Wholly Rooted

I will be presenting a FREE webinar on May 20. Checkout the full post for the registration link.

Join RBK Aromatherapy LLC for a FREE Monthly webinar.

This month on Wednesday, May 20th, at 4PM EST time, we will be joined by Denise Cusack who will talk about the work Herbalists Without Borders does using aromatherapy in disaster relief and mutual aid. She will talk about formulating, safety, distribution, and creating for specific needs. We will also talk about the role of scent memory in trauma, and using aromatherapy to support recovery in people who have been impacted by trauma.

A bit about Denise Cusack
Denise Cusack is the Co Executive Director of Herbalists Without Borders, a global nonprofit dedicated to providing holistic health and wellness support to communities in need. As a hands-on leader, Denise organizes disaster response and relief efforts and operates HWB’s US Donation Network, ensuring essential supplies reach underserved communities through free clinics, outreach, and education. She also leads the organization’s Community Supported Aromatherapy initiatives, formulating and creating aromatherapy products used in care packs and community distribution across the U.S.

In addition to the daily management of HWB, Denise is a clinical herbalist, certified aromatherapist, flower essence practitioner, permaculture designer, and natural perfumer. She is the owner of Analu Perfume, a natural botanical perfume company, and Wholly Rooted Farm, a plant sanctuary where she grows medicinal and aromatic plants for education, HWB outreach, and mentoring aspiring herbalists and aromatherapists. Actively involved with HWB since 2017, Denise is deeply committed to advancing health justice through accessible, community-centered care.

It is FREE to register for this webex webinar! Visit the link below and fill out the contact form - be sure to comment MAY WEBINAR REGISTRATION in the text.
https://www.rbkaromatherapy.com/contact.html Hope to see you there!

Wood violet.

All of my apple, pear, crabapple, and cherry trees are blooming, so I’ve been inspired working on this piece all week.

Join Denise Cusack of Wholly Rooted at Haney’s Tavern Spring Market in Cross Plains for a fun, hands-on Flower Essence Intensive on Saturday, May 9 at 11am CT. Learn what flower essences are, how to use them, and how they’re made—then select one to take home. All attendees also receive a digital copy of my Flower Essence guide. The early bird discount has been extended—so register now! Hope to see you there!

Flower Essence Intensive • May 9 • 11am CT
At Haney’s Tavern Spring Market • Cross Plains • No experience needed!

For more information and to register:
https://www.whollyrooted.com/ #/

Have you noticed all of the botanical AI images out there? Almost all of the bulb sales and many plant catalogs are now using AI images. It feels like we won’t have real plant images eventually. I don’t use AI for my art at all, and make all of my botanical art from the real plants or using reference photos I took myself of plants I grow myself. Plants are perfectly imperfect, always changing, always in a stage of bloom or decay. Support botanical artists and the preservation of botanical art from real plants! 🌱💚🌿 (image is of my latest drawing of a flowering crabapple tree)

I often draw using my own photographs as reference. Which means most of my art is of plants I grew myself on my land and had taken photos of. This is milkweed and a bee. All kinds of pollinators love milkweed, which grows wild all over here. I used to keep honeybees but don’t right now, so I always wonder how far they have come when we get visitors. 🐝🐛💓

I can’t believe our Analu Perfume launch is only 5 days away! We literally have been working for 2 years developing the perfumes and aromabutters, designing a new aromatherapy inhaler jewelry design, having a jewelry artisan handmake it for us, and so on. Final stretch!

Over the years I keep planting various flowering bulbs and bare root pretty much everywhere and now have blooms happening every day all summer somewhere on our land - in addition to the natives and herbs. I love the aroma and color of these. 💗💚

While hasn’t launched yet (in July!), we are already making batches for August as perfume needs time to macerate, like fine wine. 🍷 🌹