Hi, I am Shelley.

I am a desert dwelling artist and magic maker.

As a child, I made friends with an Alligator Juniper tree and ever since I have had a life long love affair with all things botanical. I was also known for making mud pies filled with earth, rocks, pine needles, dried flowers & kitchen spices (and maybe even a little candy or soda).

Weaving magic from the mundane is in my bones

and working with perfumes and botanicals

was born of those first impulses of nature inspired childsplay.

I am an animist & I believe the world around us is alive and filled with intelligence and spirit. We are all deeply connected to this web of wonder, whether we realize it or not. This connection to that sparkling perpetual motion machine of life is what inspires and fuels my creations. My grandfather always said his church was “in the mountains” and this this shaped my worldview in a profound way.

Gatheress was the home for my creative expressions from 2012 until 2019, when I lost my sense of smell. Losing my sense of smell on the cusp of both a global pandemic and the death of my mother made for a long journey back. I spent the last two years in training to be a soul restoration practitioner. There are so many ways that work has brought me back to myself, to my practice and to my work creating aromatic talismans. Vibrant Elixirs is a fresh start, a new home….

I look forward to what we will create together.

Please visit my Esty shop if you are curious what others have to say

about my creations.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/VibrantElixirs?ref=dashboard-header#reviews