Presents Craft Lake City Workshops
Get into the DIY spirit by taking a workshop on-site at the 10th Annual Craft Lake City® DIY Festival® presented by Harmons and Mark Miller Subaru! For the second year, West Elm will present Craft Lake City workshops on-site in a special area of the Festival. Participants will have the opportunity to learn from top local makers and take home their own contemporary, handmade projects.
Workshop pre-registration is required. Tickets are available for purchase on-site at the DIY Festival.
- SOLD OUT - WEST ELM PRESENTS: BOTANICAL WATERCOLORS
with Laura Muir of Laura Muir Art
$35, 10th Annual DIY Festival at the Gallivan Center
Friday, August 10 at 5:30pm
This workshop is currently SOLD OUT.
Create your own watercolor paintings inspired by the beauty of nature in this workshop with talented local artist and DIY Festival participant Laura Muir! Participants of all skill levels will learn how to use drawing and painting techniques to make stunning negative space watercolors that connect to the natural world.
- SOLD OUT - WEST ELM PRESENTS: JOURNAL MAKING
with Allison Milham of the Book Arts Program at the University of Utah
$35, 10th Annual DIY Festival at the Gallivan Center
Friday, August 10 at 7:30pm
This workshop is currently SOLD OUT.
Learn how to bind your own journal with exposed sewing techniques! Workshop instructor Allison Milham will lead participants through the fun and meditative process of Ethiopian-style bookbinding, a structure similar to the Coptic binding, which makes an excellent journal or sketchbook.
-SOLD OUT - WEST ELM PRESENTS: SUN-PRINTED CYANOTYPES
with Chris Blackburn of Blackburn Studios
$30, 10th Annual DIY Festival at the Gallivan Center
Saturday, August 11 at 12:30pm
This workshop is currently SOLD OUT.
Local artist Chris Blackburn of Blackburn Studio uses vintage processes to create beautiful tintype photographs and cyanotype prints. In this workshop, Blackburn will teach participants how to create sun-printed cyanotypes using foliage and foraged materials. Attendees will collaborate to make a larger-than-life wall hanging, and then Blackburn will assist individual participants as they create cyanotypes on paper and fabric to take home.
- SOLD OUT - WEST ELM PRESENTS: JEWELRY MAKING
with Heather Leeflang of H Works Jewelry
$35, 10th Annual DIY Festival at the Gallivan Center
Saturday, August 11 at 2:30pm
This workshop is currently SOLD OUT.
Artisan Heather Leeflang’s jewelry is designed to present complex ideas reduced to their most minimal forms. In this workshop, Leeflang will teach us how to make beautiful earrings by forming linear shapes from copper and brass. She will torch the metal prior to the workshop, and each attendee will drill, bend, and pound unique, handmade earrings to wear or share.
WEST ELM PRESENTS: CALLIGRAPHY
with Bre McCallum
$35, 10th Annual DIY Festival at the Gallivan Center
Saturday, August 11 at 4:30pm
TICKETS AVAILABLE ON SITE. Create enviable envelopes and gorgeous greeting cards in this calligraphy workshop! A local designer and illustrator with a passion for the art of lettering, instructor Bre McCallum will teach participants the basic tools, strokes and techniques used in calligraphy. Attendees will then create personalized cards to send to friends or family.
WEST ELM PRESENTS: CALLIGRAPHY
with Bre McCallum
$35, 10th Annual DIY Festival at the Gallivan Center
Saturday, August 11 at 6:30pm
TICKETS AVAILABLE ON SITE. Create enviable envelopes and gorgeous greeting cards in this calligraphy workshop! A local designer and illustrator with a passion for the art of lettering, instructor Bre McCallum will teach participants the basic tools, strokes and techniques used in calligraphy. Attendees will then create personalized cards to send to friends or family.
WEST ELM PRESENTS: FLORAL DESIGN
with Pamela Olson of Native Flower Company
$50, 10th Annual DIY Festival at the Gallivan Center
Sunday, August 12 at 12:30pm
TICKETS AVAILABLE ON SITE. Summer is the season of bold and beautiful blooms, and you’re invited to make your own gorgeous floral arrangement in this workshop! Instructor Pamela Olson is the daughter of a nurseryman and developed a love of the botanical world at a young age. She is the owner of Native Flower Company and will bring her impressive professional experience and undeniable style to this workshop. Come design floral masterpieces with us!
WEST ELM PRESENTS: FLORAL DESIGN
with Pamela Olson of Native Flower Company
$50, 10th Annual DIY Festival at the Gallivan Center
Sunday, August 12 at 3:00pm
TICKETS AVAILABLE ON SITE. Summer is the season of bold and beautiful blooms, and you’re invited to make your own gorgeous floral arrangement in this workshop! Instructor Pamela Olson is the daughter of a nurseryman and developed a love of the botanical world at a young age. She is the owner of Native Flower Company and will bring her impressive professional experience and undeniable style to this workshop. Come design floral masterpieces with us!
WEST ELM: CONCRETE AIR PLANTERS
with Kirsten Moore of Freckleface
$30, 10th Annual DIY Festival at the Gallivan Center
Sunday, August 12 at 5:30pm
TICKETS AVAILABLE ON SITE. Local artisan Kirsten Moore is the owner of Freckle Face Collective, a local company that sells eccentric, upcycled and handmade pieces designed to enliven your living space. In this hands-on workshop, Moore will walk attendees through the fun process of mixing, molding and pouring a contemporary concrete plant holder to take home.
Free Demonstrations
Tote Bag Screen Printing
Friday, August 10 from 6-9pm; Saturday, August 11 from 12-3pm, 3:30-6:30pm, and 7-10pm; and Sunday, August 12 from 2-5pm
Wheel Throwing and Mug Making
Friday, August 10 at 6pm and 8pm; Saturday, August 11 at 2pm, 4pm, 6pm and 8pm; Sunday, August 12 at 2pm, 4pm and 6pm
DIY Fest Artisan Demonstrations and Activities
Various times during the DIY Festival