About me
A warm welcome to my ‘about me’ page. I’m Ragonda van den Berg, better known as Studio Ragonda (before as TheRoverShop). Scroll down to read more about me as a maker.
Do you want to work together, are you a brand or do you got a burning question. Feel free to contact me!
Who are you?
Like I said: I’m Ragonda, a 23 year old WdKA illustration student from the Netherlands. In addition to following a full time study, I do a lot more different things, let’s just say I’m a busy bee.
Things like making products for my Etsy shop (also called Studio Ragonda) like keychains, washi tape, stickers, postcards and so on, I work at an art supply shop called @ZwemmerArtSupply in Elburg (and have been for the last 5 years), because of that I can proudly call myself an art supply nerd, hihi. I work as a content creator for @GoudenLijntjes, @BeCreativeShop and @StudioCremers, I give workshops at creative fairs like @KreaDoe, the Dutch store @Bruna or on request, and so on….
But in my ‘free free’ time I love to go on art & yap coffee dates with my friends, do strength training, pilates, go on walks, watch films or series, read a good book or comic but I also LOVE to travel. New places always give me inspiration for my drawings.
FAQs
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When I started out and when I had to choose a name for my socials I first off wanted to go for my own name: Ragonda, but I soon realised that that name would probably be too hard to remember for people.
Luckily I have an amazing pet called Rover, a 10 year old meyer parrot. Rover is my best friend, I love that little guy so SO much. We also have a lot of similarities. We both love to talk (we are yappers), we love snacks, we love cuddles but also our alone time.
That day I realized that I wanted to dedicate his name to my work. I named my socials and Etsy shop after my best buddy: Rover. Ever since then I’m known as TheRoverShop.
Since September 2026 I changed my name to Studio Ragonda, this felt like a good choice at the right time. More and more people started asking if I “only” had a shop, at this time I did so much more. Yes I have a shop with my own handmade products, but I also make creative (short and long term) video’s on social media, I am an illustrator who makes postcards for weddings, births announcements or birthdays, I give workshops about different materials (like watercolor), I work for illustrators and brands, manage the social media of different creatives, etc, etc. Rover will always be the head star of everything I do, he is the mascot of my small business. He is everything to me.
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Do you have a minute? Or even better: a few hours…
Where do I even start? It is good to know that, most of the time, I work with mixed media. That means that I use two or more materials together. Like watercolor and colored pencil, marker and fineliner, pan pastel and collage, etc. On my socials I almost always show the materials I use. Right now I’m working on making a page for you with an overview of all my favourite supplies. So check this page in a few weeks :)
And if you can’t wait: on my Linktree I have a link to one of my favourite art supply stores: BeCreativeShop. If you buy something through this website I get a small commision at no extra cost for you. This helps me to buy and test new materials, if you use this link: thank you!!
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Yes, you can! On my Etsy shop I have a few different products ranging from keychains to postcards. This year I sold a lot of my products so my shop is a bit empty.
I’m going to try to make new products and hopefully drop them somewhere before the end of 2025, so follow me if you want to be the first to get notified.
And if you got any ideas or products that you want to see me make: please contact me. I would LOVE to hear your thoughts!!
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Yes, I do!
I give workshops at creative fairs like @KreaDoe in Utrecht (I will give workshops at KreaDoe on October 23 2026) and @Creaweekend. in Hardenberg. I also give workshops on request. Contact me, I’m always open to talk about the different possibilities and your ideas.
