Sin Eaters Lament: DIY Festival Artisan

Sin Eaters Lament: DIY Festival Artisan
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At the DIY Festival, Cathy Cartwright’s booth promises to be captivating. Each doll stands as a silent storyteller, waiting for the right soul to take them home. … read more

Cheeky Dish Vintage: DIY Festival Vintage Vendor

Cheeky Dish Vintage: DIY Festival Vintage Vendor
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Chanel Cartier Rogers is a graphic designer, crafter and vintage lover who wanted to combine all of these qualities into one product. … read more

Merry Marmot Designs: DIY Festival Vintage Vendor

Merry Marmot Designs: DIY Festival Vintage Vendor
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Mary Turney (Merry Marmot Designs) has been making vintage quilts for the last four years, and sewing since she was 10 years old. … read more

Ten Cent Pistil: DIY Festival Artisan

Ten Cent Pistil: DIY Festival Artisan
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Terra Pace, owner of Ten Cent Pistil, is a cyanotype photographer whose work is inspired by folk art and nature. Cyanotype photography is not like polaroid or film, as it is made without the use of a camera. … read more

Kid News: DIY Festival Kid Row

Kid News: DIY Festival Kid Row
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Local reporters Mei, age 9, and Ren, age 6, are running a business to amplify the voices of kids like them. … read more

Black Metal Yoga with Circus Instructor Cupcake

Black Metal Yoga with Circus Instructor Cupcake
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Black Metal Yoga is a fresh spin on traditional yoga that incorporates low red lighting, candles, incense and (you guessed it) black metal into a yoga class setting. … read more

Mestizo Arts Presents: Home Is Never Dead; It Isn’t Even Home

Mestizo Arts Presents: Home Is Never Dead; It Isn’t Even...
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Artists Julian Croft and HALO welcome visitors to their collaborative exhibition to explore the sapphic house in multiple dimensions. … read more

Sacred Division and Geometry: Paulette Platt’s Egg Art

Sacred Division and Geometry: Paulette Platt’s Egg Art
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Paulette Platt, also known as Paulette Sky, practices the Ukrainian art of pysanky to turn real eggs into art and functional jewelry. … read more

American Hair Metal—Ain’t Nothin’ but a Good Time!

American Hair Metal—Ain’t Nothin’ but a Good Time!
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You may remember the lace and leather, spandex pants, teased hair and showgirl makeup, as well as the gallons of booze, kilos of blow and all the debauchery that ensued, more than the music itself. It’s all captured in this professionally published scrapbook–American Hair Metal: Can’t Get Enough. … read more

“Something Super Bizarre and Fucked Up”: Literature as Play with Author Michael Farfel

“Something Super Bizarre and Fucked Up”: Literature as Play with...
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Through Reluctant Journey, Farfel argues that play is the most potent cure for malaise and that, in creativity, we find freedom. … read more

Reclaiming Heritage, Reimagining History: SLC Artists Manifest Their Own Destiny

Reclaiming Heritage, Reimagining History: SLC Artists Manifest Their Own Destiny
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SLC’s artistic pioneers are reclaiming their narratives and identities while fostering a sense of belonging in a landscape often overshadowed by the echoes of the past.  … read more

Lunares Explores the Unseen Power of Tears in Lágrimas: Rain, Glitter

Lunares Explores the Unseen Power of Tears in Lágrimas: Rain,...
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This desire to provoke and connect is emblematic of the exhibit’s inspiration—Lunares’ realization of how tears may give us better insight and help us grow. … read more