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Jody Whittemore (JWHITT79)

Jody Whittemore (JWHITT79) is an American artist from Ringgold, Georgia. Born 10/24/1979, he moved to Lafayette, Georgia after his Ringgold home burned down in 2015. He is married to Dedra Whittemore and together have four children. Jody runs his business in under several names. “Whittemore Folk Art & Woodcraft” and “JodyWhittemore Art” are a couple ways to find him online along with the hashtags #wfawc and #jwhitt79. Jody attended Ringgold High School until his early departure during his junior year so he could obtain his G.E.D. and join the U. S. Army. After receiving an ELS separation due to pre existing conditions with his feet he spent several years delivering furniture and appliances. He obtained a CDL drivers license and drove for companies like Lowe’s, Coke, and Pepsi. Suffering from spine and feet problems, he gave up on hard labor jobs to attend college. Jody graduated from Northwest Technical College in 2004 with a diploma in Computer Aided Drafting. He found work from the architectural firm Ted F. Duggan for a short time. He later returned to college to major in Mathematics at Dalton State College. Jody took about three years of Mathematics courses before realizing his true passion. In an attempt to find ways to relax from the stressful math curriculums, Jody picked up a scroll saw and began designing and building small sculpted wood boxes. He also started taking his art more seriously using such mediums as colored pencils, watercolors, gouache, and oil paints. He currently is doing both, woodwork and art, full time and his items are available online and in a local gallery by the name of Ringgold Art & Frame Gallery.