Tree Likkle Herbs: Where art and medicine meet.
Tree Likkle Herbs is more than an herbal brand—it’s a living, breathing studio where plant medicine, artistic creation, and communal care converge. Rooted in the philosophy that healing is both an art and an ancestral practice, TLH is a space where herbs are transformed not just into remedies, but into experiences.
Here, herbalism meets artistry, ritual meets creativity, and nature meets human hands in a continuous dialogue of restoration and making.
Meet the Founder
I’m Alicia Fairclough, founder of Tree Likkle Herbs, LLC, where I share the art and practice of herbal healing with those seeking restoration and reconnection.
As a first-generation Jamaican-American with ancestral ties to the Caribbean, Central America, and West Africa, my work honors the lineages that carried plant medicine across continents. I serve those who feel far from home—travelers, expats, and seekers—helping them remember their power, reclaim their wellness, and reconnect with the medicine that was always theirs.
Now based in São Paulo, Brazil, I continue my mission of bridging worlds: creating spaces where ancestral knowledge, creative practice, and plant wisdom meet. From my herbal studio, I offer an integrative, nature-based approach to well-being—one that restores balance to mind, body, and spirit through ritual, education, and care.
My path in plant medicine is deeply personal. I’ve witnessed herbs help my mother overcome a rare cancer, reversed my own hormonal and reproductive imbalances, and guided clients through challenges like insomnia and emotional fatigue. Today, I weave my background in art, design research, and ancestral herbal traditions into a practice that restores connection—to self, to nature, and to the wisdom that sustains us all.
A crossroads of design, art,
and herbalism
My approach to herbalism is deeply informed by my 15-year career as a designer, where I blended iterative user experience research with intuitive, human-centered digital products. This approach shaped product strategy and design directions for companies such as Google, Al Jazeera, Apple, and FEMA, always placing people front and center.
Before entering the world of design, I worked as a practicing artist and illustrator, creating evocative mixed-media pieces, printmaking, painting, and drawing using natural materials, thread, and anything wonderfully textured. My work has appeared in printed publications such as Shameless Magazine (Canada) and Esquire Magazine, as well as in past collaborations with brands like New Balance. Through storytelling and image-making, I brought visual narratives to life, complementing both editorial and commercial content.
Over time, these practices began to merge. Herbalism became a creative act—much like painting, sculpting, or designing an experience. Whether formulating plant medicine, crafting natural dyes, or illustrating materia medica, I approach each medium with the same reverence for ritual, alchemy, and material exploration.
Formal herbal training
I trained at People’s Medicine School, which centers BIPoC, Queer, and Trans communities in reclaiming plant medicine as a lifelong resource. This work deeply aligns with my commitment to accessibility, ensuring my work reaches and uplifts marginalized communities.
Currently, I’m dedicated to fostering meaningful connections between people and plants through one-on-one consultations, group workshops, online courses, and creative learning experiences. Each offering weaves together plant medicine and artistic practice—merging herbal formulation, hands-on craft, and embodied exploration.
My mission is to make ancestral plant knowledge accessible and alive for all who seek it, transforming healing into an immersive, expressive, and community-rooted process.
My knowledge helped define an approach in healing my mom of a rare cancer, reversing PCOS symptoms and HPV through botanicals, and partnering with plants to address infertility, insomnia, and other ailments for my clients.
A studio that grows
TLH is a studio in motion, a space where plant medicine, creative expression, and hands-on craft merge into one holistic practice. Here, you’ll find:
Handcrafted Remedies & Botanical Offerings – Small-batch tinctures, teas, oils, and incense infused with both science and spirit.
Workshops & Gatherings – Immersive experiences that blend herbalism with craft, movement, and community ritual.
Artistic Exploration – A space where printmaking, painting, and bookbinding weave seamlessly with plant work, creating a new language of healing.
1-on-1 Consultations & Thought Leadership – Guiding individuals toward self-healing through education, storytelling, and ancestral practices.
A philosophy of practice
At TLH, the process is as essential as the outcome. Each formula, each art piece, each gathering is an invitation to slow down and engage with the wisdom of plants. Herbal medicine is not just about remedies—it is about relationship. Art is not just about expression—it is about presence. The studio exists at this intersection, honoring tradition while making space for new interpretations of healing and creativity.
Just as many Afro-indigenous cultures view the healer as an artist, and the artist as a healer—this truth is woven into everything I do. Herbalism is a creative process—each plant, like a different medium, is chosen for its unique energetics to craft a remedy that brings healing and long-lasting restoration. Each remedy is an act of design, a composition of ingredients chosen with intention—just like a painter selects colors, or a printmaker layers ink.
Through the Tree Likkle Herbs studio, I offer workshops, classes, and one-on-one consultations—locally, globally, and virtually. Here, people don’t just learn about herbs; they immerse themselves in them. They create, they feel, they heal. This is an ecosystem, a movement—where education, ancestral wisdaom, and personal expression seamlessly converge.
As I continue to travel, study, and immerse myself in Afro-diasporic traditions—deepening my work across Brazil, the Caribbean, Latin America, and beyond—my mission remains the same: to make healing accessible, amplify ancestral knowledge within communities, and empower people everywhere to reclaim ownership of their well-being.
This is more than a practice. It is a living, breathing testament to the power of plants, art, and ancestral wisdom—and an invitation to step into your own healing.
Welcome to Tree Likkle Herbs—a living herbal studio where art and medicine shape new possibilities for healing us all.
