a reciprocal guild centering women’s voices, creativity, ancestral knowledge, and collective care.
About Us
Beloved Fields was founded in 2026 through a shared intention to cultivate a reciprocal guild centering women’s voices, creativity, ancestral knowledge, and collective care. The founders envisioned Beloved Fields as a place where women’s experiences, creativity, and ancestral wisdom are honored through shared learning, artistic expression, storytelling, and community engagement. We believe ancestral narratives are living inheritances—capable of being remembered, re–examined, and transformed through intentional reflection, creative practice, and collective stewardship.
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As a reciprocal guild, Beloved Fields is built on the understanding that wisdom moves through exchange: everyone has knowledge to offer and wisdom to receive. We foster meaningful relationships, mentorship, collaboration, and belonging by creating opportunities for individuals to contribute their gifts while participating in a community grounded in care, reciprocity, and growth.
Beloved Fields is guided by its founding members: President Ebony Frison, Treasurer Megan Gibb, and Secretary Melissa Slavsky. Together, they are committed to fostering resilience, intergenerational learning, and meaningful connection through creative and applied practices that strengthen relationships among women, their communities, and the natural world.
VISION
We envision creating a renewed sense of unity amongst the global tribe of women while evolving inherited ancestral narratives with the goal of cultivating a more connected and compassionate future.
MISSION
To empower women by fostering an intuitive-led partnership that honors them through creative and applied expression, cultivating resilience, and connection to ancestral storytelling.
Charitable and Educational Purpose
The organization's purposes include, but are not limited to:
Advancing education through creative, artistic, and applied cultural practices.
Preserving and celebrating cultural heritage by sharing ancestral storytelling traditions across generations.
Promoting the dignity, leadership, and human rights of women through community-centered artistic, educational, and cultural initiatives.
Hosting workshops, gatherings, exhibitions, public programs, and educational experiences that encourage creative expression, cultural learning, and community engagement.
Fostering collaboration, mentorship, reciprocal learning, and supportive networks among women and their communities.
Encouraging resilience, narrative change and social connection through arts-based education and cultural exchange.
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Beloved Fields is organized and operated exclusively for charitable and educational purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.No part of the net earnings of Beloved Fields shall insure to the benefit of, or be distributable to, any private individual, except that the organization shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of its exempt purposes.
Apiary
WHY BEES
RE:MEMORY APIARY
Re:Memory Apiary is the ecological initiative of Beloved Fields, cultivating urban honey bee hives that connect environmental stewardship, ancestral wisdom, and community care. Through beekeeping, education, and pollinator advocacy, we create spaces where people, pollinators, and the land can thrive together while preserving knowledge for future generations.
At Beloved Fields, bees are at the heart of our mission because they teach us what it means to live in reciprocity—with one another and with the earth. For thousands of years, honey and bees have held deep cultural and ancestral significance, symbolizing abundance, healing, resilience, and community across many traditions. Bees also sustain healthy ecosystems by pollinating the plants that nourish our food, wildlife, and landscapes, making them essential to environmental well-being. Their honey has long been valued for its natural sweetness and health-supporting properties, connecting ancient wisdom with everyday care. Through Re:memory Apiary, we honor these enduring relationships by cultivating pollinator habitats, preserving ecological knowledge, and creating opportunities for education, creativity, and collective stewardship. Every hive reminds us that small acts of care can create lasting change—for people, communities, and the planet.
Leadership
Photo credit: Ash Stone
Megan Gibb
Treasurer
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Secretary
Ebony Frison
President
Ebony Frison is an artist, educator, beekeeper, veteran, and community builder whose work explores memory, ancestral knowledge, and the transformative power of creative practice. A Portland, Oregon native, Frison holds a Master of Fine Arts in Print Media from the Pacific Northwest College of Art and a Bachelors of Science from Portland State University. Her interdisciplinary practice spans writing, printmaking, painting, photography, artist books, and archival research, examining Black visual culture, family histories, and the quiet acts of courage that shape collective memory. Her work has been exhibited throughout Oregon and reflects a deep commitment to preserving stories that have often been overlooked. In past positions Frison has worked as a social worker and volunteered serving many different roles with a local youth summer camp. Frison has experience as a youth programs director, planning commission co-chair, mental health crisis team member and group facilitator.
As a beekeeper of Re:Memory Apiary, a program of Beloved Fields, Frison brings together beekeeping, environmental stewardship, and creative education to cultivate meaningful relationships between people, pollinators, and the land. She believes that the wisdom found in both artistic practice and the natural world can foster resilience, belonging, and intergenerational connection.
Through Beloved Fields, Ebony is building a community rooted in reciprocity—one where individuals gather to create, teach, learn, and preserve the knowledge that sustains future generations—transforming inherited narratives one story at a time.
Photo credit: Ash Stone
Melissa Slavsky
Melissa Slavsky is a marketing strategist with more than 20 years of experience in marketing, advertising, and audience research. She began her career working with Fortune 500 companies and professional sports leagues before launching her own business nearly 10 years ago. Today, she partners with nonprofits and purpose-driven businesses, helping them better understand their audiences and develop community-driven marketing strategies that strengthen relationships and expand their impact. Melissa holds a Bachelor’s degree in English and a Master’s degree in Business.
An activist and advocate since the age of 16, Melissa has dedicated much of her life to serving her community and supporting causes she believes in. She currently serves on the Pacific Northwest regional board of an organization focused on advancing medical research for women. She also volunteers with several nonprofit organizations dedicated to animal welfare and community service.
Melissa believes meaningful change begins with connection, service, and a commitment to lifelong learning. She is honored to serve on the Board of Directors for Beloved Fields and looks forward to contributing her experience in nonprofit leadership, strategic thinking, and community engagement to help advance its mission.
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Non-Discrimination Statement
Beloved Fields is committed to fostering a welcoming, respectful, and inclusive community. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, socioeconomic status, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.
We believe that the wisdom, creativity, and lived experiences of diverse communities strengthen our collective work. In all of our programs, services, partnerships, leadership opportunities, and community engagements, we strive to cultivate an environment rooted in dignity, equity, mutual respect, and belonging.
Beloved Fields welcomes all who support our mission and are committed to participating in our community with care, respect, and reciprocity.
