## Inside Qiaoyu Liao's Suuugar!, the clay-animated cheesecake disaster that shows what happens when you get distracted In her grad film, a clay squirrel gets so distracted making tea that she forgets the cake completely. Here, the animator explains how live-action reference, a multiplane set, and lots of handmade clay brought the story to life. Summertime Buzz (2026), a stop-motion piece created for guldies' Summer Contest You see a squirrel baking a cheesecake. Mid-recipe, she reaches for the sugar and pours it into her tea instead, without quite noticing. She sips it, enjoys it, and…