I was lucky to be raised in a large family where it wasn’t just all about me all the time. I would go to the kitchen to make myself a sandwich and along would come my little sister Gina tugging at my arm saying she was hungry so I’d it her down at the table and give her the sandwich I made and start making another only to have my little brother Nik come into the kitchen and say that he too would like one. So I’d repeat the same steps. Then of course my other sister Aleksa was hungry so I’d feed her too. Then the youngest one Tommy would want a bottle. That’s fine by me. I didn’t mind at all. I was sorta like a second mom to them all and it made my life full. I have four brothers and four sisters. “Never a dull moment” as my mother would say

I think being from a large family made me want to be alone in a sense enough so that I could find who I was. I felt I needed to escape it all so that I could find who I was and what I wanted. Who is Sima? so I escaped to Australia for a year. After that year of soul searching I knew that I wanted to be in the entertainment/performing arts world. I had the brian for it and the passion.  It was always in me but I had repressed it before because my mother knew it would be a struggle. Truth is whatever you do in this world that’s worth while is a somewhat struggle. My mother wanted me to become a dental Hygienist. My friends all laughed when I told them that. My mother had a point and she wanted the best for me. At the time the newspapers were all indicating that it was the best profession for woman and to put your daughter into dental hygiene program. I found out just recently that so many parents put their daughters into dental hygiene school that now there is not enough jobs in that field. That’s why I think my auntie Paula was more correct in her theory “do what you love and the money will follow”. I took her advice and ran with it because I had seen all the success she had had in her “Healthy Home Architecture” job. When I was 12 she was the most successful person I knew and I could see that she was passionate about her career. She learned from her father of who chose to be a fashion designer and was very successful in his business.

Much Music has put me up on their website…I’m excited about that. We recorded Give A Little love with the intent of getting it onto Much Music and we were thrilled when it was put up! Mark Tytler is the producer/director of the video. Thanks to all club dancers in the club dance scene including Charlene Chartrand. I appreciate all the help from everyone while filming this video.

http://watch.muchmusic.com/artists-a-z/s/sima-fisher/#clip81640

This painting I did in 2000. I was into watercolours allot that year. Freedom flowing Flower

Set Me Free -Poem By Sima Fisher

I wanna feel the sand in between my toes

only the ocean knows how good it feels

I wanna swim out far where no one can see me but the fish, the bight my toes, I love it , it tickles

set me free now set me free

let me be now let me be

let me be who I wanna be

set me free now set me free

What bothers me the most in my industry is that people expect you to do art for very little to even NO pay. The truth is that I love my job so much that I would do it for free but the reality is that everyone needs to make a living. Do what you love and the money will follow is what my aunt always told me. That’s why I appreciate Unions like SAG and ACTRA who fight for our rights as performing artists. Models in the USA and Canada are not even protected unless they join an agency in England or Australia.  It’s sad to admit that most model, musicians, painters, musicians and any other artist you can think of work for free because there is no union to protect them. I even have had time where I’ve had to bring in my own fan and pay to play and do free art displays to get “exposure”. It’s sad to say that I’ve had to get nude just to get paid to be an artist and let me tell you it kinda sucks. The way that the industry works and the way that I’ve been guided really has been tough and I’ve done what I’ve had to do as an artist to survive and then I sit back and hope that nobody will judge me for the steps that I’ve had to take. Yes many secretly sleep there way to the top behind closed doors and never show themselves nude and the truth never shows to the public eye. I have chosen not to sleep my way to the top and to just take it one step at a time and develop my art. Unfortunately being a woman in this industry is tough but I continue to do what is right for my own set of morals because at the end of the day I go “to bed” with myself and myself alone.

was shot by Mark Tytler. He set up the location and set up the whole crew and talent for the music video. I helped with a few things but he is reallly great at putting together the whole deal. He is very professional and went to many years of film school training. He set up a proper story bored and researched and confirmed the whole artitic idea with me firt before we shot. Brainstorming is very important when making a music video.

Zack from Global Entartainment Magazine (Fanshawe College Student) and self starter did a radio interview with  me and also featured me on his website.

Thanks Zack! It was a pleasure meeting with you!

http://www.zack.globalentertainmentmag.com/SF.html

The most important part of your day is what happens when you sit down and eat. What do you put into that tummy of yours to make yourself having amazing energy?

I usually start off with something like this: ground flax, Hemp Hearts(jammed packed with Omega 3s!), nuts and seeds and some berries..then just add a bit of hot water and almond milk. How you treat your colon health is what determines how young you will look and feel. Feed your body well and it will do what you want it to do…and you want that don’t you?

Salads..jammed packed with everything yummy! I put nuts and seeds as well as every type of veggie I can find. I add chickpeas and beans sometimes and once in a while egg or tuna. I try to stay away from too many animal proteins by adding vegetable proteins as much as I can. Just be creative with it and make sure you choose amazing salad dressings. I make my own. I take a table spoon of hummus and mix it with some vinegar and a little dash of lemon juice and dill weed..amazing Salad dressing. Yummy. So great for you and very easy to make.

I really like Vegan Protein Shakes too. I put Cocoa in it and a bit of fruit and Almond or Rice milk and blend it with my hand blender…it cost me $7 for the handblender at Walmart! I don’t eat dairy products nor too much soya products for my own reasons! That’s up to you..I’ve researched it all and have decided on what my body does well with! Keep up with all you antioxidant vitamins Like Vitamin C and D and Probiotics(the real ones from the health food store not from the yogurt commercials) and you will NEVER get sick! That’s the honest truth! Oh and drink lots of water! Purified of course! And make sure you sweat a little every day at least a little!

Another one of my fav things to make is Quenoi..I’ll give you some great recipes later though! More tips to come!