Gayle fell in love with Sailors' Valentines a number of years ago after seeing them at a gallery on Martha's Vineyard. Her love for the ocean, beach and color has taken her from a career in fashion and costume design to the art of making Sailors' Valentines.

She moved to Cape Cod in the 1960s having lived in Toronto, Canada. Ms. Condit attended Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, where she studied fashion design.

Gayle's designs are unique. She often uses antique lace in the centers and incorporates ideas from traditional work. The sea shells she uses to construct fashion pieces of exquisite beauty and detail are all natural. Her Valentines are heirloom quality pieces of art and adorn homes on Cape Cod, Nantucket and Long Island.

Gayle has craftsmen from Nantucket, Florida and Texas construct her valentine boxes using different kinds of exotic and traditional hard woods. The boxes are given a hand-rubbed finish.

Gayle will be offering classes at the Creative Arts Center of Chatham, in late January (date to be announced and at the Cape Cod Art Assoc. Rte 6A Barnstable the week end of November 7th. Please contact Gayle regarding these classes. 

She was featured in the March 2007 issue of Cape Cod Magazine, in a section entitled "Celebrating Cape Cod Women".  Gayle has also been featurered on NECN.  Gayle's Traditional Sailors Valentine placed 1st at both the 2008 Philadelphia shell Show and the 2009 Sanibel Shell Show.