Feel Everything

Stories & Illustrations by Emily Dykes

Feelings can make us want to run and hide - but if we welcome them and feel everything, we discover they’re actually here to teach us, love us, and help us engage more fully in the world.

So far, I’ve written about should, waiting, grief, shame and worry. I’m in the process of writing and illustrating more about love, fear, joy, hope and more.

Watch!

Let me read you my stories with this video!

(Scroll to the bottom of the page to read through the stories on your own.)

Here’s an animated version of the Worry story to see how much life a little movement can bring to these images!

Meet Emily

I illustrate the world as I hope it to be: deeply connected, rooted in love, and full of hope. I delight in the simplicity of a clean black line and a pop of color. My characters are deep souls who inspire me to feel everything and face life full on.

I’ve illustrated 3 self-published books and had multiple full page and activity spreads featured in a children’s magazine that reaches more than 82,000 households.

I write video scripts, blog posts, website copy, creative storytelling, email campaigns, social media and more for the non-profit clients I serve at my creative agency.

I animate, illustrate, and write motion design videos for myself and my clients using the power of cartoon magic to make the complex simple and deliver a meaningful message.

When I’m not creating, I’m cuddling with my cats, Zazu and McCoy and puppy Antigone. I live in Littleton, Colorado with my husband JD.