40: Crystal Marie of Canary Rising

<p class="p1">This week we interview Crystal Marie, an artist and author with a passion for teaching others how to find and discover their own unique voice. Crystal has an established career as a professional artist with gallery representation, a published book on the art of collage, and she's currently writing a book about the intuitive voice. She teaches online workshops and runs a community for creatives called Canary Rising.</p> <p class="p1">You'll want to listen closely as Crystal share so many great insights about listening to your intuitive voice and pushing through fear to find the gold. I know you're going to love Crystal as much as we do.</p> <h3>TOPICS DISCUSSED</h3> <ul> <li class="li1">Crystal’s Startist story beginning her art career in her 30s after a nervous breakdown</li> <li class="li1">How a co-worker transformed her life with one simple action</li> <li class="li1">How Crystal rediscovered her inner artist and gave herself permission to play</li> <li class="li1">How she started selling her art and connecting with others through eBay and blogging</li> <li class="li1">Her shift from whimsical collages to abstract collage</li> <li class="li1">Crystal's exposure to art retreats and how she began teaching at them</li> <li class="li1">How Crystal got an offer from a publisher attending an art retreat and how long it took her to submit a book proposal</li> <li class="li1">Crystal's process of writing and photographing her first book, <em>The Art of Expressive Collage</em></li> <li class="li1">How Crystal got gallery representation</li> <li class="li1">How to move past fear and go after what you want</li> <li class="li1">How Crystal ended up giving Nikki her first encaustic teaching gig<span class="Apple-converted-space"> in Paducah</span></li> <li class="li1">Living as an artist with chronic illness and autism and how they can affect your ability to teach/work</li> <li class="li1">Creating her community, Canary Rising, on Facebook (shifting from Patreon)</li> <li class="li1">How Canary Rising grew du