Ellen Jantzen

Ellen Jantzen was born and raised in St. Louis Missouri, USA and currently lives in Valencia California. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from FIDM (Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising), Los Angeles California in 1992. Ellen is married to conceptual artist/architect Michael Jantzen. For the last several years she has been exploring the digital art world through her photographic manipulations. After staging assemblages, usually in natural surroundings, and taking a series of photographs, Ellen retires to her computer to manipulate the photos by layering and combining images. This enables her to see in new unexpected ways; it allows her to be surprised by the outcome and the possibilities.