"I'm in love with the entire process of animation. From the first few concept sketches to the fully composited and finished scenes. Due to some health issues, I realized I would likely never be a full-time artist, but that won't stop me from being a part of the field that I love. Currently, I’m a PA at Studio Smokescreen, a bridge studio in LA. My goal in animation is to uplift others as a producer, and knowing the ins-and-outs of the pipeline and process and connecting with artists on a creative level is something I strive to achieve."

I graduated from Pratt Institute with a degree in Media Art in 2006. My first job after college was studio manager at independent animation house Blend Films, where I learned the tricky art of balancing both client work and personal projects. A few years later, my twin sister Joy Buran and I started our own animation studio where we’re currently balancing commercial videos, our latest animated short, and a children’s book about the 12 Days of Christmas. I live and work in the Catskill mountains with my husband, our two cats, two dogs, and a partridge in a pear tree.

I never knew I was going to end up in animation, but thanks to a teacher who saw my love for illustration got me to join her class, I get to do what I love for the rest of my life. I have worked on the Hulu Animated series Solar Opposites and am now working full time as a digital designer, getting to create animations for Volvo and Logitech. I adore the freedom of bringing anything our minds can imagine to life and creating depth to our worlds and characters. And I would never change that for anything in the world.