Specialties
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a past member of the National Association of Professional Women and an award winning entrepreneur, Designs by Gale has been creating and teaching jewelry for over 30 years. Join Gale for a class today, or shop her beautiful range of jewelry in store at Cactus Wren Artisans located in Cat Mountain Station Unit 1 and 2! 2740 S Kinney Rd. Off w Ajo.
History
Established in 1986.
Tucson based jewelry artist Gale Thomssen works and creates in her studio located in the Cactus wren Artisans at Studio S'Evans in the Cat Mountain Station at 2740 S Kinney rd., where she teaches classes and sells her work. She combines her 30 year love of creating southwest style jewelry and teaching. Gale enjoys working with copper and combining ingredients.
Gale was honored by receiving the Worldwide Who's Who in 2013 and 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year Representing the Jewelry Design Industry.
Gale's inspirations come from the desert environment: the colors, storms, cultures, plant and critters of the desert. She combines media by takings gemstones, minerals, fossils glass creating new and exciting pieces using copper, silver and gold. Each piece is unique
Meet the Business Owner: Gale T.
Gale began Cactus Wren Artisans in 2015. The store moved to Cat Mountain Station on 2740 S Kinney Rd in 2016. The artist coop has 18 artisans including Jewelry, leather, photography, blown glass, fused glass, charcoals, watercolors, acrylics, silver and pewter work, cholla lamps.
Gale enjoys working with copper and combining ingredients.
Gale's inspirations come from the desert environment: the colors, storms, cultures, plant and critters of the desert. She combines media by takings gemstones, minerals, fossils glass creating new and exciting pieces using copper, silver and gold. Each piece is unique. Come let me create a piece just for you.
Gale was honored by receiving the Worldwide Who's Who in 2013 and 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year Representing the Jewelry Design Industry.