Jaye's passion for making art began in her youth. Around age 25 she was introduced to the medium of stained glass. Largely, a commissioned based field, she earned her living in this medium for 8 years and went on to become a nationally recognized Canadian 'contemporary stained glass artist'. She attended Pilchuck School twice, a world-renowned glass school, near Seattle, Wash., which holds intensive three week sessions every summer. The first time, she was inspired to move away from flat glass, to a three dimensional format. The second time, was a graduate study program. Based on her body of work, she was the only student accepted, who was not a graduate of a University or College arts program. At this time she began to move towards mixed media sculpture, with glass elements, eventually abandoning glass altogether.

Jaye has exhibited her work many times through galleries in Canada and the US, including 6 solo shows in Toronto, and most recently in Halifax, N.S., 2008. She has been awarded numerous grants, through the Ontario Arts Council and the Ontario Craft Council, and once had the honor of serving as a juror for an OAC grant. Her work is included in a number of private and corporate art collections. Her commission work is extensive, most notably, the Skydome Hotel, in Toronto, and once created the annual awards for "Toronto Women in Film". She has lectured about her work both in Canada and the US. Her work and show reviews have also been featured in various art publications. Later, Jaye worked for several years, in the film and television industry, as a 'Key scenic Artist', in Toronto, where she gained experience applicable to her own art practice. This rekindled her interest in painting, something she continues to do today. Four years ago she moved from Toronto to Nova Scotia. Ever evolving, Jaye is currently painting and creating sculpture in her studio on the ocean.