TANA ACTON DESIGNS

Tana Acton Designs website is dedicated to describing the jewelry work of Tana and her business. Each piece of fine art jeweler by Tana is created from a single "thread" of precious metal. The metal can be sterling silver, 12k gold-filled, or copper. The filament is wrapped precisely. Contact us... She was born in Birmingham, Michigan, to Cranbrook Art School parents and schooled at home and throughout the U.S. and abroad. In Florence, Italy, she studied with Tomaso after studying silversmithing in Haystack's high school program with Glenda Arentzen. Later, Tana earned an Antioch College BFA in painting and completed the Parsons School of Design Fashion Design program... Both as an artist and entrepreneur, she started with craft fairs at the age of 16. Tana then progressed to graphic artist, dance, choreography, painting, and eventually fashion design for some of New York's leading knitwear and house-ware companies.

Also known as: Tana Acton

Primary location: Santa Fe