Author: Esther

COSINESS AND MY ‘WORLD-BURNOUT’

cosiness and my ‘world-burnout’ I have a world-burnout. I can almost hear you thinking: ‘a what?’ I explain it all to you in this blog. Not to worry, it’s not a lament, because I love focusing on things that help and make you feel good. Cosiness is exactly that. 

ABOUT RESILIENCE

ABOUT RESILIENCE It was such a tough year, I almost dare not think about it anymore. But with the rest we are taking now, comes the space to look back. I only now see how intense it really was, actually. What I also see is how powerful I am, how much resilience I have ánd […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE ILLUSTRATIONS – PART 2

THE STORY BEHIND THE ILLUSTRATIONS – PART 2 I thought it would be fun to share the stories behind my illustrations again. I am always very reluctant to do this because I want you to feel for yourself what an illustration evokes in you and can do for you. If you want to keep doing […]

selfcare first?

SELFCARE FIRST? Subconsciously, we hear it very often: you have to take good care of yourself first before you ‘take care’ of others. Sounds logical somewhere, but I fell for it again.     FELL FOR WHAT? Well, you probably know that we are renovating and you might also know that I am not doing […]

THE BEAR IN THE ROOM

THE BEAR IN THE ROOM 9.5 years ago, I became ill. After a few years of fussing and figuring it out, it became clear what was wrong AND… that I had to learn to live with it. It felt like there was a huge bear in the middle of the room that I couldn’t ignore. […]

IT’S TOO MUCH, TIME TO COCOON!

IT’S TOO MUCH, TIME TO COCOON! It’s a lot, it’s busy, it’s too much. Renovating a house is one thing, but running a (fast) growing business is quite a lot. Especially considering that I am not ‘fully employable’, mentally vulnerable and I have to take my health into account a lot. To top it off, […]

The story off….

The story off… I thought it would be nice to share more about my ideas and thoughts behind my illustrations. I am always very reticent about this because I want you to feel for yourself what an illustration evokes in you and can do for you. If you want to keep doing that, don’t read […]

I burned my illustrations

I BURNED MY ILLUSTRATIONS… And I’ve never done that before. But I had to do something to give it closure. To give it a place. What exactly? I’ll explain that to you in this blog. I don’t work on commission, well. almost never then. If I really like something I sometimes want to do it. […]

letting go (is hard)

Letting go (is hard) Ugh, you know that? You worry about things you’d be better off letting go of. A renovation that isn’t getting along, a sewer overflowing, laundry bulging out the basket, to-do lists rattling around in your head, or deadlines constantly bouncing around in the back of your mind. I don’t feel comfortable […]

The change

the change Something is different, I notice it myself. There is something different in my art, my work, my business. Have you noticed it? I think it is because I am changing myself, I am more firmly in the world, have my PTSD (as far as it goes) well under control, don’t over-question myself so […]