A Jack, or in this case Jill, of all trades, Deb Jones masters many of the trades she tackles. With colored Venetian plaster and gold leaf, she creates surreal abstracts and stunning landscapes and she can also help you design or decorate your home.

Jones has been in the construction business for the majority of her adult life. She works for Bluebird Builders alongside her husband Prescott and has owned and operated the design company DH Jones Design for eight years. She is also an artist.

Jones does home and interior design for Bluebird Builders but is looking to help homeowners looking to remodel their spaces.

“I knew what I wanted to do, but I wasn’t sure how to get there,” said Jones, who has a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Oregon. She initially studied advertising for the first three years but changed to history in her final year of college. During her time at UO, Jones did a semester abroad in Siena, Italy, studying Pre-Renaissance and Renaissance Art History.

“I’ve always loved art history,” she said.

Jones was born and raised in Los Altos, California, attended college in Eugene, Oregon and when she graduated moved to Portland, then to San Juan Island. While living on San Juan she worked for Downriggers.

On a whim, Jones followed friends to Telluride, Colorado, a small town in the southwest corner of the state. It was there she met her husband, a home builder.

“It was just an adventure,” said Jones who worked .

In Telluride, Jones worked a variety of jobs, including house painting and waiting tables in the evenings.

“I decided to focus all my energy on the painting and start my business,” said Jones, who decided to make faux-finishing her full-time career and opened Mosaic. From 1998 until 2007 she owned and operated Mosaic until the family moved to Orcas. Mosaic was a faux-finish and interior design consulting company that specialized in high-end custom home decor and wall finishes.

Jones specialized in Venetian plaster wall finishes while in Telluride. She downsized her wall pieces to canvas to create unique pieces of art, many inspired by the Aspen trees of Colorado.

In 2007, Jones and her family moved to Orcas Island.

“It was perfect timing,” she said.

“Both businesses (Bluebird Builders and Mosaic) were doing well.”

It was then that Jones launched DH Jones Design. She started the company to focus on interior design. She also did the designing of local business Whalestooth Dental Clinic and created finishes for Amelie at the Outlook.

Jones and her husband have two sons, Logan, 12, and Calder, 8, and a 2-year-old Border Collie named Sunna. When her sons were younger, she took a break from designing and began focusing on art and selling paintings.

Now that the boys are both in school, it allows Jones to focus more on her design career during the day.

“We’re able to make it work,” said Jones, who does office administration for Bluebird in the morning, goes to the construction site to paint, then works with clients throughout the day. When the kids come home, they have her full attention.

“I think as long as you have a good schedule, it works,” she said.

Jones served on the Homeowners Association board in her neighborhood for eight years and is currently on the Orcas Island Parks and Recreation District board. She has participated in the annual Orcas Artist Studio Tour for four years, and her art is currently on display in Diversity across from Ace Hardware in Eastsound.

Jones is self-taught in everything she does.

“You just have to go for it, be creative and figure out what works for you,” said Jones.