HI, I'M JANE!
After 4 years in Melbourne, I made the bittersweet decision to move to London and try something new. Here I landed another dream job designing and illustrating bespoke wedding invites for a prestigious stationer in Mayfair. I was designing for England’s elite - even Buckingham Palace! It was an amazing opportunity where I learned to work to an incredibly high standard. All the while, I continued my side gig of painting rosie cheeks and smiley faces via Instagram, slowly gaining a more global audience.
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Upon returning to Australia, I made the move to Sydney. I had decided it was time to get some more fast-paced experience under my belt and found this at one of Australia’s leading media companies, working as a designer for their consumer marketing team. This was quite a big change, as I was now responsible for designing and rolling out national campaigns across all media channels. I wanted fast-paced, and I certainly got it! I happily remained in this role for 6 years, and in that time I had two beautiful baby girls, made the move to Brisbane, and continued illustrating. By this stage, my following had grown on Instagram and at markets, and I decided to start hosting Paint & Sip workshops, teaching people how to create their own versions of my signature “Mini Portraits”. These events were a lot of fun and a great way to reignite my creative spark after maternity leave.
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As apparently I don’t like to stay put for long, I’m currently based in New Zealand, where I live by the sea with my kiwi husband and two little daughters, Violet and Daisy. We are fortunate to be able to come and go between Australia regularly - it will always be home to me. With two small children, I spend my time reading kids’ books by day, and illustrating my own by night. It brings me such joy to paint characters and worlds in my own way, and help create something unique and lasting. Illustrating is something I hope to have the good fortune to be able to continue to do always, and I hope that upon reading this and seeing my work, that you might find something you like here too...
...a designer and illustrator who sees the world through bright, happy watercolours!
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My career in illustration began over 10 years ago while studying design in Melbourne when, on a whim, one of my tutors decided we would have a lesson in watercolours. I fell in love! As soon as the lesson was over I went to the nearest art shop to load up on supplies so that I could continue painting any chance I had. Since then, illustration has always been my happy place where I can create any world, moment or character my heart desires.
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After graduating, I landed my dream job as a greeting card illustrator and designer. This was a job that never felt like work, where my role allowed me the creative freedom to design cards from concept to finish - designing, illustrating and even writing the verses. While working on cards by day, I continued to grow my Illustration brand by night, posting my illustrations on Instagram and gradually gathering a customer base by doing commissions and markets around Melbourne on weekends.​
Want to collaborate? Looking for a special gift or bespoke event stationery? Get in touch here. I'd love to hear from you!​​​
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