Alyce Faye Jarrett

From early childhood, having grown up in the South, Alyce Faye Jarrett can recall a passion for art that still burns today. At the age of three, she began sketching pictures from the pages of her family Bible. By the age of five, she had progressed to sketching the family members themselves. She was told they were good, and as proof, her grandmother proudly displayed them throughout her modest home. As further encouragement, she later received a full scholarship to continue pursuing her art at the prestigious Hampton Institute of Virginia. Unfortunately, her very traditional grandfather didn’t believe art was a lucrative career option for black youth, a sentiment shared by many of that time period. Therefore, as grandfather being the final word in any decisions concerning our family, it was firmly concluded that she would forfeit the opportunity. Upon recovering from this disappointing experience, she later moved north to New Jersey and enrolled at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. Having fulfilled the required curriculum and a few electives in art studies, she obtained a Bachelor of Science degree and reluctantly joined the ranks of Corporate America. Yet not a day went by where she wasn’t sketching something. Whether it was a mindless doodle, drawings of family members (this time, her very own), or creating newly imagined and later conceived pieces of jewelry, she always kept her creative juices flowing. As she proudly began to share this hidden skill with co-workers, she became more notable as Alyce Faye “The Artist”, not the scientist. It was therefore of little surprise to anyone that now, having retired from Corporate America, she would elect to start her second career in the arts. With faith, most of her retirement funds, and a loving, supportive family, she is now the proud owner and CEO of Alyce Faye Originals.