I attended the University of Colorado at Boulder studying fine
arts and French linguistics. I was also fortunate to spend a semester studying
in France, which expanded my world, allowing an even greater appreciation of
culture and artwork at a most impressionable time in my life.
Currently, I operate my own graphic design company creating computer graphics,
primarily for print collateral. I also do sculpture works in bronze and, recently,
in combinations of bronze and stone. And, I work in pastels. Most of my work
centers around my love for animals, but I also find great beauty in the human
figure. My desire is not only to create form, musculature, and movement, but
more importantly, to capture the true essence, to embody and portray the beauty
and magnificence of each creature.
Joellen lives with her 12 year old Samoyed, Khazan,
only minutes from her
family farm.