She has written for numerous magazines, newspapers, and websites. Travel writing sparked Jaques's love for art. An assignment in Italy led to Padua and the Scrovegni Chapel, Giotto's medieval treasure. Another assignment led her to Holland for Rembrandt's 400th birthday. Articles about museums in London and Amsterdam soon followed. Jaques is graduate of Stanford University with a B.A. in history and UCLA's Graduate School of Management, where she earned her master's degree. Among her favorite places are the Getty and Frick libraries. She lives in Southern California.