Elle Dailey is a multidisciplinary artist working to support personal->collective well–being on a wide spectrum. Initially entering this work through an intellectual lens with a degree in Psychology, she then began to gravitate towards folk healing and traditions in search of a more thorough understanding of human health – a practice which she believes involves holistic approaches to our mental, physical, and spiritual bodies. Elle emphasizes that when care, as an action, is discovered and nurtured within the individual, a reciprocal movement–between humans, land, plant, animal–can better occur and be multiplied, encouraging a mutually beneficial wellness. Delving into herbal medicine aided her in building out a relationship with care and stoked her research of cycles and grief, specifically related to end–of–life transitions. Moved by the usage of practical skills and the insights that surface within liminal spaces, Elle is guided by an ever–growing toolkit to move as a conduit, assisting others in their unique processes. Her idea is to explore this community of interests, and to awaken clarities that aid in creating a deeply vital life and reverent death. Her silversmithing practice is an exercise in play and ritual, and from that perspective she creates symbolic adornments that intertwine these fascinations, function as wearable memories, and serve as an homage to beauty. — Study / Certificates B.A in Psychology–University of San Francisco, San Francisco CA Community Herbalism 9 month program–Berkeley Herbal Center, Berkeley, CA Advanced Herbalism 540 hrs -Colorado School of Clinical Herbalism, Boulder, CO (focus on nutrition, flower essences, and building framework for clinical practice) Silversmith Apprenticeship–Sterling Quest, San Miguel de Allende, MX End–of–Life Doula Training–INELDA (International End–Of–Life Doula Association)
