We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Cristal Garcia Marin. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Cristal below.
Cristal , appreciate you joining us today. Let’s start with the story of your mission. What should we know?
Hello! Thank You so much for having me here, and Iam so happy and blessed that i get to have this apportunity to speak to the world!. first off i would like to introduce myself , my name is Cristal Garcia Marin, Iam the owner of Garcia Art Photography and Graphic Design’s
Iam 26 years old from Durango Mexico, raised in Austin Tx since I was 3 years old, Iam a wife and mother of 3, 1 boy who is almost a teenager :) and 2 little girls.
I was always that girl who wanted to stand out from everyone , since i was a little girl i always loved to be different and look different from everyone else ! I loved to color my hair the stylish clothing the weird earings and shoes, to write music, God!! I remmeber when i first recorded my very first song in a studio haha i just really loved doing new things.
I wanted to be that girl to bring life into others ! And for a while i was being bullied because of the things i would wear or just simply because of my weight and as i grew up i was always torn down by hate and judgement, i had always put others feelings first before me so for a while i had stopped being myself. as i got into my teenage years i had become so depressed that it was consuming me and affecting my behavior and my family . I became pregnant at just 15 years old , my life was about to change forever. I was just a kid about to have a kid !! I was a single mother with only the help of my mom and dad. My life had changed drastically and on top of the depression i was going through i felt so alone and full of anger and sadness i did not know how to move forward. When my son was born on Christmas eve day of 2010, i knew from there life was going to be a challenge but i knew i had to over come my own fears and demons for him and myself. I always loved to paint and draw since i was just a little girl, my dad taught me how to draw dramatic stylish hearts when i was 10! :) after my son, i realised that my escape from my depression and all the worries i had was from drawing and painting! It had become a habbit to me, it was my way to be free and to express my feelings. There’s even a couple drawings that a local Business had bought from me back in 2014! How cool was that! For someone to admire my work and wanting to buy it from me! Soon after a couple of years that i had my 2nd child and married my high school sweet heart :) , i realized that i wanted to just add the cherry on top and start my art work on Digital. I beggin to sell custom cartoon logos for local businesses in Austin and one of the very first ones i did when i started was for Ashley Treats N Eats!, when i started the digital art is what started getting my name more out there :)
It was not just about the logos on my free time i would grab my tablet and work on what ever came into my mind! It was not untill 2020 that i wanted to start learning photography but i did not wanted to be just any photographer i wanted to be an ARTIST , i wanted to join my creativity from paintings and drawings into photography ,fairytale Photography is what i love to do! Meaning i love to work with photoshop and create something different and magical ✨️ but my goal with my Art and Photography is for everyone to realize that behind my camera they are free to be who they really want to be! For everyone to not be afraid of judgement and to be who they really want to be. I want to be that person to inspire people to go for everythingthey dream off! You want to do something new tomorrow then go for it and dont look back! You never know how it will go untill you try and when life nocks you down you get back up and you try again. I started focusing on myself more, self healing and peace and my look! I have always loved to change my look :) what i love about me is my tattoos because they are what makes me complete, my tattoos is what defines who iam , i consider my body a work of art, my tattoo artist once said when i die they need to freeze my arms put them in a jar and put them in a Art museum haha
soon everyone started recognizing my name. Garcia Art not just for my Art work and photography but because the meaning behind every work i do. Iam here to tell the world to be yourselves! The world is always going to talk about you regardless if your doing good or bad! So be YOUR OWN PERSON, UNIQUE, AND DIFFERENT. Dont be afraid of failure because there will be failure but if you keep getting up and believe in yourself there will be more wins behind that door your waiting to go through. Don’t be afraid, be your own support, your not alone! What ever your facing in life, heal and express it with the Art and Magic inside your heart, we all have a purpose and we all have our own unique gift so go for it!! Dont be afraid! . ✨️
Cristal , before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?
What got me into the industry iam now is because its my escape, its what has helped me heal and has helped me find myself ♡ i want other to know that behind Art there is much healing and that we all have a gift , i will always remember the day one of my old friends from back in high school her name is Iris, told me one random night how much she looked up to me because everytime i was to do something new, there Iam doing it the next day she told me she wanted to be just like me because i wasn’t afraid to try new things because she knew a of my struggles but i didn’t let it break me, and i will always keep all the things she told me that day in my heart . here is the thing… i want everyone to know that its okay to have failures and we will have many ! But there will be success at the end, there will be so much judgement but to not be afraid of judgement . It feels amazing! To be able to find yourself after depression took over your life for a long time it feels amazing to do what you love the most . Alot of us have lost ourself but we have to fight, i found myself and the love for myself again through my Art , i want everyone to know that everyone has a gift inside and that can help you find who you really want to be.
What do you think helped you build your reputation within your market?
My personality ! I love to hear so much when customers leave me great reviews and many always mention my personality :)
I feel that who you are as a person and how you treat and speak to others is what really will make people love you more. Its so important atleast to me not just with my clients but also my friends and family anyone in general to know how much i love them and appreciate every single one and i love to show them that! I love very hard haha i can meet you for 1 day and i will give you all the love and respect you deserve because i know sometimes we have bad days and you never know who needed that talk or that hug today so thats why i love to show my clients and everyone love when i see them for the day ♡
What do you find most rewarding about being a creative?
Whats most rewarding for me is when i see families and love ones trully show their love and happiness behind the camera. When i turn in a project for Art work and the amazing replies to the art they received , there is art work i do woth joining families together through photoshop and people sending me vociemessages crying because of how beautiful it has been to see their love ones all together in one image . The happiness and smiles and the inspiration i have given people is what has been the most amazing reward for me , i couldn’t have asked God for more, Iam very fortunate and Greatful for all i have and for all the support everyone has given me .
Contact Info:
- Website: https://garciaartphotography.mypixieset.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/garciaart_cristal/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CristalGarciaArt