I'm Jana, an illustrator, graphic designer, and visual storyteller with more than 20 years of professional experience creating artwork for publishers, authors, brands, and organizations in Slovenia and internationally.

 

For over a decade, I lived and worked in Germany, an experience that shaped both my artistic voice and my view of the world. Throughout my career, I have collaborated with clients ranging from independent authors to international publishers, including Penguin Random House.

 

I create gentle, whimsical, and slightly peculiar worlds filled with curious creatures, magical details, and quiet wonder.
My work lives somewhere between childhood imagination, storytelling, and personal transformation. Through illustration, I explore themes of belonging, resilience, kindness, and the hidden magic found in everyday life.

 

I believe that art can do more than decorate a page. It can comfort, inspire, heal, and help us reconnect with parts of ourselves we may have forgotten. Whether I am creating a children's book illustration, a character, a pattern collection,
or a personal project, my goal remains the same: to create images that spark imagination and offer a sense of warmth, safety, and possibility.

 

At heart, I am still a seeker.

 

I am fascinated by stories, nature, symbolism, folklore, and the invisible threads that connect people across cultures and generations. Creation is not simply what I do. It is how I understand the world.

 

Every illustration begins with a question, and every finished piece is an invitation to wonder.