Knarr, Joyce: - Joyce Knarr (pronounce the K), born in St. Petersburg, Florida, and raised in Sarasota, has spent her adult life in the Tampa Bay Area. A portrait artist as well as designer, her first illustrations were published in 2002. Her reputation as an artist who conveys feelings and emotions is evident in her all of her work and variety of mediums. Joyce is the mother of two daughters, three granddaughters, andsoon-to-be great-grandmother of another girl!