Crystal Michelle Fallin: Heart of the Sea

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Thursday, February 3, 2022

Valentine Card Kindness Project - Capt. Samuel Brown Elementary

The Third Grade teacher at Capt. Samuel Brown Elementary School in Peabody, Massachusetts requested Valentine Cards to teach geography, love and kindness for her students. They will track where the cards came from on a map. They received a mermaid card with Crystal Michelle Fallin’s artwork.

Saturday, January 22, 2022

Valentine Card for First Grade Class of Edgewood, Iowa

Sent a Valentine Card for first grade students of Edgewood, Iowa from Florida to post on their map to show the students that people care and love them from all over the country. A mermaid art print with Sisters of the Sea was mailed to them with 5 sea life bookmarks.

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Valentine Cards for Hospitalized Kids

Donated with personalized messages 30 handcrafted Valentine’s Day Cards to “Cards for Hospitalized Kids.” A non-profit group located in Chicago, Illinois. They distribute the cards to hospitals like St. Jude Children’s Hospital and Ronald McDonald Houses throughout the country. The cards above are 3 of the handcrafted cards designed by Crystal Expressions using Crystal Michelle Fallin’s artwork.

Thursday, November 4, 2021

Heart of the Sea Card for Stephanie of Heathsville, Virginia

Happy Birthday to Stephanie of Heathsville, Virginia who is turning 13. She likes mermaids, seashells, nature and sunflowers. She is receiving a Heart of the Sea mermaid card with a sunflower bookmark.

Random Acts of Cardness - November Card Shower

Monday, November 1, 2021

A “Thank You” from Carolynn of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Crystal Expressions received a Thank You message on Facebook for sending Carolynn of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic a “Heart of the Sea” card for her birthday. She said it was a lovely surprise. We are grateful she posted it for all the RAOC members around the world to see Crystal’s lovely artwork.

Random Acts of Cardness

Tuesday, October 5, 2021

Floridian Coast Scenes for Carolynn of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Sending Heart of the Sea Mermaids and Happy Birthday Wishes to Carolynn of Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic. She is turning 20 years old and a college students who enjoys learning about other cultures and places so enclosed with the card are pictures of the Florida coast, villages and parks.

Random Acts of Cardness - October Card Shower

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Heart of the Sea Greeting Card

Featuring our new 'Heart of the Sea' greeting card from Crystal Expressions. The card has the Sisters of the Sea art print inside a blue heart. The card is blank inside for notes and personal messages. The original art is in color pencil and is decorated with sea horses and starfish.

Sunday, September 19, 2021

Heart of the Sea Handcrafted Mermaid Card

Received a Thank You from Alana of Fort Worth, Texas for all the cards she received for her birthday from the Cards for Cool Kids Group. She received a ‘Hello’ handcrafted “Heart of the Sea” card with Mermaid Kisses.

The Handcrafted Card has a Sisters of the Sea art print and Hello label with a blue bubbles background and a mermaid kiss sticker. The twin mermaid sisters holding hands are shaped like a heart.

Friday, August 13, 2021

Crystal Expressions Notebooks “Heart of the Sea”

Introducing 'Heart of the Sea' Creative Notebooks with Crystal Fallin's art print of Sisters of the Sea mermaids. The top notebook has a watercolor floral background. The bottom notebook has a nautical theme with mermaid scales painted with a gradient tint of pastel colors from pale yellow, pink to light blue.

About the Artist

This Blog is dedicated to honor Crystal Michelle Fallin's artistic and creative spirit; her love of writing and drawing, and her passion for performing arts and dance. Crystal loved art and was a self-taught artist and color pencil was her favorite art medium. Her techniques of multi-color layering and blending gives her drawings the effects of a painting with intricate details. This is a collection of Crystal's colored pencil artistry consisting of creative drawings of her own unique interpretations of classic Disney characters. The collection includes Chateau de Chambord and Belle from Beauty and the Beast, and Ariel inspired mermaids from The Little Mermaid. Her art graces the covers of Greeting and Handcrafted Cards, Notebooks and Journals. Crystal Expressions© Cards were developed to continue Crystal's legacy as an artist, to give hope and encouragement to the needy, and for the lonely-in-heart. Her coloring techniques, concepts and artwork is the inspiration and vision for the cards. The cards are distributed throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and Europe to Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Home Bound Seniors, Foster Children, and many others.

Biography

Crystal Michelle Fallin was born in Newnan, Georgia on June 19, 1984 to Douglas and Peggy Fallin. Crystal grew up in St. Augustine, Florida where she attended St. Joseph Academy and First Coast Technical College where she received her high school diploma in May 2002. She attended St. John's River State College, majoring in business. She worked in the hospitality and retail industries in St. Augustine and Auburndale, Florida. Crystal was a lover of Performing Arts, dancing and listening to music. As a child and youth, she was a member of the St. Augustine Premier Ballet Company and Academy of Performing Arts. She danced in the Nutcracker Ballet for seven seasons and won multiple dance awards at international championship competitions held in Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa, Daytona Beach, Florida, and Columbia, South Carolina. She was a member of the award winning APA Group “Theater Street Express” and the musical theater ensemble, “The Stage Door Players.” She performed in musical theater productions such as Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, Robin Hood, and The Chorus Line. Theater Street Express won multiple awards for Song & Dance and Production numbers: “Patriotic Tribute, Café De La Trebein, Gangster Drag, and A Salute to America.” She was creative, artistic and loved art. In school, she was awarded a Certificate of Academic Achievement in Art. She became interested in color pencil drawings in her twenties. She was a self-taught artist in color pencil drawings and techniques and it became her favorite art medium. She shared her love of colored pencil art and writing with her beloved grandmother Mary. She often exchanged her drawings with her friends and grandmother. She collaborated with her mother to design greeting cards; particularly ones with nautical and mermaid themes. Designing greeting cards, drawing, and writing notes to family and friends were her favorite pastimes. She developed a love of Disney characters as a child and practice drawing and coloring them throughout her life. She used her art to show love and support to her family and friends. Crystal was caring, kind-hearted and always reaching out to people in need.

Dance Biography

Crystal Fallin was outgoing, independent and had an indomitable free spirit and loved dancing. She received her dance training at the St. Augustine Academy of Performing Arts; Master Workshops at Santa Fe College (Gainesville), European School of Ballet (Ormond Beach), FloArts (Palatka), and Master Classes at International Championship venues (Orlando, Tampa, Ft. Lauderdale), and at the APA summer dance intensives. Her choice of dance genres were ballet, tap and Lyrical dance. She was a member of the St. Augustine Premier Ballet Company and the La Mirage Jazz Club. She performed multi-roles in the classical ballet 'The Nutcracker' for seven seasons: Spanish Chocolate Soloist, The Solider Doll, Harlequin Doll, Arabian Coffee Soloist, The Arch Angel, Snowflake Demi-Soloist, Marzipan, Waltz of the Flowers, and many others. Each season, the Premier Ballet Company performed two full length performances for the community as well as six condensed performances of “The Nutcracker” for St. Johns and Putnam Counties school children. Twenty-Five schools from both the public and private sectors attended the performances. Crystal and her dance troupe performed on stage at Flagler College Auditorium, Kirk Auditorium at FSDB, and numerous community venues throughout Northeast Florida. She was a senior member of the Academy of Performing Arts competition team. The dance team completed annually in "I Love Dance" International Championship Competitions in Orlando, Fort Lauderdale and Tampa, Florida, and in Columbia, South Carolina. They also competed in Champions of Excellence by "Dance Troupe, Inc." in Daytona Beach. Crystal and her team won awards in ballet, jazz, tap and modern/lyrical dance in all major categories as well as top honors in “Song and Dance” and group ensemble theater “Productions.” As a Soloist, she won multiple awards at International Championships in Ballet, Lyrical and Student Choreography, and Gold Awards at “Champion of Excellence” National and Preliminaries Competitions. The Inspirational Dance Collection emulates her free spirit and love of dance. Inspirational dance symbolizes the freedom of spirit and captures the joy of worship: “Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with timbrel and harp.” Psalm 149:3