My official art career began at a very, very young age......as early as three years old, I was drawing, or doodling (at 3 it is more like doodling) sketches on any blank piece of paper that I could find.  I drove my parents crazy, yet the worst punishment they could come up with was to take away my crayons and paper (I always found more).  For as long as I can remember I have been painting, drawing and sketching original cartoon characters.....you do not  want to play me in Pictionary.  In high school and in college I was happiest painting a poster, designing a t-shirt or helping decorate a friend’s room. 

After receiving a college degree in Computer Art, I spent my first few years designing video games for a couple of “male dominated” startups (one of the games I worked on was that Pinball game that came with just about every computer back in the late 90’s).  After realizing that educational software was better than shooting at aliens (and more to my style) I joined The Learning Company.  For the next several years I was a lead animator working on such award-winning titles as Reader Rabbit's Interactive Math Journey, Reader Rabbit Baby, and Reader Rabbit Preschool.

With the birth of my son, I shifted my focus to being a full-time mom.  Yet, after the birth of my second child, a daughter, I wanted to get back to my art roots.  While designing my daughter’s nursery I searched for products to personalize her room with something unique and elegant, but I found nothing that caught my attention.  My original “Name Tiles” were created on a few tiles I purchased from Home Depot, and some paints I had in my garage......unexpectedly, Jamie’s Painting & Design was born. 

Eight years later, my business that was started out of a missing accessory is still alive and kicking.  Beginning with one of the most widely recognized specialty boutiques in Northern California, my whimsical artwork has been sold in several leading Internet sites, specialty boutiques, and in children’s bedding catalogs.  My line of ceramic keepsakes can also be found in oodles of physical stores all over the country.

My products and I have also had the fortune of being featured in a variety of industry publications, on several TV shows, and a couple of well known newspaper publications (I actually got a mention in the Wall Street Journal). I am also quite lucky a few A-list celebrities out there also have purchased some of my products too.

Thank you for visiting my website, and considering my designs.

Jamie