as a freelance and in-house artist, Careen has done work for Dreamworks TV, Warner Brothers, and even for late night shows like Conan O'Brien and Samantha Bee! She even teaches a film workshop at CalArts where she guides students to make their film in a year. We discuss her rise from freelance filmmaker/animator to storyboard artist to director, getting your projects done even when you're working full-time, and being respectfully outspoken.   Find Careen online: www.careeningle.com   ----- To submit your questions for future episode Q&A or to recommend someone to be interviewed, please email inkandpaintgirlspodcast@gmail.com!   Ink and Paint Girls on Social Media: Twitter @InkNPaintGirls Instagram @inkandpaintgirls

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Girls podcast- a look at animation through the women who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday Today's guest is creator, Ashlyn Anstee! Ashlyn is an amalgamation of all that she loves. She's a writer, author, illustrator, and storyboard artist- not only writing and storyboarding for animation, but she writes and illustrates her own adorable kid's books. With a reservoir full of stories she wants to tell across these mediums, one has to wonder how she can stay so productive! She shares with us her journey from Canada to LA, and how she protects and manages her time as well as her mental health.    Find Ashlyn online: www.ashlyna.com     ----- To submit your questions for future episode Q&A or to recommend someone to be interviewed, please email inkandpaintgirlspodcast@gmail.com!   Ink and Paint Girls on Social Media: Twitter @InkNPaintGirls Instagram @inkandpaintgirls

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Girls podcast- a look at animation through the women who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday Today's guest is production manager, Tiara Little! She's worked for Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, and is now at Netflix. With a bright eyed bushy tailed beginning as an intern at Nick, she went on up the production path from production assistant to coordinator to where she is now as a production manager. She shares what drives her to be better every single day, how she transitioned from being managed to managing others, and how she came to create her mentoring services called “No Hiatus” as well as her podcast, “The Animated Question.”   Find Tiara online: https://www.nohiatus.org     ----- To submit your questions for future episode Q&A or to recommend someone to be interviewed, please email inkandpaintgirlspodcast@gmail.com!   Ink and Paint Girls on Social Media: Twitter @InkNPaintGirls Instagram @inkandpaintgirls

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Girls podcast- a look at animation through the women who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday   Today's guest is character designer, Melany Altuna!    Melany currently designs on the Disney Jr. show “Puppy Dog Pals” at Wild Canary, and has worked for clients such as Nick Jr., WB, Sesame Street, and Spin Master, to name a few. Originally from Venezuela, she shares with us her journey to becoming an artist and to moving to LA to make her dreams come true. But even though she's left, she shares with us why it's always on her mind and what she can do in it's time of turmoil and political upheaval while still creating loveable pre-school characters at work. Find Melany online at www.melanyaltuna.net   ----- To submit your questions for future episode Q&A or to recommend someone to be interviewed, please email inkandpaintgirlspodcast@gmail.com!   Ink and Paint Girls on Social Media: Twitter @InkNPaintGirls Instagram @inkandpaintgirls

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Girls podcast- a look at animation through the women who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday Today's guest is storyboard revisionist, Kristen Pileri!  She shares how she went from production assistant to storyboard revisionist and how she pushed herself forward even when she felt all her hard work wouldn't pay off.  Some people love working in production, but it just wasn't for her. She did her job the best she could, but at some point, she decided to stand up for herself and not to let anyone forget that she wanted to be an artist. Meanwhile, she is a champion of camaraderie among the crew and loves to promote a healthy work/life balance as much as possible.   Find Kristen on Twitter!   ----- To submit your questions for future episode Q&A or to recommend someone to be interviewed, please email inkandpaintgirlspodcast@gmail.com!   Ink and Paint Girls on Social Media: Twitter @InkNPaintGirls Instagram @inkandpaintgirls

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Girls podcast- a look at animation through the women who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday Today's guest is writer and creator, Emily Brundige! Emily is a writer and creator, having created the hit Shut Up! Cartoons series “Pubertina” for YouTube, as well as most recently developed “Harvey Girls Forever!” for Dreamworks TV and Netflix. But her accolades don't stop there, she's also voiced the character of Sara in the Cartoon Network mini-series “Over the Garden Wall.” A prolific writer working in development and staffed on series, she even made time to create and produce the animated short film, “Goldie.” An hour isn't enough time to pick Emily's brain, but we can try.   https://www.emilybrundige.com Watch her short film "GOLDIE" here!     ----- To submit your questions for future episode Q&A or to recommend someone to be interviewed, please email inkandpaintgirlspodcast@gmail.com!     Ink and Paint Girls on Social Media: Twitter @InkNPaintGirls Instagram @inkandpaintgirls

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Girls podcast- a look at animation through the women who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday --- Today's guest is Lizzie Waterworth! She's a BAFTA nominated voice artist, for her title role in the British animated series, “Horrid Henry.” With various animation credits including Team Jay, Alphablocks, and Bob the Builder to name a few, she shares with us how she found her way into this industry, what keeps her creative, and the exciting new project that drops on Digital and DVD today, on April 7th called STRIKE.   STRIKE is a stop-motion film, produced by GiggleFish studios, and is a coming of age, heart warming story of the struggle for Mungo to save not only his family, but his community and achieve his dream of playing Soccer for his country in the Wild Cup in Russia.  For more info on this film, visit: https://strikethefilm.com/about         ----- To submit your questions for future episode Q&A or to recommend someone to be interviewed, please email inkandpaintgirlspodcast@gmail.com!     Ink and Paint Girls on Social Media: Twitter @InkNPaintGirls Instagram @inkandpaintgirls

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Girls podcast- a look at animation through the women who make it! --- Today's episode is about International Artists and navigating the Visa Process from two amazing artists who have been through it themselves. Storyboard Artist, Yvonne Hsuan Ho and Prop Designer, Nooree Kim, are passionate animation professionals from Taiwan and Canada, who have moved to the U.S. to plant their roots, but have found that being residental aliens certainly has its restrictions. Curious? Let's get into it!   Find Nooree & Yvonne online: https://www.hsuanho.com https://nooreekim.tumblr.com     ----- To submit your questions for future episode Q&A or to recommend someone to be interviewed, please email inkandpaintgirlspodcast@gmail.com!     Ink and Paint Girls on Social Media: Twitter @InkNPaintGirls Instagram @inkandpaintgirls

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Girls podcast- a look at animation through the women who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday. --- Today's guest is background painter and visual development artist, Audrey Gonzalez. “Be prepared. Be genuine.” These words are my favorite take away from speaking with Audrey, and I can't wait for you to take a listen! We discuss being in the right place and right time and how it really doesn't matter if you're not prepared for that opportunity. She shares the research process that goes into working on an animated series inspired by latin cultures, how she came up with personal rates for freelance opportunities, and how she's used social media to connect to a community when she wasn't near one. Audrey started the portfolio day hashtag on Twitter and Instagram where she promotes artists who are ready for opportunity and looking for work! She's genuine and lovely and I can't wait for you to meet her. A wonderful interview to get you pumped for 2020.   Find Audrey online: https://www.thatsaud.com  Find Portfolio Day online: https://twitter.com/PortfolioDay_ ----- To submit your questions for future episode Q&A or to recommend someone to be interviewed, please email inkandpaintgirlspodcast@gmail.com!   Find Cassie online: Portfolio: http://www.casassy.com   Ink and Paint Girls on Social Media: Twitter @InkNPaintGirls Instagram @inkandpaintgirls

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Girls podcast- a look at animation through the women who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday. --- Today's guest is Kate Moran, freelance writer and production secretary. She worked her way from barista to temp positions to finally production secretary on beloved Disney shows like Gravity Falls and Mickey's Roadster Racers where she's often found in the writers room! Among many topics, we discuss how she doesn't wait for an invitation or permission to create, why it's so important to be a midnight donatello (also the name of her podcast about creativity!), and how kindness is a strength.   Find Kate online: www.thewildhuntstudios.com Find her podcast, Midnight Donatellos, online: https://anchor.fm/midnight-donatellos?fbclid=IwAR3tV0f7ofQKnAvK6O7VS5cNLENEr_69t89DUBCuik8f5NX9GpaUVcv19v4   ----- To submit your questions for future episode Q&A or to recommend someone to be interviewed, please email inkandpaintgirlspodcast@gmail.com!   Find Cassie online: Portfolio: http://www.casassy.com   Ink and Paint Girls on Social Media: Twitter @InkNPaintGirls Instagram @inkandpaintgirls

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Girls podcast- a look at animation through the women who make it! This is another installment of our "Parenting in Animation" series. Hosted by Katya Bowser and Cassie Soliday. --- From India to Los Angeles, Pragya Tomar has been working in CG animation at places like Disney Feature and Nickelodeon for over a decade.  As a working parent, she's open about the successes, struggles, and what she likes to call, “happy compromises.” We discuss how she makes creativity a bonding experience with her daughter, how she is plotting a career change into writing for TV and children's books, and how to ask for what you need from your production to live your best family life at home.   Find Pragya online: Portfolio: https://www.penmagicbooks.com *Please note that this interview was recorded in 2018. ----- To submit your questions for future episode Q&A or to recommend someone to be interviewed, please email inkandpaintgirlspodcast@gmail.com! Find Katya online: Portfolio: http://www.katyabowser.com Find Cassie online: Portfolio: http://www.casassy.com   Ink and Paint Girls on Social Media: Twitter @InkNPaintGirls Instagram @inkandpaintgirls

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Girls podcast- a look at animation through the women who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday. --- Today's guest is Laura Hohman, CG texture artist and supervisor. Originally shooting for the stars and dreaming of being an astronaut at NASA, Laura pivoted to working in 3D still fueled by her affinity for physics. She got her first job on Nickelodeon's 2012 “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” and she has been texturing ever since. We discuss the ebb and flow of CG and 2D in the TV Animation Industry, how she supervises a team, how to use bad advice to motivate you, and much more.   Find Laura online: Portfolio: https://www.artstation.com/laurahohman   ----- To submit your questions for future episode Q&A or to recommend someone to be interviewed, please email inkandpaintgirlspodcast@gmail.com!   Find Cassie online: Portfolio: http://www.casassy.com   Ink and Paint Girls on Social Media: Twitter @InkNPaintGirls Instagram @inkandpaintgirls

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Girls podcast- a look at animation through the women who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday. --- Today's guest is Mary Bellamy, author, illustrator, and animator! With over 14 graphic novels and 1,000 comic pages under her belt, Mary is the epitome of a self-made independent publisher with her titles such as Faux Facts and Ah, Heck! This drive to produce a huge body of work has brought Marvel and My Little Pony knocking on her metaphorical door. We discuss how she boiled her creative process down to a science, how she was tired of the typical girl tropes in stories so she created her own graphic novels to show what she wishes she could have read when she was growing up, and how she speaks into her own pain by creating honest and authentic work in hopes of connecting with others so they know to keep hope alive.  Find Mary online: http://www.marybellamy.com   ----- To submit your questions for future episode Q&A or to recommend someone to be interviewed, please email inkandpaintgirlspodcast@gmail.com!   Find Cassie online: Portfolio: http://www.casassy.com   Ink and Paint Girls on Social Media: Twitter @InkNPaintGirls Instagram @inkandpaintgirls

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Girls podcast- a look at animation through the women who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday. --- This week is all about the animators of the inspiring documentary about rapper/producer/Ph.D. candidate Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo, also known as Sammus, which is currently crowdfunding on Indiegogo! With 12 minutes of hand-drawn animation, I just had to have these animators on the show. Today's guest is Christa Carr, 2D animator and character designer! Christa shares how she went from Buffalo, NY, to Los Angeles and the stops in between, how she thoughtfully chose what film festivals to submit her thesis film, with the audience in mind, and why it's important that she be the role model she wished she had growing up and watching animation.   Find Christa online: https://www.christa-carr.com   For more information and to contribute to the ENONGO animation fund, check out their Indiegogo page: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/enongo-animation-fund#/ ----- To submit your questions for future episode Q&A or to recommend someone to be interviewed, please email inkandpaintgirlspodcast@gmail.com!   Find Cassie online: Portfolio: http://www.casassy.com   Ink and Paint Girls on Social Media: Twitter @InkNPaintGirls Instagram @inkandpaintgirls

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Girls podcast- a look at animation through the women who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday. --- This week is all about the animators of the inspiring documentary about rapper/producer/Ph.D. candidate Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo, also known as Sammus, which is currently crowdfunding on Indiegogo! With 12 minutes of hand-drawn animation, I just had to have these animators on the show. Today's guest is 2D animator, Jessica Honore! Jessica shares how she went from a small city in Texas to studying animation and interning at Titmouse in the Big Apple, New York City, how she takes a storyboard and goes into animation, and about her transition from paper to digital.   Find Jessica online: https://vimeo.com/user1711392   For more information and to contribute to the ENONGO animation fund, check out their Indiegogo page: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/enongo-animation-fund#/ ----- To submit your questions for future episode Q&A or to recommend someone to be interviewed, please email inkandpaintgirlspodcast@gmail.com!   Find Cassie online: Portfolio: http://www.casassy.com   Ink and Paint Girls on Social Media: Twitter @InkNPaintGirls Instagram @inkandpaintgirls

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Girls podcast- a look at animation through the women who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday. --- This week is all about the animators of the inspiring documentary about rapper/producer/Ph.D. candidate Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo, also known as Sammus, which is currently crowdfunding on Indiegogo! With 12 minutes of hand-drawn animation, I just had to have these animators on the show. Today's guest is animator, Leah Coleman! Leah discusses the animation process for the documentary, how she balances grad school with working on it, and how she tries to not compare her timeline with anyone else's. Afterall, she runs on Leah-time.   Find Leah online: https://www.leahcoleman15.com   For more information and to contribute to the ENONGO animation fund, check out their Indiegogo page: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/enongo-animation-fund#/ ----- To submit your questions for future episode Q&A or to recommend someone to be interviewed, please email inkandpaintgirlspodcast@gmail.com!   Find Cassie online: Portfolio: http://www.casassy.com   Ink and Paint Girls on Social Media: Twitter @InkNPaintGirls Instagram @inkandpaintgirls

Welcome to the Ink and Paint Girls podcast- a look at animation through the women who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday. --- This week is all about the animators of the inspiring documentary about rapper/producer/Ph.D. candidate Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo, also known as Sammus, which is currently crowdfunding on Indiegogo! With 12 minutes of hand-drawn animation, I just had to have these animators on the show. Today's guest is Ariel Paxton, 2D animator and storyboard artist! Ariel discusses how she works on her graduate thesis while working a job while animating on this documentary, how she researched Sammus before diving into the project, and how she applies her passion to work.   Find Ariel online: https://www.arielpaxton.com   For more information and to contribute to the ENONGO animation fund, check out their Indiegogo page: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/enongo-animation-fund#/ ----- To submit your questions for future episode Q&A or to recommend someone to be interviewed, please email inkandpaintgirlspodcast@gmail.com!   Find Cassie online: Portfolio: http://www.casassy.com   Ink and Paint Girls on Social Media: Twitter @InkNPaintGirls Instagram @inkandpaintgirls