I created Petal Sky in October of 2023 on a crisp fall morning high up in the Spanish Pyrenees, hiking alone on the Camino de Santiago. I was walking very early one morning down a steep hill, toward one of the most beautiful, pastel orange and cotton candy pink sunrises I have ever seen.

As I continued walking, James Taylor’s song Gaia came into my mind and I remembered his stunning lyric “the petal sky and the rosy dawn” and it perfectly described what I was witnessing. I knew in that instant I wanted to remember and celebrate that sacred moment in my life and along the way support and help others recognize the beauty of their life path…

and Petal Sky was born.

I have travelled around the world seeking story, ceremony and connection but Martha’s Vineyard is where my heart is and where my soul resides year round. I am a devoted ceremonialist with deep roots in purposeful ritual and rites of passage. I believe the sacred is found in the most simple everyday experiences, across many traditions in ways that resonate with all of us- like a sunrise~ and I firmly honor the many spiritual paths and religious traditions practiced in our world.

I was ordained as an Interfaith~Interspiritual minister in June of 2023 at Riverside Church in NYC. That same year I graduated from University of Vermont’s End of Life Doula program as a Death Doula, with the intention of helping those at the end of their life find meaning, support and peace in their lives.

It is my hope that Petal Sky and my own personal interfaith ministery will inspire others to incorporate the beauty of meaning, ritual and ceremony into their lives and celebrate the people they love as they journey on their own sacred and unique path.