50 Illustrations Depicting Everyday Life As A Woman By Giselle Dekel

My 50 Illustrations Depicting Everyday Life As A Woman And A Mother With A Hint Of Sarcasm

Hello, my name is Giselle Dekel; below are my illustrations depicting everyday life as a woman and a mother with a hint of sarcasm. I was born in Vienna, Austria, and raised in Antwerp, Belgium. I studied arts in high school and later pursued a degree in Textile Design at Shenkar College (Israel). My early life goal was to become a textile designer, as patterns were my passion.

After receiving my college degree, I tried everything to find a job in that field. But years passed, and nothing happened, so I finally gave up. This, unfortunately, is the story for many art/design students.

While working regular non-creative jobs, I fell into a minor depression… Having no creative outlet (other than coming up with kid-friendly meals) took a toll on me. Eventually, my artistic spark returned, and after much experimenting, I started illustrating.

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01. Shower Short Story

The way I make them is by combining watercolor and Photoshop. Even though my preferred form of expression is still painting on paper or canvas, I enjoy creating art digitally.

A big turning point in my art was 2020. Being in such uncomfortable situations, both physically and financially, made me push myself and create art from this new place. The illustrations I, “Giselle Dekel,” created were more honest and started to resonate with many people since so many of us were in that same situation.

02. Thank You Universe

03. Yoga Routine

The simple subjects of everyday life are what I enjoy exploring the most, along with a big slab of humor and sarcasm. I’m not sure I could function without humor. It’s what gets me through life.

From that point on, I gave myself the green light to create whatever came to mind and whatever I felt going on inside.

04. Magic Trick

05. “Mom, Look What I Made”

The fact that so many people all over the world share these feelings gave me the motivation to go for it.

The question I get asked the most is how I handle being a mom of three, keeping a home, cooking, doing endless laundry, and having a full-time illustration business. I’ll be honest: I have not yet met a woman in my lifetime who does not multitask and entirely operates in all these different parts of life.

Apart from my kids’ schedule, I don’t keep one. I have a to-do list for the day I prepare the evening before, which works for me. It’s a way for me not to feel overwhelmed by everything happening.

06. Blanky For Life

07. Recipe For Disaster

In terms of creating art (and generally in life), I never overthink. I avoid it at all costs. Whenever I have an idea for an illustration, I go for it. If it looks terrible, I won’t use it.

The best part of this job is the positive response from fans and art lovers worldwide. The amount of people who find joy in my art and see themselves through my “Giselle Dekel” illustrations is overwhelming. There’s not a day that goes by where I don’t at least have one interaction with a person about the art.

Of course, this is very pleasing to the ego, but mostly, this pleasantly confirms my suspicion that we are all the same underneath it.