S2E9. THE ART OF QUIET REBELLION WITH SAMAR

SAMAR HEJAZI IS A VISUAL ARTIST, TATREEZ ARTIST AND TEACHER (@TATREEZ.SAMAR). Samar shares her journey of finding identity through visual arts and, ultimately, through the art of tatreez. She reflects on how it became a medium for understanding and expressing themes of home, land, and nation, and dives into her creative process and experiments with different materials.

As a dedicated teacher, she speaks about her calling to pass down the tradition of tatreez, along with the invaluable life lessons it has taught her. If you’re based in Dubai, book a class with Samar and make sure to follow for updates on kit releases and other announcements: tatreez account, visual arts account, website, Patreon.

You’ll hear about:

>> 0:46: Samar’s connection to Palestine

>> 5:21: Finding Palestinian identity through a visual arts practice

>> 7:40: Deciding to explore and learn Tatreez

>> 16:00: Tatreez becomes the thing to explore home, land, and nation

>> 18:44: Infusing traditional approaches to tatreez into visual arts

>> 21:00: Creative process and moving into other materiality

>> 25:51: The call to teach tatreez

>> 34:12: Tatreez life lessons


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