A devotion to art and an obsession with materials inspired Jenelle to pursue making and repairing string instruments and their bows. After graduating Cum Laude from the Violin Making School of America in Salt Lake City in 2014, she worked under the guidance of the esteemed restorer Jerry Pasewicz in North Carolina. She has been published in Strings, The Scroll, and The Strad. She relocated to the Pacific Northwest in 2017 and is currently is working with a talented group of luthiers at the David Kerr Violin Shop.