One very special friend I made on this trip to Hasselt is the incredibly talented, hella fun and brilliant @loupblaster ❤️❤️❤️ queen of Calais 👸🏻 amazing artist + budding musician. She does beautifully detailed live drawings, ranging from her trip to Morocco to shedding light on life in Calais' jungle, the largest refugee camp site in Europe. Louise your art and spirit have been truly inspirational, my crazy, beautiful friend can't wait to see you again!!! . Loup and I met while participating in the Everyone Loves Ice Cream festival held at The School + Tajine, we both gave talks and showcased our work, and also got to set up a little pop up shop to sell prints of our art! . #loupblaster #samyaarifillustration #everyonelovesicecream #hasselt #belgium #pakistan #france #karachi #calais #illustrators #artists #exhibition #festival #girlpower #collaborators (at Tajine)

❤😊⭐️🌈💃🏽✨ Super excited to be invited to Hasselt, Belgium for the @everyonelovesicecreamfestival happening today at Tajine. I'm giving a talk about my art and working in Pakistan along with a small exhibit of some of my recent works focussing on 'Women of my Land', do drop by if you're in the area for a lot of art, music and of course ice cream! . Everyone loves ice cream is an international festival that wants to explore and show, through talks, workshops, dinner and exhibitions, another side of the refugee story. A story that is driven by creativity, positivity and resilience. . Also the biggest love and thank you to my dear friend @pablohannon for getting me here and always believing in me, you are a star and the coolest bad boy of Hasselt!!!😎 #hasselt #everyonelovesicecream #festival #art #refugees #belgium #travels #artist (at Hasselt)