Aja Martin

Maker

Aja Martin is a metalsmith, writer, outdoors women and founder of Sage Hen; a small jewelry business nestled deep in the mountains of Summit County. First bloomed in 2015, the name Sage Hen came from an old American West slang term meaning, woman.  Aja works in her hand built studio, stooped on her property that overlooks a quaint mountain community.

As a child, Aja was always a creative. Her first love was sewing and photography. In High School she found her love for the environment. She was an avid bike commuter, skier, and became an advocate for the environment. She took an Industrial Design class at West High School, where she learned how to metalsmith. As an early graduate, she attended the University of Utah in Environmental Sustainability and Urban Ecology, discontinuing her love of metalsmithing and sewing to obtain a double bachelors. In her final years of college she began dating a welder. He had a shop full of scrap metal and an acetylene torch. She picked up a 4” copper pipe, crafted a couple bracelets, and posted pictures on instagram. And that is when Sage Hen was born. 

Sage Hen is committed to donate 10% of all online sales to non -profits that focus on the environment. Whether that is in conservation, education, wildlife, or protecting our wilderness. 

As an environmentalist and creative, Aja believes that as artists, we are responsible to create art that has a purpose. To create a medium that provokes thought, gives the consumer something to represent, a way to create an environmentally conscious community that is brought together by art. Sage Hen allows consumers to not only support small, but also give back to natural spaces and the environment. 

As walking billboards, we choose how we represent ourselves each day by what we wear and how we carry ourselves. When you wear Sage Hen, you are representing a greater cause. You’re representing the wilderness, the environment. With each purchase you’re donating a portion to the environment. Sage Hen is a gift to remind you to visit the mountains often. A reminder to keep fighting each day to protect the places we love.