2022 — Welcome & About Me Update

As we continue through our linear journey, we often find that we consistently circle back to similar themes, ideas, and attitudes. As a child gender, relationships, and human connection fascinated me. Through my pandemic journey over the last two years some of that soul searching has circled back to self discovery of my innate queerness. Through that self discovery, and thus ability to be my true self in this world, I hope to share the authentic art and designs I create with others.

“Forest Witch” has been an ever evolving journey— one that started as me stepping out of my catholic roots and shedding a lot of religious trauma and stepping into my power as a practicing witch. I think we get pressured into a niche and into sharing just one aspect of ourselves. However, that is where I want Forest Witch to be different. As I have become more comfortable in who I am, I want it to evolve with me as my interests and identities shift, change, are affirmed, or are shed. Forest Witch will continue to be a spiritual hub for art, meditation, and Tarot, as I love these things and incorporate them into my life in many ways. I definitely want to continue to share this part of me and this type of content will continue to be available on ForestWitchLLC.com. However, it will now also be a space for queerness to exist, to grow, to be celebrated, and to flourish.

Being a spiritual being means being multiple facets of the self. Through working on my spirituality and continuous journey toward self-love, I looked back to my childhood and put a lot of thought into my earliest memories of being joyful, of being fulfilled, of feeling accomplished, or of feeling genuinely proud of something I created. I thought about what exercises, what school subjects, what games, etc.— brought me joy, stimulated my mind, and made me feel in flow.

That being said, I truly believe my happiness will come from working for myself, creating my own rules, where I can participate in the economy ethically and with compassion, at my own pace. Being neurodivergent as well as chronically ill has created a lot of challenges for me throughout my life. This is just another aspect of my physical being to celebrate, to love, and to hold in compassion. I manifest that Forest Witch is able to propel me to that place in life, where I am able to be myself, for myself, again, at my own pace.

I aim to create an inclusive brand through Forest Witch℠ that incorporates all the facets of myself, so that I am never bored and can find fulfillment through the present moment. I want to share who I am and what I am passionate about with the world through the creation of designs and logos that promote important causes, ideas, etc. Compassion is key to navigating this plane and necessary to our further survival as people. I hope to be one more cog of compassion in the larger scheme of things and maybe be able to make a difference.

-elle, 2022