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Illustration & Printmaking
Leipzig [she/her]
Welcome to my brain 🌿💛🌍
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Being self-employed is fun, because you are your o

Being self-employed is fun, because you are your own boss and you can do whatever you want, whenever you want.
But being self-employed is tough, because you are your own boss and you have to kick yourself in the ass to keep going.

The last months have been crazy. Some weeks are exhausting, because I have no clue where to start and I have the feeling I’m failing. And some weeks, like this one, are tough, because there is so much to do. I’m only doing this for such a little time, but I’ve already learned so much.
Being illustrator, social media manager and book keeper at once.
This has been my biggest challenge so far. But challenges make us grow. And I’m growing.
I’m a lazy perfectionist and somehow that’s working out.

I took some (a lot 😬) photos of myself today, because I needed some press photos for an upcoming event. This is one of them. 🌞

#smallbusiness #smallbusinessowner #illustrator

Eat, Sleep, Scroll, Repeat. 🐱 #catsofinstagram

Eat, Sleep, Scroll, Repeat. 🐱

#catsofinstagram

„The standard of beauty is essentially a var

„The standard of beauty is essentially a variable standard of what it means to be attractive that is contingent on the feminine beauty ideals that are present in a given culture.“

Your body is not ugly. Your body hair is not ugly. It might not be the current beauty standard in your culture, but you are still beautiful and magic. ✨
Next time, you fell bad, dream yourself away into a place, where your body type is celebrated. Where you are the goddess. 🐚
Don’t let society give you the impression, you are not right. You are 10000 percent right here. It’s their beauty standard, that is wrong. 🤷🏼‍♀️

#beautystandard #fckbeautystandards #smashthepatriarchy #feminist #feministart #feministillustration #empowerwomen #femaleempowerment #selflove #selbstliebe #womensupportingwomen #bodyhair #bodyhairdontcare #intersectionalfeminism

New Thank You Cards 💛🌞 I made new Thank You

New Thank You Cards 💛🌞

I made new Thank You cards for my shop, because the old ones were old 😬 and I’m always trying to improve. Not only me as an artist, but also improving my products and their sustainability. I had the feeling that the old cards were nice, but after you read them once, they get thrown away. And because we don’t like trash, I thought a lot about a better solution. So I made this illustration, that kind of shows you my love, but it’s also an artwork itself. You can frame it and put in on your wall, ad another layer of paper on the back and gift it someone or whatever.
Now I have the feeling, the card has more variety in usage, which means it is more sustainable.
Owning a shop is hard, especially, if you care about the environment. You have to think about every decision twice, choose your materials wisely, reject products and spend more money. But I would not want to have a shop, with illustrations about feminism and caring about earth, that uses materials, that exploit people and the planet.

All my prints are printed sustainable, every order goes with minimal, but pretty packaging, no plastic. I know, I’m still not perfect, but I’m working every day to find better solutions.

If you have any input/ tipps/ ideas, please let me know.

As soon as my other thank you cards are gone, every order will receive one of these prints. Show me, where you put them, tell me if you like them or let me know, what I can do better. I always love to get your feedback.

#newprints #nachhaltig #nachhaltigkeit #sustainable #sustainability #smallshop #smallbusiness #smallbusinessowner #sustainablebusiness #printisnotnead #noplanetb

Next time, when someone calls you a sl*t, say than

Next time, when someone calls you a sl*t, say thank you and leave. 🤷🏼‍♀️

#illustration #feminist #feministart #femaleillustrator #womenempowerment #femaleempowerment

HAPPY EARTH DAY 💛🌎🌞 Today is Earthday, b

HAPPY EARTH DAY 💛🌎🌞

Today is Earthday, but actually every day should be Earth Day. During our work for @nachhaltig.kritisch we read a lot about sustainability and all the things that are still going wrong on this planet. Sometimes this feels really overwhelming and I have the feeling, that I can’t change anything.
But right now would be the worst time to give up. Because we have to act now. We have to protect this planet, because it is our home. 🌱💚

And because Mama earth likes, when we recycle (and maybe because I’m in a little artist block) you get this old gem from me.

#earthday #earthday21 #noplanetb #earthdayeveryday #savetheplanet #motherearth #nachhaltig #nachhaltigkeit #sustainable #sustainability

Little ThrowBackThursday I went through some old

Little ThrowBackThursday

I went through some old photos and found this portrait of me. I really like it, because I like that my hair matches my eyebrows. Then I realized, that I’m wearing a turban.
So let’s talk about this. I have been wearing turbans and braids, I’m honest with you. Would I do it today? Probably not.
Because I have learned stuff. And it’s ok to make mistakes. It’s necessary. Make mistakes, reflect your actions and do it better next time.
We do not arrive on this planet with full knowledge. We are humans and we make mistakes.
I have learned so much about feminism, this society, racism and sexism in the past years. And I made a lot of mistakes, used the wrong words, did the wrong things.
But it is worse to stay silent, because you are afraid to say something wrong. Be brave and make mistakes. And be honest with yourself. Accept criticism and use it to grow.
You do not have to be a „perfect feminist“ to use your voice! 🌞✨

Clothes have no gender, makeup has no gender. F**

Clothes have no gender, makeup has no gender.
F**k gender norms. 🌈

My first #drawthisinyourstyle ever. The original is by one of my favorite illustrators @nadiakubczak
Go check out her work! 💛

#dtiys #nadia3k #drawthisinyourstylechallenge #dtiyschallenge #drawthisinyourownstyle #illustrationchallenge #illustagram #femaleempowerment #femaleartists #femaleentrepreneurs #digitalillustration #procreateartist #procreateartwork #digitaldrawing #fckgendernorms #nonbinary #queer #clotheshavenogender #makeuphasogender #lgbtq #genderfluid #androgynous #nonbinarypride

Es ist noch kein*e Meister*in vom Himmel gefallen

Es ist noch kein*e Meister*in vom Himmel gefallen ☁️

Digital art was a hobby to me for a few years, until I decided I will do illustration as a full time job last autumn. Now, drawing with my iPad is work for me.
I have been looking for a new hobby since then. I wanted to create, but more analog. Touch things, feel things. I was always afraid to paint. Because I thought, I wasn’t good enough. Because art teachers told me, my paintings are not good. I applied for art school twice. Got rejected twice. 😬
I was afraid of painting, because I thought, you can’t make mistakes. On my iPad, I can just erase stuff. But on a canvas you can’t.
But I decided, to give it a try. Paint for myself. No pressure. No goal. No plan. No sketch. I had this woman in my head, who was falling from the sky. So I just started.
I enjoyed the process so much. Having paint everywhere. Feeling the canvas. Getting lost in time. Making mistakes.
This is a masterpiece. Not because it is perfect. But because it doesn’t have to be. Because I enjoyed the process. Because I took time for myself. Because I learned something about me and my skills.
I am not a professional painter. And I might never be (because how can you sell something, you put in so much time? 🤷🏼‍♀️).
I had no idea, what this painting will be, when I started. But during painting, a sentence popped into my head:
„Es ist noch kein Meister vom Himmel gefallen“ is a German saying, which means: „No master has fallen from the sky yet“. And I think, that is perfect for this piece. How can you become good at something, if you haven’t tried it?
So go on, buy that canvas or what ever you want to try and go for it. The only bad art, is the one, that won’t be created.

#painting #illustration #artistsoninstagram #kunst #masterpiece #keepgoing #keepgrowing #artwork #portrait #selfportrait #paint #trusttheprocess

I’ve been a professional overthinker for some ti

I’ve been a professional overthinker for some time, but I think I also became a professional crier in the last months. 💧
I’ve read somewhere, that woman cry 64 times a year. Well lockdown hits different.
Being sad doesn’t feel good, but I’ve learned, that after rain comes sun. Life is an emotional roller coaster and I’m trying to embrace that, swimming in my bathtub of tears. 🛀

Also please remember, that tears do not mean you are weak. You are a wonderful worrying warrior. You are strong and you matter. And it is always ok to ask for help. ❤️

#overthinking #overthinker #mentalhealthawareness #youmatter #selfcare #selflove #selbstliebe #stayhydrated #anxiety #depression #mindfull #achtsamkeit #healing #stillgrowing #stilllearning #mentalgrowth #personalgrowth

This is a love letter 💌 Instagram is really d

This is a love letter 💌

Instagram is really draining all my energy sometimes. I always feel pressure to perform. You have to post regularly, to be successful, you have to be active to fight the algorithm, blablabla. 😐
Most of the time, when I post, I loose follower. That’s really depressing sometimes. I feel like all the work and effort I put in my illustration, does not get appreciated.
But lately I saw this situation from a different angle. I have the nicest community, the sweetest follower. And you are so freakin many. Helloooo 6000 people. How much is that??? 😧
When I feel down, you send me the cutest messages (even photos of your dogs. I mean…). You support me, buy my art and always cheer me up. So I decided to be grateful, for all those of you who support me. And it’s totally ok, if people stop following me. Because that doesn’t change the fact, that there are so many cool people here. And I see you. And I appreciate you. I love receiving your messages and your reviews in my shop.
This is a love letter. A love letter to you. ❤️
If I could, I would visit everyone of you, hang out and bring some little presents and prints. But sadly I can’t. So I’m gonna do a little spontaneous Giveaway. One of you will receive a little surprise print package. The rest will receive my virtual love and appreciation. 😬

All you have to do is comment your favorite emoji. 👇🏻🌞✨🌝

The Giveaway is worldwide, you must follow me and it ends Thursday 08.04 at 11 am German time.

That’s it. Thank you 🥰

If you celebrate Easter, please choose kindness. 🐥💛

sources:

Bundesinformationszentrum für Landwirtschaft
Statistisches Bundesamt
hueher-haltug.de

#veganeaster #veganeostern #veganart #veganism #tierliebe #vegan #veganwerdenwaslosdigga #veganactivism #animalliberation #vegansofig #vegandeutschland #crueltyfree #veganismus

I think nearly everyone of us was at that point, w

I think nearly everyone of us was at that point, where we removed our body hair, because we felt ugly in it. Or that someone told us, that our body hair is gross.
I even shaved my lower back once, because a guy told me, that the hair, that was growing there, was disgusting.
Nowadays I rarely shave. Sometimes I feel like it and than I go for it. But I don’t care anymore, if someone feels offended by my hair. I don’t care what society thinks. Body hair is the most natural thing in the world. And we should not change, because of other people. Embrace your hair, let it grow or shave it, however YOU feel like. 💛

Inspired by awesome @canel_aylin

#bodyhair #mybodymyrules #feminism #feministart #bodyhairdontcare #embraceyourself #selflove #selbstliebe #selfcare #fckpatriarchy #smashthepatriarchy #noshavenoshame #armpithair #normalizebodyhair

KEEPERS OF THE MOON 🌝 Since the beginning of

KEEPERS OF THE MOON 🌝

Since the beginning of time, the sun and the moon are the mother and the father of night and day. 🌞🌝
And since the beginning of time, the sun and the moon have fallen in love. And like lovers, they always wanted to be close to each other. Especially the moon couldn’t stand to be apart from the warm, loving sun. So the moon travelled to the sun to show his love. But the sun always knew, that they couldn’t be together. Because without night and day, the world would be in chaos. So the sun told the moon to stay away.
The sun was sad, but because she knew, that the world needs her, she kept on shining.
The moon was heart broken and tried to travel to the sun again and again. So the sun sent two sisters, who should keep the moon in place. It was their mission to make sure, that night and day are not becoming one. At first, the moon was not happy about his new company. But after a while, he understood, how much the sun loves him and the world. The sun was so caring, she put herself last, to not create chaos. She loved the moon so much and she knew, that the moon loves her so much, too, that he couldn’t stay in his place on his own. So he started to appreciate the two sisters and saw the love of the sun in their eyes.

So when you look into the sky at night, sometimes you see the moon. Sometimes, he is at peace, so the sisters do not need to keep him in place. During that time, you see a full moon. 🌝
But sometimes, love is strong and the moon is seeking for his other half. So the sisters give him a big warm hug, to keep him in place and remember him, that he is not alone. The bigger the hug of the two sisters, the less you see of the moon. 🌘🌗🌑🌓🌒

#celestiallove #sunandmoon #soleluna #lovers #procreate #illustration #lovestory #astrology #sonneundmond #mondillustration #laluna #zodiac #spiritual #spirituality

LET’S MAKE THE WORLD LESS COLORLESS 🌈 I had

LET’S MAKE THE WORLD LESS COLORLESS 🌈

I had the honor to make this illustration for @atticstories and their new song „Colorless Roses“ that is dropping tomorrow.
They are not only making dope music, they also came up with a really nice idea. Every order you place in their shop, receives an AS flower bomb. You can throw it wherever you want and plant some flowers. And make the world less colorless.

Go check them out, listen to their music and get some nice merch. 🔥

#attictories #colorlessroses #illustration #nachhaltigkeit #sustainable #fortheplanet #noplanetb #sustainability #newmusic #release #flowerbomb #letsmaketheworldlesscolorless #campaign #saatbomben #poppunk #poppunksnotdead

Swipe for a surprise 😎 Lately every day feels

Swipe for a surprise 😎

Lately every day feels the same. All I do is eat, work, eat, sleep, eat, sleep, repeat. No big events or special moments. But as I can’t change this whole situation, I’m starting to learn to appreciate the small things. 🌻
A little sun in the studio, a nice cup of coffee, my favorite song or a weekend off with my boyfriend. 🌞
I can’t say, I’m good at this. But I’m trying. So this is a little reminder for you to appreciate the small things. Look around and find things that make you happy. Write a postcard (that you obviously bought in my shop 😏), light a candle, or just do what you feel like. 💛

#illustation #achtsamkeit #awareness #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #selflove #selbstliebe #bewusstleben #dankbarkeit #achtsamkeitimalltag #procreate #artistsoninstagram #gratitude #appreciation #smallthings

My new Youtube video is online! ✨ I show you, h

My new Youtube video is online! ✨

I show you, how I screen print my tote bags at home. With a little step by step tutorial. (Btw. it’s a lot funnier that the first video. I don’t only talk for hours, I actually DO SOMETHING 😏!)
Check the link in my bio. Like, subscribe, give a thumbs up and show it to someones grandmother. ❤️

Being in front of a camera is still so hard for me. But I tried my best.
Let me know, what you think about it and if you have any wishes for future tutorials/videos. 💌👇🏻

#newvideo #youtubestar #screenprint #screenprinting #printisnotdead #siebdruck #siebdruckliebe #siebdrucktutorial #hallofans #printmaking #drucktechnik #lasstnaboda

#drawwithannika
Your favorite fruit being sexy 🍐👙

Don’t know, if pears are my favorite fruit, but I think we can learn a lot from this one.
Judging and commenting on other people’s (or pears’ ) bodies is never cool. So shut up and mind your own business. 🤷🏼‍♀️

This is my last illustration for my drawing challenge. I’m so thankful for everyone who joined. This was a lot of work but also a lot of fun. I never drew so much. So this was really helpful for my workflow. 💛✨

#sexyfruit #drawwithme #artchallenge #dtiys #artist #illustration #drawing #zeichnen #kunst #kunstchallenge #challenge #artistsoninstagram #motivation #dtiysc #dtiyschallenge #drawingchallenge #lockdown #art #drawingtogether #feminism #feministart #mybodymyrules #mybodymychoice #womenempowerment

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