Soul Stories

Soul Stories are insightful creations that capture the sensitive and vulnerable pieces of your soul. They are written and illustrated from the heart, allowing you to remember how every ingrained and forgotten moment can be turned into something beautiful to feel.

My sincere hope is that out of the hundreds of stories l have written, perhaps one will reach into your heart and give it a gentle squeeze – that just one will remind you how to feel, and open you up to some of the yummy stuff in life that is so easily forgotten.

When l write these Soul Stories, l honestly feel like l’m pulling out pieces of your essence, mixing them up with the real, the pretend and perhaps even a touch of my own heart and turning them into something beautiful for you to read.

l believe that a better, brighter future is made possible by becoming more aware of our hearts, our feelings and by understanding empathy & compassion.

Soul Stories are very simple and concise expressions ~ and about eight years ago now I thought if l was ever going to illustrate them I had to really marry that concept. Sometimes my words can be a little bit broken and hard so l wanted these particular kinds of stories to be balanced with something softer ~ and after lots of research, smooth rounded swirls and lines mixed with bright colours felt completely right and natural for Soul Stories. It wasn’t long after playing around with my first packet of Soft Pastels that my Soul Stories figures came to life, which l guess, kind of represent the soul.

Hmmm… During a dancing contract on a cruise ship, I distinctly remember not being able to sleep one night, and started playing with words and names to call my small ‘stories’ that I had been writing about for several years – l had no idea back then about turning my creations into a business, but knew l just had to come up with a name to call my stories. I wasn’t illustrating back then either, just writing – so everything has come a long way since then.

Remembering that you are capable of everything and believing you are enough. Financially, it can be a bit of a strain – but since my dance career, following my heart, the unknown, my passion no matter how hard it is ~ l’ve tasted the riches within my soul that no amount of money will ever replace and I’m willing to do what it takes to keep living that life in wonder, through my NEW passion, Soul Stories.

My work space is such a dream to work in. I can spend days on end in there and often do. I am currently living out in Gippsland in the house I grew up in and have converted a third of it into what l call ‘my studio’. Surrounded by large windows to let the sunlight in and so much space to do EVERYTHING.

Soul Stories is now dotted around Victoria, NSW and QLD (check out the stockists on my directory listing in the Makers Directory), but these boutiques/places normally have a select number of gift cards, prints, wall hangings and limited edition “I dream of jeanne” tote bags. There is soooo much more to Soul Stories than what l have listed, so all of my work can be found on my website here: www.soul-stories.com.

Soul Stories can also be found at particular markets, pop ups, fundraisers and festivals etc… just check the EVENTS section on my website. Others tend to follow my journey on Facebook or Instagram. I always keep my tribe up to date as often as l can, which also continues to help, heal and inspire others along the way.