Born in Cornwall in 1952, Jenette was inspired by the artists she met as a child, who encouraged her to watch and participate in the creative process.

Working from her studios in Redcar and micro pottery in Stamford, Jenette uses her work to explore her emotions, memory and the environment and fills her work with the excitement she feels for life. Over the years she has experimented with and embraced many different mediums, finding simpler ways of working due to having spinal stenosis. These adjustments, Jenette feels, have enhanced the character of her work.

Jenette studied Ceramics at the Ulster College of Art and Design in Belfast. One of the most progressive art establishments in the 1970's. She was tutored in painting by Niel Shawcross and pottery by David Leech, who taught her so much about hand building.