Floraspira: Sarracenia

- All Aspects by me (except for noted) -

3D Animated Short Film

Runtime: 15min30s

2026

At the foot of a dormant volcano, a girl burdened by fear and a boy desperate to help each face the limits of love, trust, and understanding—before the ash of their past consumes them both.

This is my USC Expanded Animation thesis project currently in production. Here's the page about my 2d/3d visual development process.

- Character Design-Ina -

All aspects by me (Design, Drawing, Modeling, Animation,etc)，except annotations

In designing the characters, I aimed to make them feel both beautiful and fragile, with a strong handcrafted quality. I explored stylized techniques like manually painting object space normals for a woodcut look, and using organic textures—leaves, wood, moss—instead of realistic skin or fur. The green foxes are also designed with a wooden texture.

I'm constantly searching for a balance between style, realism, and materiality—not stylization for its own sake, but a way to evoke deep, honest emotions through humble, tactile forms.