About Healing Thyme Studio

Healing Thyme Studio has been serving Bristol Borough and the Greater Philadelphia area since 2022. Founded by Tori Vilk and Mel Hower, HTS provides a multi-dimensional way to engage in self-care. Tori and Mel have been practicing as Art Therapists with their masters in counseling psychology, specializing in art therapy from Holy Family University since 2020. Together, they have developed a vision to bring their passions to the community and showcasing that for those who are willing to learn and promote the potential healing.

LGBTQ+ affirming. All bodies, genders, and races are invited into our space without judgement .

ABOUT the OWNERS

When you meet Tori and Mel, you'll quickly realize they are the same human! They met in grad school and bonded over their shared interest of art.

and the rest is history!

Mel Hower

Mel embodies a blend of tradition and innovation in her artwork. Since 2018, she's been bopping around in the wedding scene, initially with calligraphy and now expanding into photography. Specializing in photography and hand-lettering/calligraphy, she advocates for analog techniques in an increasingly digital world, and believes there's nothing more beautiful than film photos and hand-writing. Mel has always wanted to be a tattoo artist and has even been tattooing her calligraphy onto friends and others! Beyond weddings, Mel also photographs body-liberating boudoir sessions, empowering clients to embrace their bodies just the way they are. As an art therapist, she specializes in helping teens and adults with eating disorders find healing through creativity and talk therapy.

Visit Mel's website:

melaniehowerart.com

Tori Vilk

Tori has been healing through her own art making all her life, knowing she wanted to help others heal through their own art making. Majoring in both art and psychology in undergrad, she developed a strong fine arts approach to her own art. Once starting graduate school, she launched a fine art business to spread her love art to everyone. As an art therapist, she approaches art as a skill to learn and bring outside of the therapy session, promoting the ability to learn something new and not have to master it as perfection. As an artist, Tori is live painting at weddings and picked up photography during the pandemic as a new skill to learn. She has a love of home renovations and turning homes or living spaces in livable art. While renovating her own home, she's helped empower others to do the same.

Visit Tori's website:

torimengelart.com