Rae Ann Bayless is the owner, designer and artisan of Rae Ann Creations. For over 20 years, she has dedicated her craft to the idea of jewelry as wearable art. Approaching jewelry making with the eye of a painter, Rae Ann adds the tactile sensibilities of a sculptor, combining mysterious rich colors and wonderful textures – with just a touch of the exotic. In this way, each piece becomes an expression of personal adornment, a signature of the wearer.
 
Rae Ann designs jewelry for the fanciers of the contemporary as well as the classic. Her necklaces, bracelets and earrings reveal the inner life of precious and semi-precious gemstones, fresh water pearls and shells, precious metals, glass and crystal. All her designs are individually handcrafted in her West Little Rock studio, a space laden with the anticipation of ideas waiting to be fulfilled.

Rae Ann's designs can be found at the Arkansas Arts Center Museum Shop in downtown Little Rock, AR, Vesta's in West Little Rock, Garvan Woodland Gardens in Hot Springs, AR, The Gift Shop in Dumas, AR, and the new Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, AR.

Rae Ann's designs have been published in Bead Trends Magazine. Bead Trends showcases "the hottest trends in beads and hand-crafted jewelry."  One of her pieces was featured on the cover of the November 2010 issue. She has hosted numerous jewelry Trunk shows in several states, including one at the Page Museum at the LaBrea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, California.