Branch Ellison, forty-six, has been an avid artist and craftsman his entire life. As founder of The Vision Collective at Nevada City’s historic Nail Factory, he unites artists, craftspeople, and entrepreneurs in a dynamic creative hub. A perpetually curious maker, he has become fluent in an ever-expanding range of techniques—resin casting, lapidary, wood sculpting, digital design, 3D printing, silicon mold-making, lost-wax casting, jewelry fabrication, and art-car building.

Since discovering orgonite in 2003, he has pioneered and popularized crystal-energy tools that fuse material innovation with the principle of “Time is Art.” He has led numerous hands-on workshops and, in 2022, founded Antifragile, a free makerspace on the belief that anyone can become an artist with access to tools, space, and instruction. Today he continues to experiment daily while coordinating a growing circle of educators so the next generation can master their hands, play across mediums, and proudly share their own discoveries with the community.