Daughter of Danu is an art and wellness brand founded by Amelia and Michael Buchanan, based in Oxfordshire, UK. Through sacred art, ritual tools, conscious community and events, we are devoted to creating a more beautiful world rooted in creativity, nature and meaning.
Danu is a Celtic primordial mother Goddess. She is the mother of the Tuatha Dé Danann, the Sídhe, also known as the elves and the fae. She is a Goddess of the flowing waters and the otherworld. Daughter of Danu is about her daughters remembering their elemental ancestry and returning to the wisdom of the land: the fairy women awakening their enchanted DNA and bridging the magic between our world and the otherworld.
Amelia and Michael are the co-founders of Daughter of Danu. They are married with two children. Amelia leads the creative direction and production, while Michael supports with the marketing and operations. We're a small team working from our Oxfordshire home studio, bringing our dreams and visions to the world through Daughter of Danu, one creation at a time.
Meet Amelia
Amelia is an artist, mother and mystic whose work is inspired by European Goddess traditions, feminine arts, elemental wisdom, nature and mythology. She brings a lifelong passion for, and mastery of, beauty and craftsmanship to all of her creations. Daughter of Danu is the mother tree from which all of her offerings branch, intended to assist in our ancestral remembrance and devotion to the magic of our world.
Amelia has a Masters from the Royal College of Art and spent over two decades working in fine art and textiles. She had an exciting career in couture fashion, designing and creating stunning finale showpieces for designers including Alexander McQueen, with her work featured on multiple Vogue front covers. She has studied and practised traditional fine art techniques across Europe, including portraiture in Florence, anatomical drawing in Belgium and botanical painting in Oxford. She is a mixed media practitioner specialising in embroidery, life drawing, painting, sculpture and mixed media textiles, and also incorporates digital design elements into her work, which she learnt during her time working in fashion and costume.
In her spiritual practice Amelia is a devotee of the Goddess and a Celtic rose priestess. She was first introduced to the world of faery and Celtic lore by her Irish maternal grandmother, and has continued on a path of inner and outer research and remembrance as a muse of the mysteries throughout her life. She has studied under elders of indigenous European lineages, primarily of shamanic, pagan and druidic roots. The rite of passage into motherhood was a pivotal initiation and intuitive activation for Amelia, and it continues to be a profound source of inspiration for both her ceremonial and creative work.
Much of the work being born through Daughter of Danu was first seeded during her MA in 2013 to 2015. It has been in gestation for over a decade, but the time is here now. Womb Chalice Oracle is the first of a series of sacred art and ritual offerings from the world of Daughter of Danu: an intuitive tool to assist women in their journeys into the mysteries and in awakening the wisdom within. We are so glad you have found your way here, and hope our work will be of service to you on your journey, bringing beauty, magic and wisdom into your everyday life.