Arts
SLUG Style: Chase Bardole
Chase Bardole is a bartender, musician and all-around classy guy. For SLUG’s November 2016 Distillery Issue, we asked him about his favorite drinks and how he looks so damn good while making them. … read more
Gallery Stroll: A Personal Experience – Blake Palmer
Using a combination of photography, Xerox transfers, graphic design and line drawing, Palmer pays homage to the Bauhaus art movement, layering styles and shapes upon familiar scenes like industrial spaces and wilderness landscapes. … read more
Gallery Stroll: Art Will Bring Us Together
This month’s gallery stroll features are three galleries that continue to bring light, beauty, inspiration and acceptance into our beloved Downtown area. Each gallery is equipped with ample parking, should you choose to drive between your stroll destinations. … read more
SLUG Style: Xena Jade
Xena Jade is a staple member of SLUG’s Marketing Team, and you’ve likely noticed their killer style and bold makeup at local events around town. Jade uses makeup and clothing as a continual living art project that blurs the lines between aesthetic style and self-expression on a daily basis. … read more
SLUG Style: Abraham von Waffles + Squid Vishuss
Squid Vishuss is an artist, photographer, poetess, mermaid and toy collector. Abraham von Waffles is an artist, model, ukulele player and thrifter. Together, their unique combination has formed a distinctive aesthetic. … read more
Gallery Stroll: The Art of Being Fletcher Booth
Booth is an artist, whether it’s as a scholar, a professor, a curator, a creator or an installer. Mostly known for his large-scale paintings of authoritarian figures, Booth’s last solo show, in 2004, rocked the art community when some of the pieces were censored for content. … read more
SLUG Style: Heather Mahler
Heather Mahler is a local freelance artist. When comparing her personal style with the style of her drawings, it’s clear that the lines are blurred. She often gets asked if she is featured in her drawings, though she says she is actually emulating the characters she draws. She will be participating in Craft Lake City’s 8th Annual DIY Festival. … read more
Annika Quinn Jewelry: Craft Lake City Artisan
“I’ve always used jewelry as armor,” says metalsmith and jewelry maker Annika Quinn Nelson DiMeo. Armor indeed: Her commanding signature pieces, mostly made of copper, brass or silver, traverse minimal geometries and silhouettes while toying with dimension. From loud knuckle rings and sheath-like wrist cuffs to sleek earrings and necklaces, every one of DiMeo’s pieces emanates power. … read more
Silver Still Image: Craft Lake City Artisan
Silver Still Image silverstillimage.com The 19th century tintype photograph has evolved into a modern art form, one that ceaselessly captivates Silver Still Image’s Sylvia Weston. After studying at Utah State University, Weston moved to New York City and worked as a photographer’s assistant and at the Penumbra Foundation. When she took a tintype workshop from
Gallery Stroll: Birds of a Feather
While pursuing their careers, Fran O’Neill and Matt Choberka have remained friends. Both participated in Pure Paint for Now People, a group show at Weber State University in Spring 2015. It was during this show that CUAC Executive Director Adam Bateman conceived a show that would team up the old friends. … read more