The best skill...

The film Watership Down helped to put me on a path to becoming an animator...  And currently, I'm still traveling.... 

What put you on a path towards creativity?

Online Premiere of the animated short film, Kassi

 Today is the public, "Online Premiere" of our film, Kassi... This will be screened for FREE, until Friday, April 24th. I truly hope that everyone will enjoy this film. And for those who truly like this, please spread the word....
Kassi, Animated Short Film

It's the return of, "FIVE QUESTIONS FOR THE ARTIST"

If you are a visual artist, dancer, writer, filmmaker, graphic designer, animator, musician, actor/actress, poet, singer, or all around creative person, we are looking for you. The five questions are below.

1) What is your name?
2) Where are you from?
3) What do you do?
4) What inspired you to pursue your creative career?
5) What is your view on the state of the arts?

For those who are interested, please send us a message here, or through our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ExodusExpedition...

The first review of our newest short film, Kassi

"The Independent Critic" review of Kassi

Animation Insider interview of James Bowman

Interview of James Bowman

FIVE QUESTIONS FOR THE ARTIST

1) What is your name?
- Ann LePore - 

2) Where are you from?
- Saratoga County, New York - 

3) What do you do?
- I'm an artist and educator. I like to build, hack, break, edit, project and animate. - 

4) What inspired you to pursue your creative career?
- Delmer Herrick, my high school art teacher believed in me. If it weren't for him, I never would have pushed myself creatively, or gone to art school. -

5) What is your view on the state of the arts?
- The state of the arts in this state is not great- in terms of official NJ support, or American arts support for that matter. However, as artists, we create our own communities and our own support networks- and while we have very few monetary resources, we support each other better than any government ever could. -

The Question

FIVE QUESTIONS FOR THE ARTIST

1) What is your name?
- Jai Anthony-Lewis Husband - 

2) Where are you from?
- San Dimas, California - 

3) What do you do?
- Animation Director/Creative Director for Jairation Joint Productions, LLC. Produce and animate web, broadcast and theatrical animated content. - 

4) What inspired you to pursue your creative career?
- My God-given talents provided me the creative passion and skill to do what I do, and my father, a Disney Animator provided me the access to the creative world of entertainment storytelling and art. -

5) What is your view on the state of the arts?
- I believe the state of the arts is a place where patrons of art/consumers have had their aesthetic appreciation of creativity dulled from commercialism and mediocrity, and it is our challenge as artists to reinstill in the consumer of artistic content a heightened expectation for excellence and craft, rather than accept mindless, fodder for the masses that passes for film, television and popular art forms. -

FIVE QUESTIONS FOR THE ARTIST

1) What is your name?
- Lowell Boston - 

2) Where are you from?
- Upstate NY originally - 

3) What do you do?
- Animator. Professor. Writer. - 

4) What inspired you to pursue your creative career?
- Art. Film. Books, and works of the imagination. -

5) What is your view on the state of the arts?
- Independent artist have never been more empowered and weakened due to the demise of government (local, state, national) support for the arts and grant programs, widening the gap between the arts, artist and the public. This has lead to a cultivation of low brow sensibilities and a misunderstood perception of the arts and artist in general. However, due to the media and the internet never before have artist had the ability (filmmakers and animators) to promote and expose their work on a global scale. -

FIVE QUESTIONS FOR THE ARTIST

1) What is your name?
- Ola Betiku - 

2) Where are you from?
- P.G. County, Maryland - 

3) What do you do?
- I am a Consulting Creative Artist, that specializes in Animation, Writing, Video Production, and Web. - 

4) I was inspired by Disney early on in life, then started to get into Comics and Science Fiction as I got older. -

5) The business of art is as it’s always been... Industry artist constantly are trying to be more creative and daring, while Independent artist are doing creative and daring things so they can get discovered and one day become Industry artist. -

FIVE QUESTIONS FOR THE ARTIST

1) What is your name?
- Michelle M. Hernández (Celestial7 is my tag name) - 

2) Where are you from?
- I live in Cleveland, Ohio. My MO is to help bring the spark back into the 'Mistake By The Lake'. - 

3) What do you do?
- I am a multi-medium artist...polymer clay/paint/sewing/illustrator. I am a lead artist at Penhitsthepad.com. 

4) What inspired you to pursue your creative career?
- At the age of 6yrs., my older brother began teaching me and my younger brother the foundations of being a master artist. Year by year my passion for art grew. I began writing stories and creating a world of my own. Now, I live and breathe this passion.. Teaching these foundations to all who are interested.. No matter how young or old. -

5) I believe that art is about having originality, character and form. Your work should be a reflection of who you are and your interpretation of life. It's very convenient to mimic an idea or become lazy in your craft. With art and even in studying art.. You have to have a connection with this world of 'ART'. I can talk about art for a lifetime because it's truly apart of who I am... In 2008, I came close to losing the ability to use both my hands. I thank God for my hands and this second chance to be creative! -

New Animation by A.M. Frasier "Donald Glover: Weirdo -Toys "R" Us Animated Clip"

2012 3D Animation Reel of James N Bowman