About

Enchanted StoryBook Creations is the art of Alison Grayson (they/them) , an artist, a Grief and End of Life Doula, Director of Doula Services with BeLoved Hospice, and overall conduit of transformation and creation. They based out of Portland OR, on the land of the Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla peoples.

Grayson’s work pulls from multiple realms, with many of their pieces combining the painting of an entity with the power of carved skulls. In this process, they believe that my responsibility is to listen and honor, and not to dictate.  Each design is unplanned and unique to the creation's voice, with the elements being carved or painted  as they reveal themselves.  Grayson’s work is driven by principals of animism, and strives to create deeper relationships within ourselves in connection with our inner power, the natural world, and the transformational elements of death and rebirth.

Grayson’s towards Grief and End of Life Doula work began with their (very unplanned) relationship to death, trauma release, and transformation through their art. As they continued to dive deep with the skulls, Grayson started to witness a deep shift in their perception of death, life, and how to live one’s fullest life though connection and relationship within oneself, others, and both the physical and the unseen world around us. Grayson’s background is that of a documentary filmmaker who has traveled the world recording audio, and has worked with networks such as Discovery, Animal Planet, MTV, and Vice. They have had the honor of helping amazing people from all different cultures and walks of life share their stories, and they believe that the stories we share and craft our reality with are of the utmost importance. They are honored, both in their art and work with end of life, to be weaving together these stories of life and death, joy and grief, and to be able to work in between worlds.