Boiled Over

For the final episode of Boiled Over season 2, I sat down with one of my all time favorite animators and a dear friend: Dena Springer! I've been a fan of Dena's work for almost as long as I've been animating--her soft glowing worlds immediately captivated me from the moment I first saw them. I couldn't have been more excited to get the talk with Dena all about her process, inspirations, and methodology, and I hope you enjoy the episode! Recorded by Lije Morgan Edited by Lije Morgan Theme music by Point.Reyes Background music by Zack Dresher

Boiled Over is back with the last two episodes of Season 2! Recorded almost a year ago, this episode features an interview with Michelle Ku: one of my all time favorite animators and illustrators. Michelle uses a wide variety of mediums and techniques to create her beautiful and colorful worlds, and has worked on many exciting projects that range equally in variety. In this episode, we talk about her journey with animation and illustration, our favorite episodes of Spongebob, and so much more! Recorded by Lije Morgan Edited by Lije Morgan Theme music by Point.Reyes Background music by Zack Dresher

After a brief hiatus, Boiled Over is back with an incredibly fun interview featuring Raman Djafari! Raman and I sat down last October, and while I had to put the podcast on hold due to medical shenanigans and work, I've been incredibly excited to share this episode with you all!I truly cannot begin to express what a joy it was sitting down to edit the episode after all of this time and revisit the topics we discussed-- from finding your voice as an artist to exploring new mediums and so much more. It feels so good to finally be back with a new episode, and I hope you enjoy listening as much as I did getting to speak with Raman! Recorded by Lije Morgan Edited by Lije Morgan Theme music by Point.Reyes Background music by Zack Dresher

This week I’m sitting down with one of my all-time favorite animators: Elenor Kopka. I’ve been a huge fan of Elenor’s work for years and years, so it was an absolute joy getting to finally speak with her about her process and take a peak behind the scenes into how she crafts her grainy and gorgeous worlds. We had a lot to talk about, so strap in and welcome back! :-) Recorded by Lije Morgan Edited by Lije Morgan Theme music by Point.Reyes Background music by Zack Dresher

This week's interview is with someone who truly knows how to embody the natural playfulness in the medium of animation: Magda Kreps! I've been a fan of Magda's work for awhile now, and am particularly interested in her character animations and sense of the cartoon body. In this episode, we talk about her sense of character proportions and what it means to break away from traditional anatomy, the struggles of working digitally vs. physically, and so much more. I hope you enjoy listening to our conversation as much as I did getting to speak with Magda, and I definitely recommend checking out her work (@magda_kreps on Instagram) before listening! Recorded by Lije Morgan Edited by Lije Morgan Theme music by Point.Reyes Background music by Zack Dresher

Today’s interview is with one of my all time favorite animators: Weronika Marianna. Weronika’s animated worlds are filled with beautiful colors and absolutely incredible painterly textures—I highly recommend familiarizing yourself with her work on Instagram (@weronikamarianna) if you haven’t already before listening. I couldn’t be more excited to share our conversation with you today, and hope you enjoy listening as much as I did getting to speak with her! Recorded by Lije Morgan Editing by: Stuart Kimball and Lije Morgan Theme music by Point.Reyes Background music by Zack Dresher

In this episode, I sat down with multidisciplinary artist, animator, and game designer Jenna Caravello! In this incredible conversation, we discussed everything from the grey area between video games and the fine art world to the ethics of using other people's tools to create your own work and so much more. With her performance piece, 'lovelike' coming up this Friday (08/18) in Los Angeles, listen to find out what magic you can expect to see if you attend! Find more of Jenna's work on Instagram as @jennafruit. Recorded & Edited by Lije Morgan Theme music by Point.Reyes Background music by Zack Dresher

To kick off season 2, I had such a lovely chat with Yuval Haker: a multidisciplinary animator with a wealth of stories to share about his journey in discovering his artistic voice, finding one's footing in freelance, and so much more. I'm so excited to be back in the swing of things, and couldn't be happier to finally be sharing this episode with you. Find more of Yuval's work on Instagram as @yuvaroo! As a side note, you can expect Boiled Over to regularly appear in your feed every other Monday for the foreseeable future. Exciting things ahead! Recorded & Edited by Lije Morgan Theme music by Point.Reyes Background music by Zack Dresher

Wow! It's been a minute since we've seen each other last. Welcome back to Boiled Over, where this week, we're sitting down with one of our favorite experimental animators: Ted Wiggin! Ted has made a handful of films that we feel challenge what animation is and can be in its traditional sense. In addition to producing animated films, Ted works to build unique programs that serve as the tools for creating these films. He truly has an incredible workflow that we couldn't be more excited to share with you in this episode! As a side note, there has been a bit of restructuring to the format of the podcast to keep it as sustainable as possible. We would love to avoid having another year-long gap between interviews, so listen to the intro of this episode to gain some more insight on how Boiled Over is changing and evolving to bring you more of the content that we've missed delivering to you all so, so much! We hope you enjoy this last episode of Season One and continue with the podcast through these changes on its ever-growing journey forward :-) Recorded by Kohana Wilson & Lije Morgan Edited by Lije Morgan Theme music by Point.Reyes Background music by Zack Dresher

This episode of Boiled Over features one of our favorite animators and dear friends: Anna Firth! Join us in episode lucky number 13 as we ask Anna about her process, her funky anthropomorphic characters, and her new screening series: Soft Screen! Follow Anna on Instagram @tallgrill Featuring music by Butter Bean / Arius Zaiee (@the.marooned) Recorded by Kohana Wilson & Lije Morgan Edited by Lije Morgan Theme music by Point.Reyes Background music by Zack Dresher