Crystal Salamon Art & Design

Born as Crystal Forbes in the small town of Hay River, Northwest Territories, life in Canada’s far north provided Crystal with a unique perspective on the outdoors and a drive to explore the world and seek adventure. Her love for travel has taken her to 22 countries and her travel wish list is never ending. Crystal’s love for adventure has led her to sky diving, motorcycling, paragliding, rock and ice climbing, canyoneering, caving, camping, hiking and white water kayaking. These experiences fuel her creative curiosity to explore all types of media including painting, drawing, illustration, mixed media, sculptures, pottery, photography and anything creatively challenging. Crystal graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Art and Design from the University of Alberta then moved to Calgary to marry her partner in adventure and love, Tyler Salamon. In 2011 their son, Parker, followed by his little brother, Archer, in 2014. She looks forward to a future of adventure, inspiration and creativity with her family. Now located southwest of Calgary, Alberta in the small town of Turner Valley, nestled in the foothills of Canada’s majestic Rocky Mountains, Crystal’s artistic focus is on highly textured abstract paintings, portrait drawings of people and animals and creating custom art for children. She also offers art classes, summer art camps, custom murals, face painting and portrait sessions for parties and private art lessons for children, which she has been providing since 2006 as an outlet for sharing her passion and love for art.