I was born in Ukraine, back when it was still part of the Soviet Union, and came to the United States as a child. My father - himself a classically trained artist, - taught me how to draw at an early age, so I often relied on art to connect with people when I couldn't speak their language.
(I still have some of the sketches I drew of my friends back in the day)
I still love to draw on paper (as opposed to digitally), but nowadays it's mainly to amuse my own children :-)
I am currently teaching 3D Simulations and Effects at Philadelphia's University of the Arts. My students and I currently use SideFX Houdini, however I'm hoping to introduce Blender as an additional option (once I learn it myself! :-p). So far, my students have all been awesome and I truly appreciate their persistence and enthusiasm.
From 2002 to 2022, I worked for Spitz, Inc, a planetarium-building company based in Chadds Ford, PA. I was part of a small team of animators creating fulldome shows that were later played in planetaria across the world. Our clients' main focus was always education and scientific accuracy, so I ended up doing a lot of research, on random - yet fascinating! -subjects. One of my favorite assignments was finding out what the collision between Earth and an early planetoid may have looked like to someone standing on Earth's surface. (Spoiler: hot, messy and VERY brief!)
When not animating alien jellyfish or smashing planets together, I can usually be found hanging out with my family, reading, keeping up with the news about Ukraine and volunteering at one of our local Renaissance Faires.
I've already been a Pirate Queen and an Aristocratic Sorceress, but I have the most fun as Mama Yaga, the Slavic forest witch.
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