Hey there.

I’m Kristina Contes. Otherwise known as Kristi, kc, etc. I am on the verge of 29 and finding myself in a very contemplative stage of life. Luckily I have art to make some sense of it all!

I am married to an excessively talented chef we call Jonathan and we own a rather progressive restaurant called Mosaic out on the island. We have a three yearr old daughter with four legs and no hair, Miss Chloe Rose (she’s an American Hairless Terrier) and have been married for four blissful/exhausting/exciting/frustrating years.

I consider myself an artist in the broadest sense of the word. i believe art can take many forms, including (but not limited to) paint, jewelry, film, handwriting, photography, interiors, clouds in the sky, clothing, hair, voice, graffiti, instruments, words, screenprinting, textures, colors…you get my drift. It is my personal belief that scrapbooking encompasses most forms of art. My scrapbooks are my diaries and journals. They tell an intimate, detailed, raw story of the life I lead. They are also a showcase for the hundreds of photographs I take, typically of everyday objects and visual delights. But it doesn’t stop there. They are my playground; for trying new ideas, experimenting, letting off steam, free therapy, a place to use that business card i saved, etc. They can be crisp and linear or messy and emotional as the mood strikes. Basically, anything goes in my pages and that’s the way i like it. Layers, textures, see through bits, letterpressed bits, fabric, paint and whatever else inspires me will find their way into my work.

And that’s where Portrait Bug comes in. I am so stoked on the idea of working in the environment we are creating. This store is brilliant, and long overdue. I am super excited to meet the artists in the area and develop a new community of people that are looking to have fun, get it out, get it down and make stuff.

If you’d like to learn more about me and my love of run on sentences (I also worship ellipses) visit my blog at soundsofscience.

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