A young woman with dark hair in a braid, wearing a green puffer jacket and black pants, sitting on a white netted surface outdoors, smiling. Overlaid text in green says, "Kumusta kayo" in Tagalog, and "Nice to meet you!" in English.

Hello reader.

As you may have noted by now, I’m Crystal Teal. I’m the only midweight creative in New Zealand to share a name with a Pantone code (#00637C).

I’m a rural-raised Kiwipino maximalist would-be fashionista who wasn't allowed to do sleepovers growing up. The consequences of this means I grew up to be a weirdo. However, the benefit is that I’m always inspired to make work that sticks with people.

Please don’t be a stranger. Give me a bell!