You're Welcome Club celebrates human diversity in all its shapes and forms. The future is inclusive!
You're Welcome Club is created by Sam Hil Atalanta, an Amsterdam based illustrator.
Sam Hil: ‘The popular media are portraying a certain image, ‘ideal’ or ‘perfect’ women and men. They are mostly thin/athletic models, often white - and mainly very feminine women and very masculine men. Many of us don’t recognise themselves in these models, who are presented as ‘ideal’. Seeing these ‘perfect’ models can make us feel insecure about ourselves, even feeling left out - as it’s often an impossible standard they have to live up to. However, seeing oneself represented can give us the reassurance that we are normal, that we belong.
You’re Welcome Club is an illustrational project in which I’m celebrating diversity by showing individuals with different kinds of backgrounds, sexualities, gender identities and body shapes. I’m aiming to make a series of illustrations in which people recognise themselves, and I'm putting an emphasis on individuals that aren’t often portrayed. I want people to feel welcome, included, and to know that they belong.’
Make sure to check out @yourewelcomeclub on Instagram too! :)
Illustrations by Sam Hil Atalanta.
ABOUT ME
Hello! My name is Sam Hil Atalanta. I'm an illustrator and painter, living and working in Amsterdam.
My work revolves around diversity and inclusivity, gender identity, relationships and sexuality. In my work I like to play with gender; many of the - often androgynous - characters I paint are based on female models.
In my regular work I usually paint watercolour portraits. Besides that, I'm running two other projects. With The Vulva Gallery I focus on body positivity and sexual health education. With You're Welcome Club, I focus on diversity, body positivity and inclusivity.
I'm available for commissions and collaborations. If you would like to get in touch, please email me at samhilatalanta@gmail.com, or click on the contact button and send me a message.
For availability of prints, please contact me. You can also find all my work in my Etsy shop.