Gail Ackerman

Gail began silversmithing while in high school. As a very young child she was given a pair of Egyptian carved bone scarab earrings. These ignited an interest in jewelry designs of other cultures. She developed 15 designs for earrings with various shapes of stones. A collector of odd stones, beads and misc. lead to the designing of unique one-of-a kind pendants that are then embellished with various semi-precious and precious stone beads. Her designs evoke memories of several ancient traditions