I bring together a multidisciplinary background in herbalism, creative direction, and a deep connection to the natural world. I worked at The Herbe Shoppe, a traditional herbal apothecary, before co-founding Artemisia Elixir Bar, a pop-up herbal elixir bar centered around sober-curious culture.
My herbal education includes studies with Sajah Popham at the School of Evolutionary Herbalism, along with workshops with Kami McBride, Pam Montgomery, and Rosemary Gladstar. In 2022, I wrote and self-published my first book, Listen to the Plants, reflecting on my relationship with the natural world. Herbalism remains an integral part of my daily life and creative practice.
With nearly 20 years of experience in branding and graphic design, I bring a thoughtful, creative perspective to my work with plants. I am also a certified Mindful Outdoor Guide through Kripalu and work at Dewa Spa in the Catskills, where I've helped deepen the connection between herbal bathing rituals and plants harvested from the surrounding land.
My work is rooted in a desire to nurture meaningful relationships between people, plants, creativity, and place.
My Offerings
Projects
Artemisia Elixir Bar
As a two year long project, Artemisia Elixir Bar (Sharden Grimm, Birgitta Allen, and I) served playful, medicinal elixirs at pop-up events across the Pacific Northwest featuring regional and ancestral plant medicine. Artemisia Elixir Bar brought a performative flair to every elixir bar pop-up, incorporating herbal education and consultation along with storytelling and medicine tales. See more @artemisiaelixirbar. Video by Ivana Bosek.
Listen to the Plants
The plant world is always speaking to us. Are you listening? Listen to the Plants is a book that documents my personal journey of reconnection back to the natural world by communicating and healing with plants. This is a daily practice for some, but for others, we glimpse fleeting moments that remind us that we were never separate from Nature. The wild is within us, and we can bring it back. Illustrated by Maaike Haneveld.
Branding Portfolio
Client Love
Amber Magnolia Hill,Medicine Stories Podcast
"Renée is a joy to work with. She can envision and execute exactly what’s needed, and I trust her artistic vision fully. She makes my podcast marketing materials look beautiful! Communication is great and our projects are always done on time."
Hilary Lake,Hilary Lake Healing Arts
"Working with Renée was a delight. She was available at each step of the process for clarification and support as I brought what was inside out in the creative journey we took together. She was not only professional and intuitive, she was also a great listener and welcoming when more revisions were needed to really meet the mark of true alignment."
Dr. Li Kentgen, Author
"Renée enables me to bring my creative process to social media and a broader online audience, helping to clarify my thinking about how to engage meaningfully and transforming my ideas on to the page in ways I could not do myself. Whether Renée is creating a logo, explaining how people find a website, or editing my writing work, the process is enjoyable and effective."
Marcus Mrowka,Roosevelt Institute
"I worked closely with Renée while I was Vice President of Communications for the Roosevelt Institute. Renée breathed new life into our branding and imagery, was always proactive, and met deadlines. Equally important, she was a joy to work with and she was a strong thought partner in how we tell our stories and showcase our research in compelling visual ways that grab people."
Christine Hochkeppel,Salty Broad Studios
"Renée’s work has had a huge impact on my business. I receive compliments constantly about my logo design. It captures attention and generates interest in my brand. I recommend her to anyone looking to get noticed with thoughtful design."
Sophie Infranco,Transportation Alternatives
"Throughout our subsequent five years together, Renée continued to exhibit that same grace under pressure and emotional intelligence, in addition to just being a great designer. She led the organization's adoption of mobile-responsive design for both web and email. She constantly developed new design ideas and talent in order to make our web/print materials look and function as professionally as the mission demanded."
Gretchen M. Hooker,Biomimicry Institute
"Renee is nimble and multitalented, which were invaluable traits for our small team. She not only developed compelling graphics and design solutions, but skillfully project-managed their implementation and demonstrated fluency with complicated back-end systems for web and email communications. Renee is also simply a joy to work with. Her warmth and generosity of spirit consistently shone through."
Sara DeRose, Brooklyn Arts Council
"Renee brings an exceptional level of professionalism and creativity to her work. In developing The Solid State logo for me, she worked within my budget to deliver a look that fit my marketing plan AND before my deadline. Her guidance and efficiency made what could have been a very overwhelming process for me be an enjoyable one."
Jarrod Byrne Mayer, Author of "The Architecture of Sound and the Alchemy of Transcendence"
"Renée was joy to work with. Knowledgeable, responsive, creative…she really elevated my writing with her proof and design. Looking forward to working with her on my other projects!"
Why Work With Me?
- I work with people the way I’m built — with the deep emotional intelligence of a Cancer Sun and Moon, the intuitive sensitivity of a Life Path 11, and the grounded, discerning presence of a Virgo Rising. As a 3/5 Generator, my guidance is born from lived experience, experimentation, and two decades of sitting one-on-one with clients.
I have worked as a designer at not for profits and studios and a freelancer for small business owners (primarily in the healing arts) for over 20 years. I studied herbalism at the School of Evolutionary Herbalism, psychic development with Betsy LeFae, became attuned to Reiki I+II with Reiki Master Erika Spring at Maha Rose, and completed a Mindful Outdoor Guide certification at Kripalu with Micah Mortali.
Let's Make Magic!
- When you work with me, you’re stepping into a quiet, nurturing space created just for you — a place to breathe, soften, and listen to what’s truly calling beneath the surface. Whether you’re seeking clarity, healing, grounding, or a deeper connection to your intuition and inner wisdom, and a way to visualize your work in logo form, our time together will be tailored to meet you exactly where you are. If you feel the pull, even softly, trust that something in you is ready for support. For more information on how we can work together, book a free discovery call first.
For other inquiries, email me at hello@reneefidz.com.