Kris Atomic

A couple of months ago, I stumbled across the magical world of Kris Atomic, aka Kristina. Kristina is a Brighton based freelance illustrator, photographer and blogger. She does fashion illustrations, takes great pictures and creates these lovely round-faced ladies with some ink and loads of talent. I absolutely love her choice of colours and proportions and I'm hoping someone special is reading this, cause the Chronic bitchface print is waaaay up on my Christmas wish list.

I so much wish I could draw or paint. I sketched for several years when I was younger, telling myself that there was a little bit of talent there (my art teachers begged to differ), but honestly I couldn't draw a human body to save my own life. Especially hands, what's up with that? Five fingers, how hard can it be? I do try every now and then, but I always end up throwing drafts away. People who can draw always say that everyone can, just as people with great singing voices always claim that everybody can sing. But let's face it, we are all adults here and it's just not true. I strongly believe that everyone is good at something or maybe even several things, but talent is something that cannot be forced and cannot be produced. Throughout the years, I've tried oil painting, sketching, writing, singing in a band and in a choir, graffiti painting, taking pictures, sewing, knitting, crocheting, origami, baking, playing the piano, playing the guitar and a million other things that made more or less sense at the time. Now, at the tender age of 30, I am starting to figure out what I am actually good at. It may sound a little bit cynical, but with this also comes the insight that there are things best left aside for others to do. If nothing else, it will give me more time to focus on the things that will actually make me feel good about myself rather than feeling frustrated about the things I can't do. This, of course, does not mean you shouldn't try out new things - try absolutely everything that you're interested in and feel passionately about and maybe, along the way, you'll find out that you have talents never developed or even discovered. My lack of drawing skills is something that I (obviously) have a bit of a hard time getting over, but I am slowly getting there. I may not be able to create something as beautiful as these girls above, but I sure as hell can make the most amazing carrot cake.

Anyways. I strongly suggest you head over to Kristina's blog to see all the goodies for yourself. Don't forget to show her some love! Pin It