09. Creating with the Earth with Melissa Bloom

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Return to Nature

The Sisters Bloom

21 episodes

6 days ago

The health of humans and the planet are interconnected. Across industries, the forward march of progress has led to practices that, despite being proven as harmful, continue to proliferate. Fortunately, individuals and companies around the world have been innovating solutions that prioritize human and planetary health over profit. Join host Melissa Bloom, Founder of The Sisters Bloom, for inspirational conversations with the people reforming their industries with eco-conscious values and proving that, even in our modern world, it’s possible—and necessary—to live in alignment with Nature.

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09. Creating with the Earth with Melissa Bloom

Return to Nature

49 minutes 29 seconds

1 year ago

09. Creating with the Earth with Melissa Bloom

In the first episode recorded in the studio’s new sound room, join Melissa for her second solocast where she talks about the Earthing project and all that went into it. Animated during the studio’s renovation, there is much more to this video than meets the eye. Get the behind the scenes scoop on the start of the new studio space and the growth that has been happening in the background of the renovation.

Melissa is the founder of The Sisters Bloom, an eco-conscious stop-motion animation studio.

Melissa Shares

How strange it is that the New Year is in the middle of Winter
How a downshooter works and all about the studio’s new downshooter
The Intellytech lights she used for the original downshooter, which are still being utilized on the new one differently
Working with the downshooter’s designer and builder, Lee Peffer, of Nodal Engineering
Why she uses Museum glass as opposed to other types of glass
The intricacies of lighting a downshooter
The unique nature of the stop-motion industry that means talent goes where the jobs are and work for many studios rather than only one
The importance of having a breadth of skill sets and knowledge of all roles rather than specializing in just one
Melissa’s experience with internships and her decision to start an apprenticeship program at the studio in order to nurture local talent and foster long-term working relationships
How her interview with Clint Ober led to the creation of the Earthing video
The conceptual possibilities of aligning projects with the studio’s mission
The process of foraging for leaves and rocks
How to preserve leaves
Her method of foraging to honor the life of the trees and Earth
Working with paper leather to make mini moccasins and sneakers
Organic Cotton Plus as a resource for paper leather and natural fabrics
Natural Earth Paint’s plant-based acrylik medium as a heat activated glue
The talent that helped to create the Earthing video

You can connect with Melissa through The Sisters Bloom:

Website: www.thesistersbloom.com

Instagram: @sistersbloomstudios

Pinterest: @thesistersbloom

Email: growwithus@thesistersbloom.com

Intro/Outro music by Ken Belcher