Gold Leafing Workshop with Lisa Lewis of Light & Ink
Salt Lake City, Feb 9.–West Elm and Craft Lake City announce the March Gold Leafing workshop with Lisa Lewis of Light & Ink. The workshop will be held on Thursday, March, 3, 2016 at West Elm City Creek from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
As a lifelong admirer of nature, Lisa Lewis started creating stump prints from a tree she climbed as a child. This soon resulted in the creation of Light and Ink, a local company that celebrates nature and simplicity in everyday life. For this workshop, Lewis will teach participants how to use gold leafing to embellish a wood item.
“This is an exciting opportunity to learn a technique used by many designers and artists”, Wesley Spry, Event and Education Coordinator for Craft Lake City says. “For ages interior designers and famous painters like Gustav Klimt have used gold leaf to adorn their work. This workshop will give participants the resources they need to incorporate a timeless art form.”
West Elm, a home furnishings retailer that helps customers shape their personal style in their homes, hosts the Craft Lake City DIY Workshop Series presented by West Elm once a month at the West Elm Salt Lake City location at City Creek center. Craft Lake City and West Elm’s mutual goal is to compel participants of all skillsets to indulge in their creative sides to produce art and stylized home accoutrements.
There is a $30 material fee. Pre-registration is required. Register here.
Visit craftlakecity.com/workshops or the Facebook page for more information. West Elm is located at 51 S. Main St., Salt Lake City, Utah.
About Craft Lake City: We are 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 St. on Friday, Aug. 12 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 13 from noon to 10 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 14 from noon to 6 p.m.
About West Elm: Since it launched in Brooklyn, NY in 2002, West Elm has helped customers express their personal style at home. Their mission is threefold: 1) offer choice in products and services, helping customers create a home that tells their story, 2) build community with customers, collaborators and associates, connecting likeminded strangers through inspiration, conversation, events and activities, and 3) focus on consciousness and honest business practices in everything they do, from handcrafted, local products to supply chain transparency and sustainability. West Elm has worked with 100+ independent designers. Their limited-edition collaborations help emerging and established artists and makers reach new markets while preserving the integrity of their designs.
Workshop Attendance Policy: Participants are 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 served. Waitlisters are not guaranteed admittance.