From http://jessevalentineportz.com/

Conceived in Alaska, born and raised mostly in Los Angeles California, Jessë Valentine Portz (JVP) was introduced to art and poetry by her parent Wyatt Matthew Portz who is a poet, printer/publisher, artist, yogi and meditation instructor. JVP was inspired to investigate architecture by her lifelong love of blocks, and her parent Carolyn Portz who studied Architecture and Urban Planning. Since childhood, JVP has been drawing and writing. Trained as an architect and licensed in California and Hawaii, JVP has also spent time as: a bicycle mechanic, fine art painter, film producer and film director, fashion designer, philosopher, graphic designer, bassoonist, DJ, landscape architect, vegetarian chef, news editor, network administrator, computer troubleshooter, and researcher to name a few.