Cristal Ricoy Martinez

Cristal Ricoy is a Spanish artist and illustrator based in Galicia. She is the founder of CristalWind Studio, the independent project through which she develops her artistic and publishing work.

Curiosity and observation are at the centre of her practice. Ideas often begin with something encountered in everyday life or while travelling: a bird among the trees, a particular landscape, an object, a colour or an unexpected detail. She collects these experiences through sketchbooks, drawings and photographs, returning to them later in the studio.

Her work moves freely between subjects, techniques and formats, allowing each project to develop its own visual language.

2001
Baccalaureate in Arts
IES de Sar, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

2006
Advanced Diploma in Illustration
Escola de Arte e Superior de Deseño Pablo Picasso, A Coruña, Spain