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Belle Benfield

Contemporary Visual Artist

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ROSE ROSE ROSE Even writing this, my nose and hea

ROSE ROSE ROSE

Even writing this, my nose and heart tingle with the sweetest scent of wild rose. I’ve been gathering roses in the sunshine. Being blessed to share them with the bees. Such heart-bursting joy to feel the silkiness of these blooms and carefully tune in to dodge their thorns. Rose medicine is full of softness and strength. Gentle delicate flowers and tough no-nonsense thorns. Their medicine is immense… to calm our nerves, soothe our wombs and menstruation, settle our stomachs, make us smile and help us open our hearts bravely to the world.

The four jars in the sunshine will become:

Rose tincture ( roses in vodka) an ingredient in Heartfelt Tonic
Rose glycerine an ingredient in Calm Drops
Rose oil for womb and heart massage
Rose honey - my personal love-letter to my future self who will drink it with cacao and drizzle it on my food and feel embraced by decadence and love.

Top tip: find wild roses to make your medicine - dog rose ( Rosa canina ) or Rosa rugosa ( pictured here ) are the most common in the UK.

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I am always mesmerised by the beautiful sacred geo

I am always mesmerised by the beautiful sacred geometric swirl of the comfrey flower. I'm busy preparing a tattoo for a dear friend this week. To decide on the tattoo design, I created a ritual card reading using the Sensory Herb Cards co- designed with the Seed SistAs -Cultivating Change . This magic client picked Comfrey (Symphytum officinale), a plant that's all about repair and rebuild. Such a treat to have the beautiful opportunity to draw this perfect geometry.

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Since my pregnancy, I regularly make myself a bitt

Since my pregnancy, I regularly make myself a bitter drink using ceremonial criollo cacao and it gives me deep, nourishing support that my body and soul needs. With over 700 known compounds, cacao’s medicine is broad and complex. You can read all about it on my blog (link in bio).

Ceremonial cacao is a beautiful medicine to share. I've recently gifted cacao in a baby-blessing ceremony for a friend about to give birth and in a womb blessing ceremony for a friend about to have a hysterectomy. I also shared cacao with friends at my own birthday breakfast.

I'm a big supporter of using plants that we can grow or harvest local to us, but cacao has given me so much over the last three years, that I made an exception with this plant because I really want to share this medicine with you. You can now buy ceremonial grade criollo cacao (sourced from farmers’ co-operative in Peru) on my website. You’ll find the recipe for making brewing your cacao to drink on the packet.

Message me if you're local and would like to collect in person.

Apparently this week is British Sandwich Week! On

Apparently this week is British Sandwich Week! One of the simplest things I do to eat herbs each day is adding fresh herbs from the garden to my sandwiches. Dandelion leaves, marjoram, ground ivy or fennel leaf are my faves. When we eat herbs in our food we need them less often as medicine. It's super easy to grab some fresh dandelion leaves. They are a gentle digestive bitter to boost your digestion & they're packed full with vitamins and minerals... step outside and see if you can find some. 🌼🌼

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It's that time of year when your eyes and your nos

It's that time of year when your eyes and your nose might start getting itchy. Aaagh, hayfever! Did you know that nettle is one of the best herbs for treating hay fever?

Since I was a kid I've always been plagued by grass allergies. Playing outside at this time of year, I'd end up with eyes swollen shut and streaming. And don't get me started on the itchy throat... how do you scratch that itch?

Since working with herbs my hayfever is now a breeze. I just start taking Hayfever Drops each day for a few weeks at this time of year and have no problem.

Heartfelt herbs Hayfever drops combine the antihistamine power of nettles with elderflower that dispels mucus, plantain that reduces inflammation and ground ivy clears the upper respiratory tract.

So many clients come back to these drops each year to get them through this season. You too can 'ditch the itch and ease the sneeze'.

Order your hayfever drops on my website or DM me and I can get some in the post to you.

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Botanical tattoos. For many years, I dreamed of

Botanical tattoos.

For many years, I dreamed of translating my drawings into tattoos. Last summer, the dream came true when I was blessed by a visit from @ritual.ink_ who showed me the ropes.

I’m now taking bookings for hand-poked botanical tattoos. Plants are mighty generous with their medicine. They can help heal our physical and emotional bodies, change our perspective and help us grow. It would be an honour to be able to translate this medicine into a tattoo ritual for you. If you’d like to mark a moment in your life with a tattoo, get in touch and we can explore your ideas.

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