Sara Jekely was born and raised in Budapest, Hungary. Currently she is a senior studying animations at the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, RI, USA. Her interests are in stop motion animation, especially puppet design and set making. In Budapest, she studied at the Secondary School of the Visual Arts, where she specialized in apparel design and leatherwork. Because of her diverse background, she takes a multidisciplinary approach, not only to designing and fabricating puppets and sets, but also to her work in general, which includes quilting, weaving, and sculpture.