14/08/2025
Why is everyone booking with Renee?
Brisbane, 2006.
Australian College of Natural Medicine.
Massage students. Acupuncture students. Aromatherapy students.
Everyone smelled like patchouli and probably had a crystal in their bag.
We were just students. Ten dollar massages.
But people kept coming back to me.
Again. And again.
My classmates asked, “Why is everyone booking with you?”
Maybe it’s because my mum used to tell me I had magic in my hands.
Maybe it’s because I actually listened to the teacher.
But in hindsight, I just liked seeing people taken care of.
Back then, I wasn’t super confident.
This was the first thing I saw I was good at.
It didn’t even feel like effort.
I enjoyed it.
I liked watching someone walk in with their shoulders up around their ears…
and leave different.
That’s still what I want to give people now.
If you’re a woman and you want that, my table’s open.
Ren
PS: I didn’t go to graphic design school. I went to massage school.
So here’s the poster I made.
It is… what it is.
Graphic designers: feel free to send tips.
Everyone else: feel free to book in.