Sage was born in Idependence Mo. on Independence Day , then was raised in Sothern California in the 60’s where she learned a love for beads and beadwork,along with getting a little to much sun ! She then moved to Bellingham Washington and gave birth to her son , Beau Anderson Sage. Over the years she tended towards the Arts , working in Surface designs and Textiles , Pen and Inks and Watercolors , Woodworking and Floral Design . In the late 1980’s she found a way to learn Hot Glass through her time with Brian Kerkfliet of GossamerGlass , She focused on Beadmaking when She set up her own studio in Bellingham in 1988. Over the years she has been a wellspring of contributions to the rennassainse of the American Glass bead Movement , with awards in shows and Exhibits as well as a long list of published artices in Ornament Magazine , Lapidary Journal, Bead and Button and Varios major Papers.She met Tom Holland at The International Bead Conference in Washington D.C. and evetualy decided to join forces in Arkansas.
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Sage, I have a question and no idea how to send it to you.
I’m a beginner lamworker. I saw a bead you did in Designing Jewelry With Glass Beads and would like to know how you make beads with huge holes(where the mandrel goes). Do you buy mandrels that size or use sometype of tubing? Thanks! JoAnne
Hi JoAnne, I appologise for the late response , I’ll get with the programe one of these days ,As for you’re question on the large wholes , There are now days some larger sized mandrels from Frantz and Arrowspring as well as a few other catalogues who carry them . However if you know a machinist who does metal lathing or welding with a little extra time perhaps they could produce them for you , They are in a variety of sizes , and are chucked down at the handle area for confort . other wise hollw stainless steal tubing works but is awkward to rotate.We have also found them in scrap yards .