Born and raised in New York, JLM began painting at 6 years old. By 13 she was awarded a certificate by the MET (Metropolitan) Museum of Art in New York City for draftsmanship. Initially, she attended New York's FIT majoring in fine arts then realized there was a lot more training to be received and decided to live abroad. In Germany she took time for travel and exploration, earning a bachelor of science in psychology while minoring in physics. At this time she had a greater understanding of people, color, and objects�related to space & emotion, in the most literal...more