Sari Gennis ’77 writes, “After a grueling couple of physically challenging years, in which I had to spend several months in bed, I’m happy to report that things are finally turning around! I was just invited to join the Motion Picture Academy (short film and animation category). I was also well enough to go on an instructional sketching and drawing trip to Amsterdam and then a cruise down the Rhine River with Glenn Vilppu and several other artists, ending with a visit to London and Paris to see another CalArts alum, Dale Herigstad ’79. Until the physical stuff hit, I’d had a lovely career working as an effects animator and visual effects artist at places like Disney, DreamWorks, Warner Bros., and Fox, starting out at Robert Abel and Associates.”