Lottie Kingslake is an animator and creative director based in Bristol, UK. She specifically makes mostly commercial work for clients, informational + narrative animation and more experimental animations. Her work tends to be colorful and layered, almost looking like a collage. Lots of textures and patterns and little moving pieces.

In general, lots of her work actually does relate to climate, the environment and nature. her work has a very tactile feel to it, even with it being entirely flat. I think this is mostly because of the textures in the brushes she uses and the patterns in some of the cutouts. In her film “the blood of a bear” this is most pronounced, as the characters appear to be made of paper cutouts, with detailed patterns on each separate color and piece. However, out of all of the films of hers that I have seen, my favorites are still “Singularity- The universe in verse” (Due to the narration, mostly) and “Dear Friend”, as it has very charming animation and I liked the rhythm of the animation as well.

The significance of both of these films is to bring light and attention to not only the earth and the climate but also how special it is to be alive and how unique we are as humans to make a difference.

Sources: https://lottiekingslake.co.uk/work#/dear-friend-music-video-for-alpha-steppa-pupajim/ , https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4570384/ , https://uk.linkedin.com/in/lottie-kingslake-b76664106