{"id":19424,"date":"2019-07-30T05:09:53","date_gmt":"2019-07-30T09:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spreadshop.com\/blog\/?p=19424"},"modified":"2026-02-06T11:20:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T16:20:02","slug":"shop-of-the-month-slinga-illustration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spreadshop.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/30\/shop-of-the-month-slinga-illustration\/","title":{"rendered":"Shop of the Month: Slinga Illustration"},"content":{"rendered":"

Slinga<\/em><\/a> is Swedish for loop, as in the kind of loop you create when knitting. “Slinga illustration” ties clich\u00e9s about women in a knot and untangles them again.<\/p>\n

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“Slinga”<\/a> \u2013 the nickname of this Leipzig illustrator \u2013 talks about her projects, motivation and goals.<\/p>\n

We hear you\u2019re writing a book about panic. Are you dreading its release?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

(laughs) I often find myself fighting fear and panic. At first, I thought it was just me and these feelings were super strange. And that scared me even more! But Instagram showed me how normal it is for people to deal with panic. This awareness of not being alone in this helped me a lot.<\/p>\n

Then I thought it would be cool to collect, curate and illustrate tips from people affected. With my tips and cartoons I illustrate anxiety-inducing situations and demystify them. Humour is a good tool here, because laughter always makes things easier. To sum it up, the book will be a collection of self-help advice and personal anecdotes.<\/p>\n

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You studied illustration. How did you develop your style?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

I graduated here in Leipzig last year. I never consciously developed my style, but I draw every day. My personal taste changes over time, and so does my drawing style or the colours and materials I use. I don’t consider myself a finished product, so I never draw the same thing twice :-D. That would be boring. I hope to stay hungry and keep improving my work.<\/p>\n

Who are your customers? Do you get positive feedback about your Spreadshop?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

I think I have a very mixed audience. But apparently everyone is united by a love of bright colours, jokes and honest human feelings. The feedback is mostly positive<\/a>. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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???Amazing!??? #amazing #? #cute #af #illustration #vitamine<\/a><\/p>\n

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