Sometimes all you have to do to make it in life is be true to yourself. That’s the message of almost every Disney movie ever, but it’s also true of Jamie Jo Burn’s life, which has been very much a Disney story.
Jamie Jo’s life wasn’t always easy. Growing up in Springfield, Missouri, she was a creative and talented kid, a gifted figure skated and very good and drawing, but she was also shy and introverted. She was bullied in school, had very few friends and hated the cutthroat competitiveness of the figure skating world. She struggled to find her place in life, and her one solace was her love for drawing and animated films.
Then two things changed in her life: first, she discovered YouTube. This was the early days of the platform, and Jamie Jo was introduced to the site by a tech savvy friend. She immediately fell in love with the platform and started following artists and creators. Eventually she was inspired to start her own YouTube channel, where she started sharing her art.
Second, she went to Disneyland for the first time. She hadn’t expected to love it, but she did, Disney became a huge source of inspiration for her and she started drawing characters and scenes from Disney movies.
That’s when things exploded for her. Her unique style and warm personality attracted followers, and she managed to turn her after-school hobby into a career. She even met her husband through YouTube – she met English YouTuber Tom Burns at a YouTube convention and after a few months of dating, they got married in a huge Disney-inspired weddings.
Today Jamie Jo is still lives her happily-ever-after, creating art and videos. Who said only movies have good endings? Scroll down to see some of Jamie Jo’s art videos.
