Dec 12 | Holiday Miniatures with Katrina Lyon

Date: Saturday, December 12
Time: 11 am - 1 pm 
Location: Lightcatcher Building | Whatcom Museum

Join the creator of Bellingham’s Little Free Art Gallery, Katrina Lyon, to craft your own miniature museum. Become a tiny curator as you paint your gallery inside and out, choose from various wall and floor finishes, and add texture to the outside of your ‘building’. Decide on what to exhibit, frame and hang famous miniature works of art (or paint your own), create a mini sculpture for display on the floor, decorate for the holidays, and finish by adding a visitor to your miniature space. Katrina will walk participants through the process of making miniatures, and provide lots of materials to support your vision, but the aesthetics are all up to you!  

About the Artist  

Katrina is a design professional with over 25 years of experience. As a creative person, she always has a a variety of side projects, an embarrassing amount of craft and art supplies, and the guarantee that she will never be bored. One idea leads to another, and another. One of her side projects over the last couple of years, has been photographing miniature figures (about an inch tall) in nature. What started out as a quirky hobby became a way to see things from a new perspective, inhabit new worlds, and revel in the details.  

Knowing her love of miniature worlds, a friend sent her an article about a Free Little Art Gallery in Seattle and said, “You should do this in Bellingham” — she agreed. The Little Free Gallery (LFG) opened in May of 2021. Based on the model of a little free library (take a book/leave a book), but for art — the LFG is one of many community art spaces that sprung up across the country in the wake of COVID isolation. Since it opened, this little space continues to be a regular surprise, delight and inspiration. Creativity abounds. Community grows, and the LFG inspires many to make and share their art more regularly. 

Workshop registrations are final and non-refundable. If you’re unable to attend, you’re welcome to transfer your spot to someone else as long as you notify us 24 hours in advance. Please plan to arrive within 15 minutes of the start time. Late arrivals will not be admitted or refunded.