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Textiles have called out to Mary Jane since childhood. Realizing that non-traditional fibers could be sewn together in the quilting process, often with raw edges exposed, and using the speed and spontaneity of free motion quilting techniques, her doll making ideas took shape.  As Mary Jane created dolls, she was drawn into the challenge of sculpting the human form, especially the face, and expressing the whimsical side of human nature.  Clay, sticks, bones, and found objects of all kinds find their way into these characters.

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Jolynn’s first career for 30 years as an exotic veterinarian, gives her the knowledge of anatomy of the birds and animals she now creates in bronze.

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Being a Colorado native, Jolynn’s art is influenced by the native birds and wildlife as well as the parrots that she has owned and raised for over 40 years. Jolynn and her husband reside in Southern Colorado where she enjoys her horses, birds and walking their dog along the canyon rim while doing a bit of birding along the way.

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Her work has been accepted into shows in Colorado and Arizona, including the Loveland Sculpture Show.  Jolynn is an Associate with Distinction Member with the American Women’s Artists.

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We live in a throw-away society. The cost to repair items is often greater than the cost to replace. Therefore, items get discarded when they no longer function properly. Even those that do, eventually become 'obsolete'. They too are discarded and replaced with 'the newest thing'.

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I rescue some of these items, re-purpose them, and give them a new life. The completed works of art become greater than the sum of their parts. Sometimes these art pieces take on the identities of science fiction icons, past and present pop culture or are just whimsical in nature. Often, materials used are from the very same time period as the intended finished piece. Still other pieces become art that is unique and one of a kind. A creation from my imagination.

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I graduated with a BSE degree in mathematics from the University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. While working on my degree I also took some art and architectural design classes. Other than scale model building projects (using recycled materials) in my math classes, I did no art for more than 20 years while teaching. In 2001 I took some basic drawing classes to be able to illustrate some of the children's books I had been writing. When I retired from teaching in 2007, I had more time to work on art and began making sci-fi furniture. This led to sculptures that had a sci-fi/fantasy, space age, steampunk or atomic age theme. Many pieces are experiments in design, aesthetics, engineering and problem solving. Within five years I was one of three finalists for The Pikes Peak Visual Artist of the Year award. My pieces have found their way into almost three dozen galleries, including numerous solo exhibits.

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My creative history is fine art, women’s fashion and clothing design, working with various medium.  The leather work I do is one of a kind; each piece created individually, primarily using deer, elk and buffalo.  I am inspired by the rich native history in the Wahatoya valley where I live.  I honor the whole skin of these majestic animals with their bullet holes, scars, and scratches – a true history of their lives.  I use feathers, shells, horsehair, metal, and bone mixed with antique trade beads.  Ethnic, Native American, and other Artisans custom crafted pieces also enhance my work and give it is unique and earthy look.  Earth, air, fire, and water is a theme that runs through many of my designs.