Born in Switzerland, on February 10, 1982. I grew up as an only child. Already at an early age animals and nature fascinated me more than any toy could have. But most of all I loved the fantastic, the mythological- fantasy. I started painting as soon as I could hold a pen, and when I painted a horse at the age of 5 no one could stop me from adding wings on its back. Painting very soon became my addiction. I would paint anywhere, on my notebooks and even on my desk. The sentence She paints to much was a common feedback from the teachers side. The first sculpture I did at the age of 8, using simple clay from the fields. At the age of 11 my fascination for catpeople began, inspired by a book I started writing. The fascination for catpeople, so called cathumans has stayed until today, just as the addiction to create other worlds and stories. Whenever I could I fought for my fascination, even if my teachers did not quite like and understand the art of fantasy. At the end the life size sculpture of one of my book characters I handed in as final school-project got nominated as one of the best. I left school after having passed the General Certificate of Education with the main subjects in psychologie and art. I decided to take a one year break and aim for freelance art. I worked a lot with polymer clay and mixed media, as well sold various custom ordered art to customers over the whole world and some fantasy art and sculpture at markets. Right now I am studying art at a school and beside of studying trying to continue my book and keep pace with all the commissions raining in. DUE TO LIMITED UPLOAD THIS PAGE CONTAINS MY BEST PIECES ONLY, for overall view go to: http://akeyla.deviantart.com

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