Clay artist and jewelry maker Sadie Allen said she has never had an issue coming up with ideas. If anything, she has too many.
“People come up to me and try and give me ideas, which is so sweet and comes from a good place, but I’m like, ‘I can’t take anymore ideas,’” Allen said. “‘I have things I thought of three years ago I haven’t gotten to yet.’”
Allen, also known as Resurrection Bae, specializes in handmade polymer jewelry and art. Her business is named after and inspired by Resurrection Bay in Seward, where she lives, creates and works as a chef.
Her style is bold and bubbly; Allen said she finds inspiration in her everyday life working with food and living in Seward. She also is an avid pop culture lover, and enjoys incorporating iconic moments into her pieces.
Allen said she has always been creative; growing up, her parents had a farm and would put her in charge of the pick-your-own strawberry fields.
“Me and my cousin would sell our little clay sculptures, so I have always had that spirit of pedaling art,” she said. “I always had a compulsory need to be creative in everything I did. Everything had to be decorated and colorful.”
When the coronavirus pandemic first hit Alaska nearly five years ago, Allen had lots of unexpected down time, since the majority of restaurants were closed. She said that time granted her the opportunity to pick up crafting again.
“[Cooking] is a creative outlet, but a very different creative outlet,” Allen said. “That kind of took up all my time for a while. I didn’t really get to be hands-on creative, and I felt like a huge part of me was missing.”
Resurrection Bae’s primary focus is clay, but Allen says she loves to paint — last summer, she along with several other Seward artists, partnered with Seward Waste Collection Services to beautify bear proof trash cans.
“I’ll try anything, I have like a never-ending list of mediums I want to try,” Allen said. “Sometimes it’s like, this is something I can turn around and produce and sell to people, and then sometimes it’s just something that’s creative and therapeutic for me.”
Resurrection Bae has items for sale at Rage City Vintage and Once in a Blue Moose in Anchorage, as well as several storefront in Sewards. She also has merch for sale on her Bonfire shop.
Sam Davenport is a writer residing in Anchorage. She's a leo and a plant-person, and loves spending quality time with her dog, Aspen. She is a Real Housewives fan and has been called a Bravo historian.
