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Sep 15 2023 
Photographing three weddings to realize I won’t be… a wedding photographer
I'm a full-time illustrator, one of some very lucky humans being able to practice what she dreamed of doing ever since she was a child. However, before making a living out of my passion, I had a very "conventional" career path. -
Jul 05 2023
I don’t know how to rest (yet)
I work too much. And I don't know how to rest. Or to be more precise, I have no trouble working hard, and I don't know how to stop before I'm exhausted. -
Jun 05 2023
The Present Day planner – My secret weapon for creative productivity
It is a weapon, because its power is mind-blowing. It is a secret, because its author took 5 years to design it in secret. Let me give you a head-up, this article is not sponsored. And it is absolutely not because the author of this planner is both my idol and my boss that I am advertising this secret weapon. -
May 15 2023
Behind the scenes of a real client illustration project
The last time I shared with you a behind-the-scenes of a true client project; it was about a year ago.Since then, for the past year, I was able to let you know about my work process only through my personal projects and a "fake" client project. -
Apr 05 2023
Chloé Laborde, editor at l’Élan vert: “We want all children to recognize themselves in books!”
Following the interviews of six illustrators for the special series "Illustrator: the profession", and through the discussions that I had with some readers of my blog, I noticed that many artists hesitate, or even forbid themselves, to take inspiration from cultural elements. -
Mar 15 2023
Things that 10 years of working in safety have contributed to my creative life
Recently, my favorite author, Chi Nguyen, presented an exercise in a YouTube video entitled: Looking at your career as a book with many chapters.
The exercise consists of writing down the different “chapters” of our professional life, from the present moment,…
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Mar 05 2023
The loneliness of a creative freelancer
This article is NOT about loneliness due to isolation!
The afternoon when loneliness drowned me
I couldn’t keep my promise.
It was Tuesday, February 28, 2023, the Tuesday that just passed. I was all motivated to finally free up 30 minutes in my…
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Feb 15 2023
When the most chaotic project becomes the most extraordinary ride
In order to move forward in the creative life, retrospection is a key part of the process. And I absolutely must tell you what happened in December 2022. -
Jan 05 2023
Hi 2023 & keep creating!
My new year started with a zombie head and a compote body…
But don’t worry, I’m happy. My 2022 year has been… normal. It’s the first time I’ve had a normal year, where I completely feel like I fit in, where…
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Dec 25 2022
Violette Imagine: “This is what I want to do, this is what I show”
Violette Imagine is the artist who goes by the name of Violette Grabski, a Belgian illustrator. To finish this special series Illustrator: the profession in the most gratifying way possible, let me take you on a discovery of Violette's universe, which is filled with magic, sweetness and hope. Would such journey be the perfect choice for an article published on Christmas day?
