Leah is an artist, landscape designer, and death educator based in Central Texas.

Her work explores the intersection of ecological design, ritual, and the human experience of mortality, with a focus on land-based practices, ecological grief, and ancestral connection. Her approach is informed by an attunement to natural rhythms, an understanding of life cycles, and a belief in the transformative power of time and experience.

Leah’s path to both landscape design and death work has been nonlinear. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science from the University of Vermont and had a previous career as an embryologist. Her experience in IVF shaped her scientific rigor, attentiveness to process, and care for life’s delicate transitions.

In 2023, she completed Village Deathcare’s 111+ hour Death Doula Training and apprenticed under death doula and educator Anne-Marie Keppel. In 2024, she received a Master’s in Landscape Architecture from the University of Texas at Austin, where she developed a design practice rooted in ecological restoration, ritual landscapes, and climate-responsive design.

Key themes in Leah’s work include the design of sacred spaces that honor both ecological and human systems, the cultivation of communal landscapes for reflection and community mourning, and the exploration of cultural narratives surrounding death and remembrance.

Her work has been highlighted in Landscape Architecture Magazine and Texas Architect, and she has contributed to thought leadership in her field through her Idea Lab fellowship, completed during her time as a designer for TBG Partners. She has also shared her insights into deathcare and landscape design on the “Before You Go” podcast, bridging professional expertise with public dialogue on grief, ritual, and the land.

She is currently a Landscape Designer at Word + Carr Design Group and a Death Doula working with ABODE Contemplative Care for the Dying.