Crystal Fisher

–When Art and Travel Collide

As an integral aspect of Crystal Fisher's very being, art plays a large part in her life and goals. A well-known artist herself, she travels the world, sharing her love of all art forms with everyone she meets. Her awareness of, and respect for, the value, beauty, and creativity of art, has shaped her life. It has inspired her to contribute to the art world with the knowledge and skills she's acquired, by teaching classes and giving presentations around her Alberta home. When traveling, she visits art galleries and seminars in multiple countries, talks with local artists, and photographs the beauty she sees. Through it all, Crystal continually takes the opportunity to learn additional techniques from peers and mentors.

Crystal has currently created over 500 pieces of art with many pieces finding homes in private collections around the world. With art hanging in collections across the globe, she continues to make the world a more colorful place, one piece of artwork at a time. Her work expresses her own personality and inquisitive, interesting nature. She has delved most deeply into oil painting, while also dabbling in other mediums. Some of her favourites are inks, photography, glasswork, forging, acrylics, and she truly enjoys the variety of mixed media.

Crystal has always been an entrepreneur and incorporates her art into that. In between owning two storefront businesses, she has taken time to give back to her community by volunteering and sharing both her artistic talents and interpersonal skills. She's served as the "Membership Chairperson" for the Allied Art Council in Spruce Grove, Alberta, and helped with creating a mural in Wabamun, Alberta. Crystal is also a big contributor to the "Canadian Mosaic Murals" project, with her participation in the Spruce Grove, Westlock, Edmonton Klondike Days, and Stony Plain installations.

In between creating new pieces of art she has taken time to be a judge for the Westlock Trade Fair and one of her favorite volunteer dates was serving as assistant to the Westlock Art Club when they hosted 65 people for a paint night. She was also a featured art teacher at the Edmonton Women's Show and a featured artist at Barrhead Art Club.

Most recently, Crystal attended the World Expo in Dubai, UAE, to experience as much as she could of this incredibly rich art and culture scene. In fact, she's currently living in Ajman, United Arab Emirates, and is confident this amazing experience will yield a new, fresh focus in her work.

Artist Statement:

It's my goal to help bring a love for art into the community through volunteering and showing my works. If we all share our passion for art, we'll reach people's hearts and the joy it brings is
contagious.
There's beauty all around us, but we need to open our senses to appreciate it. God has created a masterpiece – I merely hope to capture some of His compositions. ~Crystal Fisher~