August 2020

About The Cover: Our August issue celebrates Craft Lake City’s upcoming Virtual DIY Festival. For this cover, participant Abraham Von August (@abrahamvonwaffles) depicts the Festival’s interactive experience of local creativity with colorful panache. Read about August’s work on pgs. 6–7!

Abraham Von August: Creating a Whimsical World with Fashion &...
As Abraham Von August illustrates fantastic characters and pioneers fashion without labels, they make Salt Lake a more inclusive and interesting place. … read more

Kafé Mamai
Abudujannah Soud’s African-Carribean fusion creations served at Kafé Mamai are a nod to the dishes his grandmother created. … read more

Craft Lake City’s Virtual DIY Festival: A How-to Q&A with...
Check out SLUG’s Q&A with the Craft Lake City Virtual DIY Festival developers, who details some of the functionalities of the new format. … read more

Therapeutic Games and Apps Lab: Craft Lake City DIY Engineers
The GApp Lab at the University of Utah is exploring how health sciences and game programming can be brought together to heal, nurture and teach. … read more

The Cart: Craft Lake City Craft Food
At Jessica Rovin’s and Kristi Bendick’s mobile coffee shop, The Cart, every cup of coffee is carefully created to be as smooth and flavorful as possible. … read more

Gnome Two Ways About It: Lawn Gnomes 2020
UMOCA’s Lawn Gnomes 2020 is a growing exhibition of art installations that lives on the front lawns of artists across the state. … read more

SLUG Picnic: Cherry Thomas
When Cherry Thomas talks about what performing now feels like, she says, “When I’m singing, that is when I feel the happiest, and it’s an addictive feeling. … read more

Home Glow Hydroponics: Craft Lake City DIY Engineers
Home Glow Hydroponics is a local business that offers consultation, products and produce to help make soil-free gardening more accessible. … read more

Mary Ann Jensen: Craft Lake City Kid Row Artisans
When an idea leads to success, creatives like Mary Ann Jensen invest that success back into the pursuit of more creativity. … read more

In High Spirits Infusions: Craft Lake City Craft Food
In High Spirits Infusion is a Salt Lake City–based company through which Owner Claire Sessler prides herself on making unique spirit-infusion kits. … read more

SLUG Picnic: Elowyn
With an ethos founded on pure expression, continued artistic exploration and emotional growth, Elowyn and Milo situate themselves on a forward-moving plane. … read more

Milk Money: Craft Lake City Performer
Milk Money put a fresh face on the alt-rock genre through vulnerable lyrics and emotional tones while still staying true to post-hardcore’s roots. … read more