Tala really knows what it means to live life creatively! She blurs the boundaries between her art practice and personal life to lead an existence that feels like a work of art in and of itself. You can experience this rapturous reality by attending one of her many retreats, workshops, and community events! Join her orbit: @talaschlossberg.

Tala Rae Schlossberg is an American experimental artist known for her distinct animated style, original voice and inventive storytelling. Her animation practice merges rhythm, wordplay, and systems of logic to construct entirely new ways of seeing. Schlossberg’s distinctive visual language—at once ironic, pastoral, and incisively original—reimagines the relationship between image, meaning, and motion.

Links to points of discussion:

• Tala's Instagram
• Tala's website
• Tala's Substack
• The Animator's Friend on Instagram
• The Animator's Animations
• The Animator's Playlist
• Peephole Cinema on Instagram
• Hudson Valley Film Fest
• Hudson Valley Film Fest on Instagram
• Kristie Kish on The Animator's Friend
• TAF at Animafest Zagreb
• TAF at Annecy International Animation Festival
• School in Sweden I mentioned: Sorangens folkhogskola
• My email address: india.lombardi.bello@gmail.com

The Animator's Friend is hosted by India Lombardi-Bello, an animation educator in New York City. In this new series, India creates a platform where animators get to talk about themselves outside the context of their work. A questionnaire format, inspired by the 24 frames per second of animation, allows for personal, lighthearted, and unexpected conversation.

Credits:

• Recorded and edited by India Lombardi-Bello
• Produced in part with facilities provided by SVA MFA Computer Arts
• Digital marketing assistance by Arnesh Kundu
• Music by Cloutmeyer
• Design and branding by Sawyer Rippon
• Special thanks to Bergen Hoff for introducing me to Tala; Kristie Kish; Michael Dondero; Jose Vargas; Malt Adult; and my mom and dad Lisa Lombardi-Bello and Mick Bello