Life-Changing Event

"The darker side of that industry is that there are toxic materials, you're under fluorescent lights all day. What was fun and exciting quickly became thankless, tiring, and creatively draining. I had several years of confusion, asking why I wasn't happy doing this anymore. The second half of finding my true purpose was actually leaving my dream job. At the same time, my sister was becoming chronically ill. She had some endocrine issues and kept seeing doctors, but no one had answers. Through her health journey and through getting healthier, I started to recognize the things about the stop motion industry that were the reason I ultimately left: long hours, unhealthy lifestyle, toxic materials, and a toxic environment. Pairing that with the fact that I was learning more about the Earth and toxicity, all of that became very important to me. Then I finally admitted to myself that I still liked stop motion animation and I still wanted to do it. The only answer was to make my own studio."