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Tana Acton Woven Sterling wire agate cuff bracelet. Estate piece likely never<br>worn, thoroughly cleaned by me. Tube on end says Acton on one side, Sterling on<br>another. I believe this to be one of her earlier pieces.<br><br>Tana Acton has lived a life focused on creative and artistic expression.<br>She was born in Birmingham, Michigan, to Cranbrook Art School parents and<br>schooled at home and throughout the U.S. and abroad. In Florence, Italy, she<br>studied with Tomaso after studying silversmithing in Haystack's high school<br>program with Glenda Arentzen. Later, Tana earned an Antioch College BFA in<br>painting and completed the Parsons School of Design Fashion Design program.<br><br>Both as an artist and entrepreneur, she started with craft fairs at the age of<br>16. Tana then progressed to graphic artist, dance, choreography, painting, and<br>eventually fashion design for some of New York's leading knitwear and house-ware<br>companies.<br>Through her unique perspective as designer/choreographer, she combines air,<br>movement, and light to create pieces that are at once delicate and yet solid.<br>Tana's jewelry line is contemporary, lightweight, affordable, and can be worn<br>casually or dressed up. Her work is featured in fine craft galleries, museum<br>stores, and boutiques throughout the U.S.<br><br>Technique<br>Each piece of fine art jewelry by Tana Acton is created from a single "thread"<br>of precious metal, either sterling silver, 12k gold-filled, or copper.<br><br>The filament is wrapped precisely and tautly on its frame structure or "loom" in<br>a classic textile technique, translated in metal. The pieces may or may not have<br>a kinetic element captured in the structure or riding on the crossing wires. The<br>fabric created has a faceted effect from the light finding each individual<br>crossing, yet leaving space and air to breathe through each piece.<br><br>All precious metals are tested and guaranteed, any Native American jewelry<br>referred to as Silver or Sterling is guaranteed to be a minimum of 90% (coin)<br>silver and possibly higher content. Most cuff bracelets are shown photographed<br>on a 6" woman's wrist and will include a photo showing the inside circumference<br>where the metal tip meets the number on the tape measure.
