The art of giving back...

Hi, I’m Victoria, steward of Breath and Ground.

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I’ve always felt a deep connection to creativity and to the Earth. For me, the two have never been separate. Creating with our hands — especially through traditional, earth-friendly arts — is a way to return to ourselves. It’s a way to slow down, to listen, and to remember that we belong here.

While much of my life has included work in nonprofit spaces, art, design, and teaching yoga and meditation, what matters most to me isn’t the titles or certifications. It’s the quiet thread running through it all: a desire to help people reconnect — to their breath, to the land, to their own creative rhythm, and more meaningfully to each other.

I’m a lifelong student of life’s deeper layers — of symbolism, psychology, astrology, spirit, and the simple magic of paying attention. I’ve collaborated with artists, created viral metal pieces by hand, designed, and worked on many high-visibility projects over the years. But I’m most at home in simple spaces: hands in natural materials, walking in the woods, creating habitats, tending to relationships, and honoring sacred pauses.

Breath and Ground is rooted in a belief that healthier cycles — slower cycles — allow us to create and live with more intention. When we return to the Earth and to our own breath, we remember how to move and live in balance.

I live in southwest Michigan with my beloved circle of humans and animals, continuing to explore what it means to practice community, nurture myself and others, and give back to the Earth in small, steady ways.

That’s the heart of it.

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If you'd like to support this work, please consider making a donation. All proceeds will go directly toward materials for workshops and pop-ups offered as gifts to the community.