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Sandy Lasher
DESIGNS DONE IN GLASS SEED BEADS. MOST OF MY
BEADWORK IS CREATED USING A LOOM, BEADING
NEEDLES AND BEADING THREAD. THE SPLIT-LOOM
TECHNIQUE IS USED, ACCOMPLISHING THE MAIN PIECE
OF THE NECKLACE ON A METAL LOOM (THE KIND FOUND
IN MOST CRAFT STORES), THEN TAKEN OFF THE LOOM
TO STRING THE LONG STRANDS FULL OF CASCADING
BEADS IN TWO SOLID AND ONE MIXED COLOR SECTION.
IT IS THEN PUT BACK ON THE LOOM TO COMPLETE THE
SMALLER LOOMED PIECE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
NECKLACE. FINALLY, IT IS FINISHED WITH BONE
BEADS, LARGER GLASS BEADS, SILVER CAPS AND
CLASP.
THE LAST FEW YEARS, I STARTED DABBLING IN RAKU
CLAY AND WAS ABLE TO WIN SOME AWARDS IN THAT
AREA.
I HAVE RECENTLY BEEN EXPERIMENTING WITH BEADING
AROUND CARVED BONE PIECES AND HAVE COME UP
WITH AN INTERESTING APPROACH.
I AM ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW CREATIVE OUTLETS
AND HAVE RECENTLY TAKEN SOME CLASSES IN
DICHROIC GLASS, ENAMELING AND PRECIOUS METAL
CLAY; ALSO RECENTLY PURCHASING A KILN TO KEEP UP
WITH CURRENT PRODUCTS AND PROCEDURES AT HOME.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
SANDY HAS LOVED ROCKS AND BEADS ALL HER LIFE.
GROWING UP IN A RURAL PART OF SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA, SHE HAS ALWAYS BEEN INVOLVED IN
EITHER ARTISTIC OR CRAFTY PROJECTS THROUGHOUT
HER EXISTENCE.
AS SHE COMPOSES EACH WEARABLE ART PIECE, SHE
CREATES A COLLAGE OF COLORS AND TEXTURES THAT
ARE PLEASING TO HER ARTIST’S EYE. THE MAJORITY OF
HER WORK INVOLVES ASYMMETRICAL ARRANGEMENTS
THAT MOST PEOPLE FIND PARTICULARLY INTERESTING
AND PLEASING. SHE IS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT
COMBINING CUSTOM COLOR COMBINATIONS FOR HER
CUSTOMERS WHO GENUINELY APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE JEWELRY CREATED
SPECIFICALLY FOR THEM AND GIVING THE ARTIST AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE HER CREATIVITY AND
KNOWLEDGE WITH OTHERS WHO ENJOY IT SO.
HER FORMAL EDUCATION STARTED AS BEING AN ART
MAJOR AT A JUNIOR COLLEGE, BUT HER LOVE OF
FASHION TOOK OVER AND SHE SWITCHED TO FASHION
DESIGN AND MERCHANDISING, LEADING TO A
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN THAT FIELD. BUT
HER LIFE’S PATH LED HER BACK TO FULFILLING A NEED
TO CREATE WEARABLE ART. SHE HAS DEVELOPED HER
SELF-TAUGHT SKILL IN BEAD-LOOMING, USING
VARIOUS TYPES AND COLORS OF CZECH AND JAPANESE
SEED BEADS. SHE HAS GROWN FROM HAVING A “SMALL
JEWELRY /HOME DÉCOR BUSINESS ON THE SIDE” TO
BEING “AN AWARD-WINNING BEAD ARTIST FEATURED
IN GALLERIES AND STORES THROUGHOUT THE
SOUTHWEST”. NAVAJO RUG PATTERNS, PETROGLYPH
ART, AND GEOMETRICAL DESIGNS USING COLORS OF
THE EARTH INSPIRE HER WORK.
GALLERIES, STORES AND MORE
SANDY’S WORK CAN BE SEEN AND PURCHASED IN
VARIOUS GALLERIES AND STORES IN COLORADO AND
RECENTLY, IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO AND IN
SILVERDALE AND POULSBO, WA. OTHER ONE-OF-A-
KIND PIECES ARE SOLD AT VARIOUS CRAFT FAIRS
AROUND COLORADO SPRINGS, CANON CITY, BEULAH,
PENROSE, LA VETA, PUEBLO AND FLORENCE,
COLORADO.
BEADWORK IS CREATED USING A LOOM, BEADING
NEEDLES AND BEADING THREAD. THE SPLIT-LOOM
TECHNIQUE IS USED, ACCOMPLISHING THE MAIN PIECE
OF THE NECKLACE ON A METAL LOOM (THE KIND FOUND
IN MOST CRAFT STORES), THEN TAKEN OFF THE LOOM
TO STRING THE LONG STRANDS FULL OF CASCADING
BEADS IN TWO SOLID AND ONE MIXED COLOR SECTION.
IT IS THEN PUT BACK ON THE LOOM TO COMPLETE THE
SMALLER LOOMED PIECE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
NECKLACE. FINALLY, IT IS FINISHED WITH BONE
BEADS, LARGER GLASS BEADS, SILVER CAPS AND
CLASP.
THE LAST FEW YEARS, I STARTED DABBLING IN RAKU
CLAY AND WAS ABLE TO WIN SOME AWARDS IN THAT
AREA.
I HAVE RECENTLY BEEN EXPERIMENTING WITH BEADING
AROUND CARVED BONE PIECES AND HAVE COME UP
WITH AN INTERESTING APPROACH.
I AM ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW CREATIVE OUTLETS
AND HAVE RECENTLY TAKEN SOME CLASSES IN
DICHROIC GLASS, ENAMELING AND PRECIOUS METAL
CLAY; ALSO RECENTLY PURCHASING A KILN TO KEEP UP
WITH CURRENT PRODUCTS AND PROCEDURES AT HOME.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
SANDY HAS LOVED ROCKS AND BEADS ALL HER LIFE.
GROWING UP IN A RURAL PART OF SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA, SHE HAS ALWAYS BEEN INVOLVED IN
EITHER ARTISTIC OR CRAFTY PROJECTS THROUGHOUT
HER EXISTENCE.
AS SHE COMPOSES EACH WEARABLE ART PIECE, SHE
CREATES A COLLAGE OF COLORS AND TEXTURES THAT
ARE PLEASING TO HER ARTIST’S EYE. THE MAJORITY OF
HER WORK INVOLVES ASYMMETRICAL ARRANGEMENTS
THAT MOST PEOPLE FIND PARTICULARLY INTERESTING
AND PLEASING. SHE IS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT
COMBINING CUSTOM COLOR COMBINATIONS FOR HER
CUSTOMERS WHO GENUINELY APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE JEWELRY CREATED
SPECIFICALLY FOR THEM AND GIVING THE ARTIST AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE HER CREATIVITY AND
KNOWLEDGE WITH OTHERS WHO ENJOY IT SO.
HER FORMAL EDUCATION STARTED AS BEING AN ART
MAJOR AT A JUNIOR COLLEGE, BUT HER LOVE OF
FASHION TOOK OVER AND SHE SWITCHED TO FASHION
DESIGN AND MERCHANDISING, LEADING TO A
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN THAT FIELD. BUT
HER LIFE’S PATH LED HER BACK TO FULFILLING A NEED
TO CREATE WEARABLE ART. SHE HAS DEVELOPED HER
SELF-TAUGHT SKILL IN BEAD-LOOMING, USING
VARIOUS TYPES AND COLORS OF CZECH AND JAPANESE
SEED BEADS. SHE HAS GROWN FROM HAVING A “SMALL
JEWELRY /HOME DÉCOR BUSINESS ON THE SIDE” TO
BEING “AN AWARD-WINNING BEAD ARTIST FEATURED
IN GALLERIES AND STORES THROUGHOUT THE
SOUTHWEST”. NAVAJO RUG PATTERNS, PETROGLYPH
ART, AND GEOMETRICAL DESIGNS USING COLORS OF
THE EARTH INSPIRE HER WORK.
GALLERIES, STORES AND MORE
SANDY’S WORK CAN BE SEEN AND PURCHASED IN
VARIOUS GALLERIES AND STORES IN COLORADO AND
RECENTLY, IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO AND IN
SILVERDALE AND POULSBO, WA. OTHER ONE-OF-A-
KIND PIECES ARE SOLD AT VARIOUS CRAFT FAIRS
AROUND COLORADO SPRINGS, CANON CITY, BEULAH,
PENROSE, LA VETA, PUEBLO AND FLORENCE,
COLORADO.
HER VARIOUS AWARDS INCLUDE:
TWO FIRST PLACE AWARDS IN 2001 AT PETERSON AIR
FORCE BASE, COLORADO (BASE LEVEL)
ONE BEST OF SHOW AND TWO FIRST PLACE AWARDS IN
2001 AT THE COLORADO STATE FAIR
ONE FIRST PLACE AWARD IN 2002 AT THE COLORADO
STATE FAIR
TWO FIRST, ONE SECOND PLACE AWARD IN 2002 AT
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, COLORADO (BASE LEVEL)
TWO FIRST, ONE SECOND AND ONE BEST OF SHOW IN
2002 AT AFSPC, PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE (MAJOR
COMMAND LEVEL)
ONE SECOND PLACE AWARD IN 2002 AT RANDOLPH AIR
FORCE BASE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS (AIR FORCE LEVEL-
WORLDWIDE)
FIRST AND THIRD PLACE AWARDS FOR JEWELRY, 2003,
COLORADO STATE FAIR
FIRST AND SECOND PLACE AWARDS FOR JEWELRY,
2004, COLORADO STATE FAIR
TWO FIRST PLACE AWARDS FOR RAKU CLAY PIECES,
2004, COLORADO STATE FAIR
SECOND PLACE AWARD, 2004, PUEBLO ART GUILD
WEARABLE ART CONTEST
SECOND AND THIRD PLACE AWARDS, 2004, PUEBLO ART
GUILD WESTERN/SOUTHWESTERN ART CONTEST
THREE FIRST PLACE AWARDS, 2005, COLORADO STATE
FAIR
TWO SECOND PLACE AWARDS, 2005, COLORADO STATE
FAIR
FIVE SECOND PLACE AWARDS, 2006, COLORADO STATE
FAIR
FIFTEEN FIRST PLACE AWARDS, 2007/ 2008/2009,
COLORADO STATE FAIR
FIVE SECOND PLACE AWARDS, 2007/2008/2009,
COLORADO STATE FAIR
THREE THIRD PLACE AWARDS, 2007/2008/2009,
COLORADO STATE FAIR
ONE FOURTH PLACE AWARD, 2009 COLORADO STATE
FAIR
TWO BEST OF SHOW AWARDS, 2007 & 2008, COLORADO
STATE FAIR
SECOND PLACE 2009/HONARABLE MENTION 2008,
ZONTA ARTFUL WOMEN EXHIBIT
HONORABLE MENTION JAN 2010 BLUE SPRUCE ART
GALLERY FLORENCE, CO
FEATURED ARTIST FEB 2010 STEEL CITY ART WORKS
PUEBLO, CO
MISCELLANEOUS
SANDY CREATES NECKLACES, BRACELETS AND
EARRINGS USING SILVER, TURQUOISE AND VARIOUS
OTHER SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES. SHE ALSO PAINTS
DRUMS, ORNAMENTS, MAKES DREAM CATCHER BASKETS
AND INDIAN ANGEL ORNAMENTS MADE OF STUFFED
FABRIC WITH FEATHERS, BEADS AND CONCHOS.
RECENT WORK INCLUDES POLYMER CLAY, DICHROIC
GLASS AND PRECIOUS METAL CLAY. NEWEST ADDITIONS
ARE LEATHER PURSES AND POUCHES WITH BONE
CARVINGS, BEADWORK AND FRINGE. PROFESSIONAL
MEMBERSHIPS INCLUDE THE SOUTHERN COLORADO
BEAD SOCIETY, PUEBLO ART COUNCIL, MANITOU
SPRINGS ART COUNCIL, PIKES PEAK POLYMER CLAY
GUILD AND THE COLORADO METALSMITH ASSOCIATION.
TWO YEARS AGO I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE TAUGHT
SILVERSMITHING AND STONE CUTTING BY MICHAEL
BOYD AND SOLDERING WITH PRECIOUS METAL CLAY BY
CECE WIRE. LAST YEAR I TOOK ENAMELING CLASSES
WITH PAT MUSICK AND POLYMER CLAY CLASSES WITH
DONNA KATO. I TEACH STRINGING CLASSES AT THE
COLORADO SPRINGS’ SENIOR CENTER.
TWO FIRST PLACE AWARDS IN 2001 AT PETERSON AIR
FORCE BASE, COLORADO (BASE LEVEL)
ONE BEST OF SHOW AND TWO FIRST PLACE AWARDS IN
2001 AT THE COLORADO STATE FAIR
ONE FIRST PLACE AWARD IN 2002 AT THE COLORADO
STATE FAIR
TWO FIRST, ONE SECOND PLACE AWARD IN 2002 AT
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, COLORADO (BASE LEVEL)
TWO FIRST, ONE SECOND AND ONE BEST OF SHOW IN
2002 AT AFSPC, PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE (MAJOR
COMMAND LEVEL)
ONE SECOND PLACE AWARD IN 2002 AT RANDOLPH AIR
FORCE BASE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS (AIR FORCE LEVEL-
WORLDWIDE)
FIRST AND THIRD PLACE AWARDS FOR JEWELRY, 2003,
COLORADO STATE FAIR
FIRST AND SECOND PLACE AWARDS FOR JEWELRY,
2004, COLORADO STATE FAIR
TWO FIRST PLACE AWARDS FOR RAKU CLAY PIECES,
2004, COLORADO STATE FAIR
SECOND PLACE AWARD, 2004, PUEBLO ART GUILD
WEARABLE ART CONTEST
SECOND AND THIRD PLACE AWARDS, 2004, PUEBLO ART
GUILD WESTERN/SOUTHWESTERN ART CONTEST
THREE FIRST PLACE AWARDS, 2005, COLORADO STATE
FAIR
TWO SECOND PLACE AWARDS, 2005, COLORADO STATE
FAIR
FIVE SECOND PLACE AWARDS, 2006, COLORADO STATE
FAIR
FIFTEEN FIRST PLACE AWARDS, 2007/ 2008/2009,
COLORADO STATE FAIR
FIVE SECOND PLACE AWARDS, 2007/2008/2009,
COLORADO STATE FAIR
THREE THIRD PLACE AWARDS, 2007/2008/2009,
COLORADO STATE FAIR
ONE FOURTH PLACE AWARD, 2009 COLORADO STATE
FAIR
TWO BEST OF SHOW AWARDS, 2007 & 2008, COLORADO
STATE FAIR
SECOND PLACE 2009/HONARABLE MENTION 2008,
ZONTA ARTFUL WOMEN EXHIBIT
HONORABLE MENTION JAN 2010 BLUE SPRUCE ART
GALLERY FLORENCE, CO
FEATURED ARTIST FEB 2010 STEEL CITY ART WORKS
PUEBLO, CO
MISCELLANEOUS
SANDY CREATES NECKLACES, BRACELETS AND
EARRINGS USING SILVER, TURQUOISE AND VARIOUS
OTHER SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES. SHE ALSO PAINTS
DRUMS, ORNAMENTS, MAKES DREAM CATCHER BASKETS
AND INDIAN ANGEL ORNAMENTS MADE OF STUFFED
FABRIC WITH FEATHERS, BEADS AND CONCHOS.
RECENT WORK INCLUDES POLYMER CLAY, DICHROIC
GLASS AND PRECIOUS METAL CLAY. NEWEST ADDITIONS
ARE LEATHER PURSES AND POUCHES WITH BONE
CARVINGS, BEADWORK AND FRINGE. PROFESSIONAL
MEMBERSHIPS INCLUDE THE SOUTHERN COLORADO
BEAD SOCIETY, PUEBLO ART COUNCIL, MANITOU
SPRINGS ART COUNCIL, PIKES PEAK POLYMER CLAY
GUILD AND THE COLORADO METALSMITH ASSOCIATION.
TWO YEARS AGO I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE TAUGHT
SILVERSMITHING AND STONE CUTTING BY MICHAEL
BOYD AND SOLDERING WITH PRECIOUS METAL CLAY BY
CECE WIRE. LAST YEAR I TOOK ENAMELING CLASSES
WITH PAT MUSICK AND POLYMER CLAY CLASSES WITH
DONNA KATO. I TEACH STRINGING CLASSES AT THE
COLORADO SPRINGS’ SENIOR CENTER.
