The film was praised as being 'flawlessly executed,' was shown at the LA Shorts Fest, and resulted in Terrace and Maidagan receiving an Alumni Scholarship Award. Maidagan did the layout and wrote the story, while Terrace animated and designed the characters. The following year, she worked with Iker Maidagan on a short animated film titled 'Mirage'. 'Kickball' was praised for its design and 'expressive motion' and won a grant from the National Board of Review. In April 2012, during her third year at SVA, she created an animated short titled 'Kickball,' with voiceovers by Yotem Perel and music by Jeff Liu. While there she drew for about eight hours a day, and began posting work to her Tumblr blog.
Terrace studied animation at the School of Visual Arts in New York. She attended Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School in New Haven, Connecticut, In 2000, she created her first flip-book animation, which focused on ' Pikachu thundershocking a Charmander.' Terrace was a dancer for 10 years. Princess Mononoke, Studio Ghibli films, and Garfield influenced her as well. As a child, she watched cartoons like The Powerpuff Girls, South Park, and The Simpsons, inspiring her later works. Rita School, a local Catholic School, gaining an interest in painters such as John Bauer, Remedios Varo, and Hieronymus Bosch. 3.1 Terrace and LGBTQ+ representation in The Owl House.
