About

Love & Other Necessities

About me

Love & Other Necessities is me: Dirkje Bakker-Pierre, also known as Derrekien. Energy worker and artist, certified sound therapist and meditation teacher, with well over 10,000 one-to-one readings given.

I started out as a graphic designer and art director, running my own agency, No Office, mostly in fashion.

Then life took me onto the path of spiritual awakening, and I've been moving at the crossroads of creativity and spirituality ever since. I spent years learning from spiritual teachers around the world, which is where I developed my work with energy, meditation and self-inquiry.

Today I blend energy work with sound healing and meditation. My focus is conscious creation, self-inquiry and finding the freedom that's already inside you.

Much love, Derrekien

Original Freedom Drawing in a Moleskine sketchbook, with a pen beside it

Freedom drawings, art & fashion.

The Freedom Drawings, the idea for Love & Other Necessities, and the dream to share it all with the world were born during my travels around the globe, and into meditation, spirituality and pure, intuitive creativity.

Each Freedom Drawing carries the energy of a spiritual lesson. Each one starts with a word, then a meditation into the depth of that word's feeling, and then the form arises from there. Every lesson I've learned is captured in these drawings. They're never planned, always free-style, made in the moment and straight from the heart. They just happen, like everything else really.

Turning them into a book felt like a natural step, so I can take others by the hand if they want to follow this path. They also became all-over prints for yoga and street fashion, so they can be worn on the body and wrap the wearer in their energy. Bold colours, statement outfits, and playful at the same time. All to bring more inspiration, fun and freedom of expression into this reality.

Welcome to Love and Other Necessities,

a space for inner freedom, intuitive exploration, and conscious creation.

My name is Dirkje Bakker-Pierre, aka Derrekien. I’m an artist, intuitive teacher and creator. Through energy work, art and conscious creation, I inspire people to feel their inner freedom and expand their human experience.

Whether you're here for a personal reading, to explore the Freedom Drawings, discover tools for transformation, or browse the clothing collection, you're warmly welcome.

Choose the path that speaks to you. >