Janie Stapleton was born in 1991 in California. She began drawing at an early age and chose to pursue it seriously after leaving high school.
   Since then she has studied with a variety of teachers, though she has never attended a formal art school.
   The only thing Janie is formally trained in is herbal medicine and wilderness survival skills. Nature is a constant source of inspiration for her. She's basically been winging it this whole time.
 
When not making art or working on her next book, Janie is usually curled up on the couch reading, or out on a walk to watch the birds.