About Me
Hi, my name is Krissy, I live in Porirua, New Zealand. I am married and have a beatiful 8 year old daughter, and many pets - furry, slimey and scaley.
I have been artistically inclined for as long as I can remember. I am constantly drawing, painting or creating - often at odd hours of the night or when I have a lot of housework to do. My artistic passions run towards the fantasy and surealism genres, and bringing dreams to life in my work.
I have spent 6 years in tertiary education, studying various forms of art and design, in both traditional and digital media.
Inspiration for my work is drawn from many places, from the things I see in the world around me, from my daughter, from stories, myths and legends, and from my own imagination. I am also draw inspiration from many renowned artists, surrealists such as Salvador Dali and Rene Magritte, fantasy artists such and Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell, and my favourite of all artists, Leonardo Da Vinci.
About Ethereal
I started Ethereal in mid 2006 for the purpose of getting my work out into the world and with the hopes of making some money in the process. I absolutaly love what I do, and think it's one of the best things in the world to be able to make money from something I am so passionate about.
All of the images used in my work on this website are my own. My mum, and my daughter and I have spent many hours driving around the Wellington region collecting hundreds of photos to use in my work. Some of the photographs featured in my photomanipulations have come from the Wellington Botanic Gardens, Massey Memorial at Point Halswell in Wellington, Te Papa and Titahi Bay Beach.
Thank Yous
Thank you to all my models, my daughter Shiloh, the Cameron Triplets, Lyndsay, Leigh and Bonnie, Shannon Cameron, Nerissa Forster, Jamie MacDowall and Wil Young. You are all such beautiful girls and handsome boys! And thank you to all their parents for giving me permission to use these images on my website. Also to my adult model Josh Cooper.
Thank you to Mum, Rachel and Karlina for helping me out with various things.
A special thank you to the Cameron Family for being a large part of the inspiration for my website and my business, for your encouragement and support and for allowing me to use the images of your precious girls on this site.
Thank you all so very much! You all totally rock!