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kRISTInA MASkARIn | CroATiA
www.rabinfo.net/atelierk/

Enjoyed happy childhood on the island Rab, Croatia, as the oldest of to improve public awareness on environment and impacts of tourism
the two daughters. withdrawn and adventurous child who loved long on it ( see Urban Island ) and to develop cognition creative holidays.
hides and searches in the woods and fields near the family house. now I live a quiet life in the province and am seen on and off the island.
when not out, I was drawing. In primary and secondary school known
as a good student with strange looks. My teen years were spent at the As of Art, where am I today?
boarding school in zagreb where I graduated at the wonderful School I am for a life-long education and am learning by myself through
for applied arts and design in zagreb, followed by Fashion design on different unconventional means. I have thought myself html standard
Institute for textiles, the only near- to applied arts course available at 3.0, got aquainted with Dreamweaver but still preffer pure html
the time. That was a dull and unchallenging course with poor facilities lanquage and editors like Arachnophilia . I work with a combination
and sadly tailored curriculum with poor perspective in the troubled of computer photo programs to get the best outcome in the digital
textile industries. So I chucked it. imaging. It is such a shame that there aren’t any relevant art-courses
Coming from completely different background ( artist) I had to ( not just hobb- entrance-level or computer games design courses)
complete different profficiency courses in the travel and tourism available on a long-distance or via- internet just as yet. In the last 5
industry ( for the travel agency office manager, real estate agent and years I have worked on internet and in digital media as my primary
travel guide). I have been working in the agency since 1995 and have way of expression.
gained hands-on experiences in travel business and other related skills
( like secretarial work, PR, marketing, promotions, negotiating skills to
in-house material designing). After 10 years working with the parents
I became comfortable managing the agency so run it on my own since
2005. Beside core business, I am focusing my energies at the agency

| liBerAl soCiAl pool inTerCoUrses: lineAr swimmers, 2004 diGiTAl GrAphiC
| wATer moleCUles in Color. liQUid pleAsUre: liQUid, 2004 diGiTAl mediA
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