WEST ELM AND CRAFT LAKE CITY PRESENT: Cyanotype Printing with Chris Blackburn of Blackburn Studio
SALT LAKE CITY, September 3rd, 2015– West Elm and Craft Lake City Present the September DIY Workshop Series: Cyanotype printing with Chris Blackburn of Blackburn Studio. The workshop will be held at West Elm SLC on Thursday, September 3rd, 2015 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Chris Blackburn of Blackburn Studio has worked extensively in the medium of photography. Using conventional methods as well as vintage processes, Chris brings his subjects to life with dramatic lighting and a balanced aesthetic. For this West Elm workshop, Chris will teach participants how to create cyanotype prints, a photographic printing process that produces a cyan-blue image. Workshop participants are encouraged to email Chris at photoblackburn[at]gmail.com with images they would like to turn into photo negatives for cyanotypes. Photo negatives will be provided to those who do not provide the instructor with images.
West Elm—a home furnishings retailer that helps and engages customers to shape their personal style in their homes—hosts the West Elm Workshop Series Presented by Craft Lake City once a month at the West Elm Salt Lake City location. Craft Lake City and West Elm’s mutual goal is to compel participants of all skillsets to indulge their creative sides and produce art and stylized home accoutrements.
There is a $25 material fee. Pre-registration is required, register here. Visit craftlakecity.com/workshops for more information. West Elm is located at 51 S. Main St.
For additional information or promotional materials, please contact: Angela Brown, Craft Lake City’s Executive Director: 801.487.9221, angela@craftlakecity.com.
About CLC: Craft Lake City is a 501-C3 charitable organization. Our 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 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. The 2016 DIY Festival will be held at the Gallivan Center (239 S. Main Street) on the second weekend of August.
Workshop Attendance Policy: Participants are now required to arrive and check-in with the Craft Lake City Workshop Coordinator five minutes before the workshop begins or their spot will be given to a participant on the waitlist. If you wish to be added to the waitlist, please arrive 15 minutes before the workshop begins and check in with our Workshop Coordinator. You will be added to the waitlist to take the place of an absent participant’s spot. First come, first serve, wait-listers are not guaranteed admittance.
