About the AuthorTia Crystal is an award-winning artist, masterful storyteller, public speaker, best-selling author, and humanitarian. Dedicated to spreading light in the world, Tia inspires the soul's energy to awaken the possibilities that lie within. You can feel the hand of creation through everything she touches. Her art contains crystals, gemstones, and other minerals that emanate light for the viewers' awakening.She is a woman on a mission to sprinkle magic and joy into the world. On her exclusive retreats, Tia facilitates personal growth that inspires you to find your creativity as a way of navigating life.Tia, her three grown children, Melissa, James, and Joshua, and two grand puppies, Gatsby the Sheepadoodle and Rennie the Bernedoodle, are blessed to call the USA their home. She loves family retreats, hanging out with friends, baking layered fondant iced cakes, sailing the Mediterranean, and reading under an umbrella at the beach on a glorious sunny day.Tia's photoAward-Winning ArtistEighteen years after her life-changing trip to Assisi and finding her paintbrush, today Tia Crystal is a sought-after artist. She has channeled her creativity into many unique artistic masterpieces for nearly two decades. Each one is encrusted in crystals, is alive with lifeforce, and has its unique presence.In 2008, Tia opened the Healing Art Gallery, a 2000 sq foot enlightened art gallery in the heart of downtown Boca Raton. Her philanthropic nature led her to affiliate with the Florence Fuller Center (https://www.fullercenterfl.org), the Children's Unicorn Foundation (https://www.unicornchildrensfoundation.org), and the Children's Museum, where every week, children enjoyed Storytime with Miss Tia as she brought whimsical stories alive in their imagination.In 2012, Tia was formally recognized as one of the Top ten Artists at the Javits Center Art Exhibition, the world's largest fine-art trade show in Manhattan, New York, only eight years after putting her paintbrush to canvas.In 2016, her artistic expression transferred into jewelry when Tia launched the Luv Tia Jewelry Collection on QVC, the television shopping network.In 2020 her art was featured at the Art in Wellness exhibition at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.Several pieces of artwork (some are featured in this book) are available at the beautiful Gaia Contemporary Art on Canyon Road in Santa Fe, New Mexico.Today her commissioned masterpieces are collector's items. Tia's paintings have been commissioned by well-known celebrities and are on display worldwide. They hang in galleries, resorts, and private residences around the world, including a palace in Dubai."Light pours through me as I work," Tia says. "I believe the jewels that are buried within us are reflected on the canvases I create." When you shine a light on her paintings, you can see the energy moving through them. Tia understands that her art is an organic life force, a deeper expression of the divine. Viewing her work is an invitation to enliven your own light and bring it out into the world.Tia's intricate creations can take up to 6 months to create. She takes time to connect with your energy and the energy of light and enlightened love so that when she's finished, and the art is hanging in your home, you experience this each and every day. To commission Tia for one of her masterpieces, contact Tia@TiaCrystal.com.Image: The Art AwakensMasterful StorytellerThe pandemic of 2020 was a terrifying time for children. To help them stay connected to wonderment and joy, Tia launched E Me Uni ®, a media company that teaches children that their uniqueness is their gift. They are perfect just the way they are. The main character, a magical, enchanting unicorn called E Me uni® was born out of Tia's enlightened heart. He inspires children to believe in the magic in themselves to create anything they desire. They tap into their uniqueness through character building, mindfulness, mental/spiritual literacy, and
