About us
Heart & Soul Sisters is a creative art company owned and operated by Evangeline Goodfellow and Natalie Haestier.
We facilitate Creative Experiences in Schools, Universities, Businesses and Community-based Organisations within SE Qld and Nationally. Our Creative fun-based experiences include Paint & Sips, Hand building Clay, Acrylic Pour, Macramé and Resin Art for Team Building, Christmas & Birthday Parties, Bridal and Baby Showers or just getting friends together for a fun creative night out.
We specialise in Community and Mural Projects, Corporate Team Building, School Holiday Art Classes & Specialised Therapeutic Sessions.
Having worked together for nearly 15 years in Community Services we understand how valuable creativity is to the Heart & Soul.
Evangeline (Angel) Goodfellow
Creative Director
Evangeline has a background in Creative Arts, Art Therapy, Community Welfare and Youth Work. She facilitates and develops Creative Art Programs for different Organisations and Corporate businesses nationally, especially youth at risk. Evangeline is the founder of the Award Winning “INSIDE OUT” Formerly “Body Language Project” Art Torso Program and has been an Artist for over 20 years. She is an experienced Art Therapist, Facilitator & Youth Worker and knows the healing power Art has, helping people express emotions and breaking down barriers, giving hope and joy.
Career highlights are Australia Day Award “Citizen of the Year” NT 1996, Community DV Award presented by Channel 7 Kay McGrath, Collaboration of her “Body Language” Art Torso Project with Debbie Allen’s Dance Troop from “Fame” in the Brisbane Festival QPAC 2012, exhibiting in the International Project by Luciano Benetton’s exhibition at the 55th Biennale in Venice. Her work has also been exhibited at the Queensland State Library, Brisbane City Hall, QPAC, and Logan & Toowoomba Regional Gallery.
She has designed, painted, and facilitated Community Murals in partnership with QLD Rail, Education Queensland, Queensland Arts, Animated Spaces, Access Arts Australia, Kath’s Gift and Lend Lease facilitating large Art Projects and Murals for Local Schools, Councils & Community Organisations and has been selected 8 years in a row to display her group works in the Brisbane Festival at Brisbane City Hall. She has a Dip. Community Welfare Work, Youth Work, Initiactic Art Therapy, Training & Assessment, Current Blue Card, Qld working with children and National Disability workers screening Yellow Card
Natalie Haestier
Managing Director
Natalie has 15 years experience in supporting individuals and families in the Community Service Sector, Qld and has been managing high functioning teams to provide care, support, and counseling to people dealing with issues such as substance abuse, domestic violence, and human relationships, working with youth at risk and homeless people.
Prior to this Natalie worked as a Police Officer for twelve years with the Metropolitan Police Service, London, UK, where she speacialised working with Youth at Risk, the Child Protection and Domestic Violence units. Natalie has a strong understanding of the issues and challenges that face disadvantaged community members and the ability to identify and implement program and service responses to meet their needs.
Natalie has a Diploma of Youth Work, Diploma of Business, Diploma of Soul Therapy Counselling, Cert IV Training and Assessment and holds a current Blue Card, Qld working with children.