MiZa Library Presents: Rock Carving and Painting with Reem Al Mubarak

ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP:

Rocks  are so much more than just rigid objects, they are us, and we are them.  Like humans, they are formed with time, patience, warmth, and they  undergo circumstances that could sometimes cause them to crack. But just  like humans, the more they break, the more their core starts to show.  Holding a rock makes me feel connected to my surrounding, to earth, and  its people. I cannot help but think about its past and how far it might  have traveled. I want to share this kind of connection with people, and I  want to connect people through rocks. I am proposing to conduct a rock  carving and painting workshop to honor rocks and our instinct to  overlook them. Rocks come in so many different forms, colors, and sizes,  and that is the workshop's purpose: to encourage attendees to create  art without restrictions, perfection, or thinking of what or how the  outcome might be; there is only one of each rock out there. It is a  meditative and grounding workshop accompanied by poetry that they can  read before, during, and/or after.

ABOUT THE HOST:

Reem  Al Mubarak (b. 1997) is an Emirati artist and Author. She published her  first book titled “Yellow” in April 2022. Al Mubarak's studio practice  is multidisciplinary, participatory based, which is influenced by poetry  and nature.

SCHEDULE:

Reading: 6:15 - 6:45

Workshop: 6:45 - 8:00

Socializing: 8:00 - 9:00

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