Jaryd Walley

Raised in San Fernando Valley, California, Artisan woodworker Jaryd Walley became involved with show business at an early age; his father a professional musician for Frank Zappa and many notable acts in the 1970s and his mother an executive chef in Beverly Hills. Walley began his own career at Lexington Scenery and Props in Burbank, CA. He built scenery and props for television shows such as In Living Color and Beverly Hills 90210, movies such as Independence Day and Titanic, as well as scenery for several Disney attractions, Universal Studios, Las Vegas Casinos and Theme Parks worldwide. With the progression of technology in the film industry and automation in most scenery shops, he saw a decrease in the need for handcrafted backdrops. Walley decided to expand his horizons and move on from Hollywood. After living in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Wilmington North Carolina, he finally settled and fell in love with the Upstate of Greenville South Carolina. Walley went from building movie sets to making trad