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Product Reviews – August 2010
Products from Ugly Duck Skateboards, Shogo Clothing and Velo City are reviewed alongside crafty items from mOde, Miss Amanda, Rad Seams, Its the Little Things and Spell It Out. … read more
Princess Kennedy: Tour Up Girl
When I say “tore up girl,” I’m assuming that you speak homosexual. In case you don’t, being tore up is when one tells someone else how they looked, or more appropriately how they acted the night before. “Girl, you were TORE UP,” (i.e. you were drunk last night). “Girl, I got tore up last night,” (i.e. fucked—either literally, by a drug deal gone bad or beaten up). “Girl, stop shopping at the DI, you look tore up,” (i.e. cheap and/or disheveled). Essentially, if you’re a mess in any way, you can replace the adjective with “tore up.” … read more
Food Review: Meditrina
Meditrina is the ambitious love child of local foodie entrepreneurs and married couple Jennifer Gilroy and Amy Britt. Britt and Gilroy opened the “small plates and wine bar” in November 2008 in the same space where Southern Plantation fried up catfish in the ‘90s. The menu at Meditrina is tapas (small plates) with a thoughtful wine selection and a beer menu that includes some of the new Uinta beers. … read more
Stuntin’ Like Yo Daddy
It was a casual, sunny Sunday afternoon when my phone rang. The call was about a super shredding session in Heber Park. “So sick,” I thought to myself, to escape the toxic carbon dioxide soup in the city and fill my lungs with the fresh mountain air. I was thinking it would be a mellow afternoon of snake lines and 5-0 grinds. Little did I know there would be a pack of heavyweight rippers, all literally old enough to be my father, going off in the deep end. … read more
Craft Egalitarianism
The Salty Streets Flea Market is the brainchild of Karamea Puriri and her partner, Audrey Gallegos. Gallegos was moving back to Salt Lake City from San Francisco and wanted to have some kind of project to involve herself in upon her return. “We thought about it for a while and then we realized that we know tons of people who make amazing arts and crafts but have no place to sell them. Vendor’s fees can be really expensive. So we thought, why don’t we host a super cheap, first-come first-served at Kilby?” … read more
Derek Hunter
For over seven years, Derek Hunter has been one of the few independent comic writers in Salt Lake. His flagship title, Pirate Club, features twisted tales of youngsters roaming the streets of their small town looking for adventure. Hunter, with a dozen or so friends, also informally hosts a weekly Tuesday draw night at Nobrow Coffee. The group recently decided to parlay the fruits of draw night into an art show that’ll be held at Nobrow on August 20. The night will double as Hunter’s debut of his new autobiographic comic––Derek Hunter is A Fuck. … read more
CLC Artist: Amy Redden
Amy Redden is exactly who you would expect to be the artist behind the charming collection that is Vintage Fern. She welcomed me into her home for this interview in a perfectly coordinated Stepford-Housewives ensemble and immediately asked, “May I get you a nice cold drink?” Her collection iincludes everything one might need to add a little Stepford into your life, from handy kitchen towels to slinky slip-dresses adorned with lace doilies and other intricacies … read more
CLC Artist: Andy Chase
Hailing from the greater Ogden area, Andy Chase is a Craft Lake City veteran. Chase’s paintings, silkscreened and lino-cut prints and pillows will be available at this year’s CLC from $15 up. Like many prolific crafters, Chase’s “hobby” is fed by a serious love for the process. “It’s a need I have—an outlet.” she says, “If I don’t create for a while, I feel like I need to release the creative tension.” … read more
CLC Artist: Suzanne Clements
Suzanne Clements is addicted to knit fabrics. She admits openly, “It’s kind of a joke that I can’t go anywhere without looking for fabric.” Sorry Clementine is Clements’ clothing line of cute, quirky and oh-so-wearable women’s tops and dresses made predominantly of knit fabrics. The fabric makes her clothing comfy and practical, but Clements’ eye for design and hawk-like pursuit of unique knit fabrics makes her line distinctive and contemporary. … read more
CLC Artist: Mia Hanson
Sometimes artists are unaware of the impact they have on the viewer(s) and the work comes out naturally and timely, rather than focused and forced. This is the case for local Salt Lake City artist Mia Hanson, whose handkerchiefs, earrings, koozies, wallets and dresses can be seen all over the city. “I started sewing in high school because I wanted to be a costume designer.” Hanson says, “Ever since my mother taught me the ins-and-outs, I have always had a love for embroidery work.” … read more