From early on, a young girl growing up on a farm in Iowa played with a few dolls and other girly things, but as far back as she remembers she had a pencil in her hand to draw horses and other animals.

Her formal art education started at the St. Paul School of Art in St. Paul, Minnesota. While the Navy moved Carol Jo around with husband Jack, she studied art and painting from several colleges and universities. Carol Jo completed her art degree from Iowa State University.

Carol Jo was ultimately replanted in Southeast Georgia and continued working in the art and graphic design fields, completing a Webmaster Certification from Florida State University and attending graduate school at the Savannah College of Art & Design.

A passionate lover of horses and dogs, Carol Jo founded Gray Horse Graphics Design Studio, a graphic and web design company in 1998. Carol Jo is a full time artist, graphic designer and Webmaster.