Earlier this month Craft Lake City launched a new addition to our year-round programming: the New Americans Workshop Series. Each craft workshop in the series will be taught by makers from around the globe who’ve made Utah their home due to humanitarian crises in their countries of origin. This series of six workshops, running from November 2022 through April 2023, is made possible with the support of the International Rescue Committee and funding from the Salt Lake Arts Council. Craft Lake City couldn’t be happier to be kicking off the series with one of our own DIY Fest alum, Zubaidah Sadeq of Zubaidah Boutique!
On Thursday, November 10, 2022 Zubaidah will be teaching an Embroidered Painting Workshop at the Craft Lake City HQ from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. In this mixed media Embroidered Painting Workshop participants will learn some fun techniques for creating a lovely, sophisticated and abstract background texture with paint to prep their canvases for stitchwork, as well as the essential skills to embroider a gorgeous and custom design on their painting. Zubaidah will have several embroidery design templates available to choose from inspired by her home country of Iraq, or participants can create their own design to embroider over their painted canvas.
While Zubaidah Boutique primarily sells elegant, handmade jewelry, Zubaidah actually got her start working with fiber arts. “I have a passion for arts and crafts, so the passion alone motivates me to get going,” writes Zubaidah when prompted with the question: What inspired you to do this craft? “Since my childhood, I have had a passion for disassembling and assembling things to see what they would look like in a new way, or to learn how they are made. As I got older my skills in this talent have grown and evolved. I always have new ideas to create new, beautiful things that make people happy.” Zubaidah is thrilled to have the opportunity to teach her first workshop through the New Americans Workshop Series. “Teaching is a way of serving my community. I’m really glad I’ll have the chance to talk about my passion.”
As part of this six-part series, Craft Lake City is offering three full scholarships to each workshop based on financial need. To browse our upcoming workshops and to purchase tickets visit https://craftlakecity.com/craft-workshops/.
About Zubaidah Boutique:
My name is Zubaidah Sadeq and I’m the founder of Zubaidah Boutique. We love to create happiness with handmade jewelry crafted in the USA.
Instagram: @zubaidah_boutique
Website: zubaidahboutique.com
About the IRC:
The International Rescue Committee provides opportunities for refugees, asylees, victims of human trafficking, survivors of torture, and other immigrants to thrive in America. Each year, thousands of people, forced to flee violence and persecution, are welcomed by the people of the United States into the safety and freedom of America. These individuals have survived against incredible odds. The IRC works with government bodies, civil society actors, and local volunteers to help them translate their past experiences into assets that are valuable to their new communities. In Salt Lake City and other offices across the country, the IRC helps them to rebuild their lives. Since opening its doors in 1994, the IRC in Salt Lake City has resettled nearly 12,000 refugees and provided life-changing services to thousands more in the Beehive State. Services include resettlement, education, health, advocacy, economic wellbeing, and more.
About Craft Lake City:
Founded in 2009 by Angela H. Brown, Executive Editor of SLUG (Salt Lake UnderGround) Magazine, Craft Lake City® is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization with the mission to educate, promote and inspire local artisans while elevating the creative culture of the Utah arts community through science, technology and art. Craft Lake City strives to further define the term “Craft,” by modernizing the definition for handmade creativity.
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Craft Lake City’s year-round programming is supported in part by the residents of Salt Lake County through the Zoo, Arts & Parks (ZAP) Program, the Salt Lake Arts Council, the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation, and Utah Arts & Museums, with funding from the State of Utah and the National Endowment for the Arts.