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Clay, herbs and gardens
"LLoocki Enterprises" had existed in my mind for a long time, but it truly became a company in the background of a life in full transition.
In the years before founding my company, I was brought down to the very bottom of the truth. All that time, I was dreaming hard and building. This is how it played out:
Herbalist
Through everything, I have remained focused on something I already knew as a child: that plants heal.
My best memories are set in nature — picking herbs, messing around with mud, and making witch's brew. So when I started herbalist school, it didn't feel like anything new. Working with plants and their active ingredients is second nature to me; it is natural, I can't really explain it. It is just inside me; Ikigai, as they say in Japan.
I share knowledge about plants, but I also listen to where someone needs support. Hormonal imbalance, stress, insomnia, brittle nails and hair, digestive problems, you name it — herbs can provide support, a holistic approach tailored to someone's life and rhythm.
I make that connection with care and expertise, in a way that is rooted in ancient wisdom as well as contemporary insights.
Holistic Landscaping
What I experienced with the herbs also translated to the soil.
Since I moved out on my own at 18, I have had to start over many times — each time a new garden, each time a different phase of life.
What started with a basil plant on a windowsill in the Patershol, a first own vegetable garden somewhere in the Millionaires' Quarter in Ghent, a garden in Damme, Ixelles, Neder, etc., grew into a deep love for edible, medicinal, and holistic gardens.
Over the years, I have learned to sow with the season, reap with the moon, and feel what a place needs. This is how the concept of "holistic landscaping" was born. It is the way I guide people in creating their own enchanting medicinal and culinary garden.
Not according to a standard plan, but tailored to their space, life, needs, and wishes.
Because a garden is never just a garden.
It is an extension of who you are — and an invitation to grow and reap. In this way, I try to contribute to repairing the connection with what the earth has to offer.
Product development as a seasonal ritual
Alongside the sessions and work in the garden or the studio, I develop products rooted in the rhythm of nature — and in my own instinct.
Oliban Tallow N°1, my first balm based on sacred frankincense resin and tallow, did not originate as a marketing idea, but as an answer to my inner need. It is a balm that simultaneously protects, soothes, and comforts — created during a period when I needed exactly that.
That is how all my creations come into being. Not based on trends, but on timing. What is blooming? What is calling? What does our body, our skin, our soul need?
In autumn, I feel a deep urge to preserve, and I ferment, make kimchi and Polish pickles following shared recipes. In spring, the elder blooms when the strawberries are at their best, and then I make elderberry and strawberry jam. I stock my pantries, and it makes me happy!
In the winter, I make balms to protect my face from the cold.
In the spring, I steam rose hydrosols to prepare my skin for the summer.
In the summer, my jars are bubbling with spicy lemonades and gingerbugs.
Sometimes they are personal care products. Sometimes they are tastes and smells that carry memories.
They are always small batches, handmade, pure, and with respect for what grows and lives.
My product development is not a separate branch of my company — it is the essence of it. A form of listening, feeling, and providing answers.
With nature as your guide.
With my hands as tools.
And with my intuition as a recipe.
Clay as a compass
When I was a kid I met a woman with a studio in her garden during a ceramics camp as a child, I knew: I want to become a woman like that someday!
That dream slumbered beneath the surface for years, until I was finally able to set up my own studio.
During an intense period of transformation, clay became my way to ground myself.
To become still.
To feel with my hands that I was still there.
Today, I am giving ceramics sessions in that studio that aim to convey just that feeling.
Not a lesson with a step-by-step plan — but a place where you can slow down, feel, and shape.
With or without a turntable. With attention and without performance pressure.
Just you, the clay, the light, and the silence.
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LLOOCKI Enterprises is not a mega business.
It is a business that remains true to its origins: the deep urge to create, connect, and heal — for myself, for my children, and for anyone who crosses my path.
Every session I give, every piece of clay I throw on the wheel, every hydrosol I distill stems from a conscious choice to work on a small scale, authentically, and respectfully.
The circle of women and friends around me gave me the strength to let this grow, step by step.
It is not about perfection here.
It is about presence.
Whether you want to get your hands dirty, learn about herbs, or bring your own garden to life: you are welcome.
In gentleness. In connection. At your own rhythm.
