Hello, I’m Ellora (I go by Ellie). I am an artist and farm educator living on Coast Salish land in Bellingham, Washington. I grew up in Western Montana (Séliš territory) where my childhood was spent immersed in the creeks, hills, and woodlands of the Bitterroot Valley. 

My desire to connect deeply with the land and the communities I inhabit led me to work on vegetable farms across the region, and study sustainable food systems, art, and wilderness studies at the University of Montana. I moved to the Pacific Northwest in 2016 and have been running City Sprouts Farm—a food-access–focused educational farm in Bellingham—since 2018. My work is motivated by supporting others in finding the joy and meaning that emerge through connection to land and to one another.

In my artwork, I aim to honor the materials used to create each piece by offering care, time, attention, and spaciousness—allowing each handmade object to develop a voice of its own. Whether I am making a teapot, a painting, or teaching young people how to grow cabbages, my hope is that my work encourages slowing down, finding belonging, and noticing the abundant, sensual nature of our lived experience.