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Amber Jean was convinced at the age of seventeen that her hunger for artful culture would be quenched in Europe so she left the beautiful Montana valley where she was raised and flew to Germany for a year. She found travel intensely stimulating, and after graduating with honors from Montana State University in 1994 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and an Honors Degree of Distinction, she spent the summer as a wilderness ranger. Her winters she spent in a cabin on the top of a mountain without a road, electricity or water.

Free from paying rent, she used her money to gather tools and used her time to gather firewood, haul water and create sculptures. A true westerner, she kept her humor, determination, and a brightly sparked enthusiasm throughout hardships. Success was imminent. Amber Jean has gained national notoriety with her award winning sculptures.

Combining sculpture with function led to new successes. A carved bed she created for the Western Design Conference in 1999 was featured in the January 2000 issue of "Cowboys and Indians" magazine. Elizabeth Clair Flood wrote, "Admirers lost their breath when they spotted Jean's creation." Her work has also been included in the Simon and Schuster book titled "Cabin Fever", Chase Reynolds Ewald's "Cowboy Chic" as well as several nationally syndicated magazines. Amber has been featured on several TV shows including a 1/2 show about her and her work for the DIY network. Her first solo museum exhibit occurred in 2005, other recent exhibitions include The Smithsonian Art Train, the Fleisher Museum, and Yellowstone Art Museum.

Amber Jean continues to find solace and inspiration by living in the woods at the end of the road near the top of a mountain in Paradise Valley. She has a large studio and gallery in Livingston, Montana, but travels widely to meet with clients and to slip in adventures between business trips.