The heart behind FernLight

This photo is of Bee, sitting on their knees in front of a bookshelf. They're white, with short brown hair, brown glasses, and a striped shirt tucked into a jean skirt. Their hands are on their head and they're smiling softly.

Bee Deratour (They/Them)

Hi there!  I’m Bee. The hands, the heart, and the chaos-gremlin behind FernLight Studio. I’m an artist, a healer, queer, autistic, and deeply passionate about accessibility and holding space for all kinds of nervous systems. Everything I offer is built around the belief that creativity and care feed each other. Everything I offer is built around that: a place where you can breathe, make, rest, and remember yourself.

The Artist

Art has been my north star since before I knew what direction meant. I’m drawn to color, texture, the quiet wisdom of the earth, and the stories our bodies carry. My pieces often explore healing, embodiment, chaos, and the strange, tender places where pain and beauty overlap — though sometimes, they’re fun illustrative pieces that give me joy.

When I create, I’m not trying to impress anyone. The real magic lives in the process, not the outcome for me. In the studio, I aim to tell my truth in a way that’s gentle enough to embrace. I want you to look at my work and feel a part of yourself reflected - in the palette, the subject, the contrast, or the energy behind it all.

For a long time, I felt confined by what I thought I had to create to be seen as a “valid” artist. Now, in my 30s, I’m learning to exist loudly, vibrantly, and unapologetically and realizing I’ve always been valid. My hope is to guide others to that same realization so that we may take up space in this world together.

The Healer

My healing work is intentional, intuitive, and grounded. I don’t believe in fixing people - you’re not broken. I believe in supporting your system, your spirit, and your nervous pathways in ways that feel safe and doable. I aim to guide you back to the parts of yourself that may have been tucked away while trying to meet the world’s expectations.

I’m trained and certified in Usui Reiki (though I don’t resonate with the word “master”), and I hold 200hr certifications in both Kundalini and Hatha yoga. I am trauma-informed and guide primarily from lived experience, curiosity, and never-ending self-study. My approach is rooted in deep care, presence, and a commitment to honoring the person in front of me.

I know that not every modality fits everyone, and not every path looks the same. My goal is to meet you where you are, honor differences, provide accommodations when needed, and support you in creating a path that feels authentic to YOU.

I offer Reiki and creative healing experiences for people who are burnt out, overwhelmed, neurodivergent, or simply craving a moment of “oh thank golly, I can just be here.” There’s no pressure, no performance, no pretending. Just presence. Just breath. Just space.

I hold the kind of containers I always needed: soft, sensory-considerate, trauma-informed, flexible, and deeply human.

A person wearing white is standing at the head of someone with long brown hair and an eye pillow laying down. The person is white and their arms are out palms up in front of them. Behind them is soft lighting. This is reiki.

Where Art & Healing Meet

Art and healing aren’t separate worlds to me. They’re two languages saying the same thing. Art is how I explore what aches and what shines. Healing is how I give it room to transform and become.

Through FernLight Studio, I create intuitive offerings that merge these languages into moments of grounding, self-discovery, and quiet joy. When you step into this space, you get to show up exactly as you are, even if “as you are” today means frazzled, hyper-focused, overstimulated, dreamy, grieving, hopeful, or anything in between.

I’m learning it’s okay to move slowly, take breaks, and begin again in new ways, at new tempos. Healing isn’t linear, and creativity doesn’t need to be constant to be real. Rest, uncertainty, and returning when it feels right are all part of the art & the healing.

FernLight Studio is both my reminder and my invitation to keep growing toward the light, one gentle unfolding at a time.

A close-up of a black and white kitty named Pawcasso. His nose is black, too and he has large whiskers.

Outside the Studio

I, like all of us, am many things. I’m a whole person beyond paintbrushes and energy work. I love forests, ferns, ritual-making, and getting lost in conversations about healing, identity, and growth. I’m a goofball, a thoughtful hermit, and a champion for people showing up authentically.

I’m queer, autistic, and neurodivergent, and these parts of me shape how I live, create, and hold space- which is why accessibility, inclusion, and honoring individual paths are central to everything I do.

My husband and I are cat-parents to two purrfect little gremlins: Pawcasso and Monticifer (aka Paws and Monty). I’m a major bookworm and will happily talk about books with anyone, anytime - especially romance, fantasy, queer stories, historical fiction, YA, and thrillers. You can find my bookstagram at @readwithbee! Poetry holds a special place in my heart too, with hopes of publishing my first collection someday.

Music is another love - Maggie Rogers, Noah Kahan, and Alex Warren are currently holding my heart.

I could go on and on but instead, I’ll just invite you to reach out, connect, explore my art, and share in this journey with me.

All my everything,
Bee

A sweet orange furry baby (a cat) is curled up in a hammock.

Thank you for being here.