The daughter of a woodsmith and opal cutter, she was raised by her father (James Ferrigno) from the time she was three, he always encouraged her to draw more, saying that her pencil work was his favorite among all of them. Instead of coloring books for Christmas, her father bought the first set of acrylics she  owned. Her mother (Judith Ferrigno) who passed away from cancer in 1988, had a wonderful talent for pottery. You could say that creativity is in her blood, however this self-taught artist found trial and error, along with lots of patience to be her most treasured teachers.

       A life time subscriber to environmental magazines like Cousteau, Dolphin Log, and National Geographic. Jacqueline originally started by drawing whales and dolphins in the mid 90's thanks to her fathers encouragement. A few years after that, she picked up the habit of drawing horses. There was even a short period in middle school where she admits to being obsessed with the under water dinosaurs, thanks to her Marine Biology teacher. But fortunately it was the horses the stuck.

       Jacqueline never had any classical training. But she did have access to some of the most creative minds that Palm Beach County ever saw. For a year she worked at a local art store, picking up on tricks and tips from other artists. Many of these suggestions are what have gotten her so far in the last two years.

       Some of the future plans for JF Studios is the revival of their Parade of Breeds project, as well as getting Educational Coloring and Illustrated horse books published.