I was born in a small town in the south of Russia. After finishing school, I moved to Moscow. I wanted to find something that my soul longed for. I didn't know what it was, or how to look for it, but I was sure I'd find it in Moscow. 

In 2011, I entered the University of Culture and Arts in Moscow, where I met the Soviet animation director Vladimir Ilyich Tarasov. He was my mentor in the profession of animation directing, and he once told me a very important thing: 'You have a talent, but you have to work very hard.' 

I was fortunate enough to secure a summer internship at the first animation studio in Russia. Later, I was invited to join a project in a small animation production studio in Moscow. In the evenings, this studio hosted courses for adults in cartooning, which I attended as a free student. Lectures were given by leading artists from Russia, Spain, and the USA. Thus, I took a course on creating scripts for cartoons from Eric Shaw and storyboarding from Rustam Yunusov. I was excited about this opportunity to gain valuable knowledge and improve my skills. From 2014 to 2016, I was a volunteer at the international animation festival Libélula. I reviewed all the entries for the competition program, selected cartoons, and created a viewing order for the audience and the jury. The gold memories of the time are here https://web.facebook.com/LibelulaFest

In 2016, I graduated from university. In 2017, I finished working on one of  my favorite cartoons "Music Book". If you are curious about what this project was like, please follow the link https://www.behance.net/gallery/69588647/MUSIC-BOOK

Then I went to India where I began my spiritual journey. I also spent time there trying to develop my creativity further. In my free time, I painted, meditated, practiced yoga and dancing, and performed at parties. 

When I returned to Moscow, I decided that I wanted to continue my career in motion design. I got a job at an oil company office just three months before covid lockdown. And almost all the time of the pandemic, I worked for this company remotely. There I created short explanatory videos about technology, and coronavirus and made video announcements. 

Unfortunately, my career growth was stifled within this company and I had nowhere else to promote. And I moved to a small studio that produced ads for big brands. It was a pretty good time in my career, I was lucky to work with some of the most talented artists in Moscow. I learned a lot from them. But to my great regret the war started, which changed the lives of many of us. 

When this senseless war was started and my husband and I came to the conclusion we could not support it let alone continue living in Russia.

Today I live in Chile, we moved here with my husband, and our son was born here. Starting in mid-2022 and up until today, I've been freelancing. 

That's the story of my life. If you've read this far, you already know me as an old friend.