Studio notes. Autumn 2026.

“I wanted to thank you again for the lovely workshop last Tuesday. I find it fascinating what happens afterwards. During the workshop, something became very clear inside me: my self-portrait was really a part of myself that has been buried beneath all the caring I do.

There was this unmistakably bright-red person sitting comfortably on the sofa, well rested, relaxing after all kinds of creative activities. Someone who was entirely herself. There was no arguing with it: this was it, and this was what I needed to do.

At home, it startled me and I put the drawing away. Too much presence. Now I return to it from time to time. It can all unfold gently.

The background reminds me of the beautiful music you played for the receptionist exercise. In fact, the music I connected to a place—a hotel in the mountains overlooking a beautiful, quiet, living valley—has now become a driving force for me. That is where I find who I am.

In other words: a lot is happening. I might even start writing—just ‘nonsense’ about feelings, simply letting them exist.

So there is a whole story after the workshop: denying it, coming back to it, a little of this and a little of that. A whole process that keeps unfolding. I am actually curious about the others’ stories too. I’m sure there are some. I can even imagine people enjoying a follow-up along the lines of ‘How did things develop afterwards?’ I can easily imagine everyone coming back.

So, once again, thank you very much! Wishing you every success in everything you do, and lots of enjoyment along the way!

Warm wishes.”