is ▁Art ▁Institute ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California , ▁receiving ▁her ▁B FA ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ; ▁she ▁also ▁studied ▁at ▁U CLA ▁and ▁U C SC . ▁She ▁was ▁trained ▁as ▁a ▁painter . ▁ ▁She ▁lives ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁ ▁Work ▁Fish er ' s ▁interests ▁have ▁included ▁micro ph ot ography , ▁using ▁both ▁a ▁sc anning ▁electron ▁mic ros cope ▁( SE M ), ▁and ▁an ▁optical ▁mic ros cope ; ▁also ▁aer ial ▁phot ography , ▁phot ographic ▁research ▁in ▁Mor oc co , ▁and ▁mixed ▁media ▁painting ▁including ▁geometric ▁patterns ▁and ▁coll age . ▁ ▁While ▁studying ▁at ▁Ot is ▁Art ▁Institute , ▁Fish er ▁began ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁geometric ▁patterns ▁and ▁sacred ▁geometry ▁( geometry ▁found ▁in ▁sacred ▁art ▁and ▁architecture ). ▁Her ▁fasc ination ▁with ▁geometric ▁patterns ▁has ▁led ▁her ▁to ▁explore ▁them ▁throughout ▁her ▁career . ▁Through ▁her ▁work ▁with ▁SE M s ▁and ▁be es , ▁she ▁began ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁hex ag ons . ▁ ▁Fish er ' s ▁use ▁of ▁SE M s ▁for ▁photograph ing ▁be es ▁has ▁touched ▁on ▁the ▁discipl ines ▁of ▁art ▁and ▁science . ▁She ▁compiled ▁her ▁photograph s ▁into ▁the ▁book ▁Be e ▁( 2 0 1 0 ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Fish er ▁began ▁to ▁photograph ▁tears ▁with ▁an ▁optical ▁mic ros cope , ▁for ▁her ▁book ▁The ▁Top ography ▁of ▁T ears ▁( 2 0 1 7 ). ▁She ▁sample d ▁over ▁a ▁hundred ,