Story of the Hedgehog
Illustrated hedgehog wearing an acorn hat, they lie on their back while gleefully eating a tomato.
At Positive Space, therapy is rooted in community, not conformity.
When we went through our rebrand, we wanted a way to represent the diversity of our community of clients and therapists.
To create the Forest Friends, each of our team members worked with illustrator King Freddie to provide input on their design. We are so excited to share these illustrations with you, and most of all, we hope you see glimpses of yourself in them.
The Hedgehog was inspired by PSC's Creativity & Communications Lead, Kat Schouten [they/them]
In this blog post, Kat shares more of the Hedgehog's story and the symbols they wanted included in the illustration:
When I was thinking about working with the PSC Team, the first feeling that came to mind was deep and honest queer joy; it was important to me to showcase that joy through the Hedgehog’s stance and grin.
From there, I wanted to incorporate symbolism of the things that help ground me through my day-to-day, but especially my depressive episodes:
Acorn Hat: Time in nature, play, creativity, making something new out of something ordinary - plus a little sprinkle of camp
Tomato: Eating fresh foods, sharing meals with friends/family and spending time preparing meals always ground me again.
Stimming: When I’m really happy, I tense up and grip my hands together, a little like the Hedgehog. They are a reminder to me (and maybe to you) to give yourself permission to express and revel in all your beautiful queer joy!
Highlighted Details on the Hedgehog
Acorn Hat
Gleeful Joy
Eating a Tomato
