Name/Title
The Carlisle - Jayne Ross Matsuda - RileyDescription
Sure that she was destined for a more- than-average life, Jayne Ross fled her childhood base in New Jersey for New York City as soon as she could. Her father was willing to pay only for post-high school courses that would provide “practical skills”. No college for her. The first class she took? HOW TO BECOME A PBX OPERATOR! But working the switchboard for several Manhattan-based companies infused her with a life-long fascination with business and launched several careers that eventually landed her in upper management positions at CBS. It was also in New York that she married George Matsuda.
Daily immersion in the broadcast business led Jayne to take acting lessons which she then used to land roles in TV commercials. From there she went into actual television programming where she especially enjoyed being part of the cast of “Law and Order.” After forty years in New York, a timely sale of real estate (George’s area of expertise) prompted a move to Seattle and from there, just a few years ago, to San Francisco.
By her own admission, Jayne has had a long-time but erratic interest in the visual arts. It has only been at The Carlisle, in the Art With Elders class, that she has found a teacher who can instill the discipline required to learn the skills that result in a deeply satisfying art practice.
