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This is my COME BACK letter
I need help getting back on my feet
Business
My dearest network,
It’s been a while.
Not because I disappeared — but because I was busy becoming.
Last year I told the world I was back in business.
Turns out, I was wrong.
Before the comeback, there was a quest.
I went to Mordor.
Got stuck in the Swamp of Sadness.
Met a few dragons along the way (all very convincing).
Leaving Toffey.
Leaving the Netherlands.
Letting go of identity, status and financial safety.
It was a bold path.
And a brutal one.
My body collapsed.
My spirit followed.
Everything asked for rest.
So I listened.
2025 became the hardest year of my life — and, quietly, the most necessary.
I worked as a chef.
I created with my hands again.
I stripped everything down and rebuilt from the ground up.
A new Niki emerged.
Rested. Raw.
More alive. More herself.
More colour where it matters.
Somewhere along the way, joy returned.
I started painting.
I learned how to VJ.
I feel excited about life again — and that feels like a small miracle.
And now, gently but clearly, I’m ready.
I’m stepping back into the world as an art director and brand artist.
With clarity. With fire. With experience carved into my bones.
Here comes the honest part — and this is me being brave.
I need help getting back on my feet.
My financial wells have run dry, and I’m looking for work.
Beautiful work. Necessary work. Meaningful work.
This winter, I’m available for assignments I can do remotely from Mexico:
branding, art direction, campaigns — ideally in collaboration with the brilliant creative network I’m surrounded by here.
And also: if you need something quieter, simpler, very real — I’m here for that too.
Websites. Archives. Structure. Care.
This spring, I’ll be back in the Netherlands, reintroducing myself to the Dutch market — not as who I was, but as who I’ve become.
If you feel a yes, a curiosity, or even a small nudge — I’d love to hear from you.
And if you know someone who might need me, passing this along would mean a lot.
I trust 2026.
I trust timing.
And I trust connection.
I can’t wait to hear from you.
🖤
Niki
My dearest network,
It’s been a while.
Not because I disappeared — but because I was busy becoming.
Last year I told the world I was back in business.
Turns out, I was wrong.
Before the comeback, there was a quest.
I went to Mordor.
Got stuck in the Swamp of Sadness.
Met a few dragons along the way (all very convincing).
Leaving Toffey.
Leaving the Netherlands.
Letting go of identity, status and financial safety.
It was a bold path.
And a brutal one.
My body collapsed.
My spirit followed.
Everything asked for rest.
So I listened.
2025 became the hardest year of my life — and, quietly, the most necessary.
I worked as a chef.
I created with my hands again.
I stripped everything down and rebuilt from the ground up.
A new Niki emerged.
Rested. Raw.
More alive. More herself.
More colour where it matters.
Somewhere along the way, joy returned.
I started painting.
I learned how to VJ.
I feel excited about life again — and that feels like a small miracle.
And now, gently but clearly, I’m ready.
I’m stepping back into the world as an art director and brand artist.
With clarity. With fire. With experience carved into my bones.
Here comes the honest part — and this is me being brave.
I need help getting back on my feet.
My financial wells have run dry, and I’m looking for work.
Beautiful work. Necessary work. Meaningful work.
This winter, I’m available for assignments I can do remotely from Mexico:
branding, art direction, campaigns — ideally in collaboration with the brilliant creative network I’m surrounded by here.
And also: if you need something quieter, simpler, very real — I’m here for that too.
Websites. Archives. Structure. Care.
This spring, I’ll be back in the Netherlands, reintroducing myself to the Dutch market — not as who I was, but as who I’ve become.
If you feel a yes, a curiosity, or even a small nudge — I’d love to hear from you.
And if you know someone who might need me, passing this along would mean a lot.
I trust 2026.
I trust timing.
And I trust connection.
I can’t wait to hear from you.
🖤
Niki
Niki.
