University of North Texas 
Ashley Akers
Submitted on Monday, March 21, 2011Graduation Year: 1999
Ashley Akers, Fort Worth showed her art work for the first time at the 39th annual Bayou City Art Festival Downtown in Houston in October. She was selected from more than 1,000 applicants to showcase her jewelry designs. Her current jewelry collection, the Pebble Series, was inspired by her work at a garden center.