News: Craft Lake City Announces the May 2013 installment of the Craft Lake Artist Workshop Series

Craft Lake City Announces the May 2013 Installment of the Craft Lake Artist Workshop Series Presented by West Elm: Fabric Flowers with Ashley Gammill from Bagsy Blue Co. on May 30, 2013.

SALT LAKE CITY, Tuesday, May 21 – Craft Lake City and West Elm continue their partnership with the fourth installment in a series of monthly workshops at the West Elm Store in City Creek Center. Ashley Gammill from Bagsy Blue Co. will teach attendees how to create fabric flowers on May 30 from 7 – 9 p.m.

West Elm, a home furnishings retailer who helps and engages customers to shape their personal style in their homes, will host the fourth class of the West Elm and Craft Lake City DIY Workshop Series. They continue their partnership with Craft Lake City, and their mutual goal is to compel participants of all skillsets to indulge in their creative sides to produce art and stylized home accouterment.

A photographer by trade and an artisan crafter in her spare time, Ashley Gammill will teach workshop participants how to create fabric flowers. Her designs range from single flowers to colorful arrangements and bouquets, utilizing patterned fabrics to bring new color and life to nature’s already beautiful designs.

Registration for the workshop is currently open. There is a $10 materials fee for this workshop, pre-registration is required, which can be done at this link:http://skl.sh/10uRbup. West Elm Salt Lake City is located in City Creek Center at 51 S. Main Street.  

For more information or promotional materials, please contact:
Angela Brown, Festival Director: 801.487.9221, angela@craftlakecity.com; Karamea Puriri, Marketing Manager: 801.487.9221, karamea@craftlakecity.com

About CLC: Craft Lake City is a 501-C3 charitable organization. Craft Lake City’s mission is to educate, promote and inspire local artisans while elevating the creative culture of the Utah arts community through science, technology and art. In an effort to keep the community active, educated and aware of the local DIY culture, Craft Lake City hosts monthly workshops, gallery shows, fundraisers and an annual festival to promote regional spending with independent artisans and businesses. Craft Lake City was started in 2009 by Angela H. Brown, Editor and Publisher of SLUG Magazine, as a way to showcase Utah’s growing DIY community. The 2012 Craft Lake City festival welcomed over 200 vendors and 15,000 attendees at the Gallivan Center in downtown Salt Lake. The festival’s fifth year commences in 2013. Craft Lake City will expand the annual gathering into a two-day format on Friday, Aug. 9 and Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013.