Hey, I'm Emma and I'm an illustrator. My social media career kicked off working for a body-positive lingerie brand called Figleaves. Unfortunately, I was made redundant in 2021, which is when I started drawing and I haven't been able to stop since!
However, positivity and self-love still run deep within all my work, and my goal has always been to make others feel good.
I now share my illustrations on my Instagram (almost) daily to my 30,000 followers. Here are some of my most loved illustrations. I hope you love them!
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I love the details on the body! It looks like a real woman’s body :D
Thanks, this help so much, recently I heard something that broke my heart bc it meant I couldn't have something I have wanted pretty much all of 2021, and now I feel a bit better about it, sorry for venting in the comments
I WISH I could just do that, I’m still in school… Stuck for years with exactly the same people who don’t understand me, all the while struggling with depression and schoolwork and everything basically… Thanks for reading all of my rant, BTW anyone open to a proper talk about mental illness? The only people I know never had or have depression, so I don’t really have anyone to talk to…
But the way we experience things is based on how we feel about them. It's not easy to dump all your former feelings and thoughts.
I honestly really needed that, I have been so negative about what I deserve, and myself period, and that helps a lot, thank you
This applies SO MUCH to mental health and chronic illness, especially for people who don't have the choice but to "fake it" so they can work to support themselves, and give up all their non-work time recovering from the effort it takes to fake it. If you are suffering with severe depression or other mental illness, or an invisible illness and chronic pain, and were able to go to work, get home, AND do something you normally can't because of how you feel, you can and SHOULD be proud of that. If you are too sick to work, but got out of bed and fed yourself something, or took a shower, that's an accomplishment to be proud of. The success and progress you make shouldn't only be celebrated when it's tied to money or being slim or anything to do with capitalism. Progress of any kind when you are struggling to survive is something to be proud of
does my crossiant have to end for my lunch to begin tho can't i have a crossiant WITH my lunch
I take "thunder thighs" as a compliment. I also frequently request for my s/o to refer to me as "Her Royal Thighness"
My thighs are not small. Was teased mercilessly when younger, then discovered I can apparently choke someone out with them. My oft hated thighs saved me. Strong indeed, in many ways.
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It really doesn't matter who does it, or if they were even joking or not, there's always the look of "wtf" on a girls face when you say that. Thank you, I know my things are fat. Don't tell me they are.
I used to hate my thighs as a teenager since almost single girl on our cross-country team had very thin thighs and legs. I would always try to hide them on the bus after a run. Now, I have learned to love them as they are incredibly strong and help me in so many sports including rowing, running, hiking, and martial arts. I love feeling athletic and strong.
As an ex of mine put it... You don't build a cathedral on a foundation made for an outhouse.
Yeehaw I have those same boots in brown :D and thanks for the nice message too!
Old person here... sometimes they really ARE falling apart. Build again with a better foundation.
I've never cared what anyone thought about me. Only thing is, I don't think well of myself, which is bad.
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These are so cool! Thanks so much for the positive messages, I really needed it!
Loved all of these! The simplicity of the words and the graphics! They need to be printed as posters!
Why do they have to be so-called "girly"? Men have self-doubt too. I'm a woman, and am not into pink, cakes or sparkling wine.
These could apply to ALL genders. But the messages are so positive, I needed that
The font is absolutely abysmal to try to read, especially if the text is vertical or diagonal
I would say that these apply to men as well. Going through sh*t right now so I know. Anyhow, love y'alls Pandas. You are all excellent and you are all enough, never lacking :-)
I think that this advice can apply to anybody. Perhaps they were referring to the graphics accompanying the advice.
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While I appreciate the sentiments - these shoes, handbags, the choice of colours and especially the red nail polish is too much for me, sorry.
Utter entitlement, no you don't 'deserve' anything, that's not how the world works. We really need to stop enabling people to feel they 'deserve' certain things, it soon becomes a belief that it is their right.
These are so cool! Thanks so much for the positive messages, I really needed it!
Loved all of these! The simplicity of the words and the graphics! They need to be printed as posters!
Why do they have to be so-called "girly"? Men have self-doubt too. I'm a woman, and am not into pink, cakes or sparkling wine.
These could apply to ALL genders. But the messages are so positive, I needed that
The font is absolutely abysmal to try to read, especially if the text is vertical or diagonal
I would say that these apply to men as well. Going through sh*t right now so I know. Anyhow, love y'alls Pandas. You are all excellent and you are all enough, never lacking :-)
I think that this advice can apply to anybody. Perhaps they were referring to the graphics accompanying the advice.
Load More Replies... While I appreciate the sentiments - these shoes, handbags, the choice of colours and especially the red nail polish is too much for me, sorry.
Utter entitlement, no you don't 'deserve' anything, that's not how the world works. We really need to stop enabling people to feel they 'deserve' certain things, it soon becomes a belief that it is their right.
