{"id":82109,"date":"2024-02-09T15:28:48","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T15:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=82109"},"modified":"2024-02-09T15:29:28","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T15:29:28","slug":"queer-emporium-holds-its-first-valentines-day-market-to-showcase-crafts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2024\/02\/09\/queer-emporium-holds-its-first-valentines-day-market-to-showcase-crafts\/","title":{"rendered":"Queer Emporium holds its first Valentine&#8217;s Day market to showcase crafts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Royal Arcade event offered a safe space in which to celebrate LGBTQ+ community talent <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>THE Queer Emporium has hosted its first ever Valentine\u2019s Day Market as a safe space for members of the LGBTQ+ community to network, share their merchandise and celebrate local talent.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>It is important to create opportunities&#8221;<\/p><cite>Yan White, Owner of Queer Emporium<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The small event took place in the Royal Arcade in Cardiff city centre, and had a real community atmosphere as local vendors mingled among the stalls sharing what they had made.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"834\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/emp-pic-2-834x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82124\" style=\"width:770px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/emp-pic-2-834x1024.jpg 834w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/emp-pic-2-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/emp-pic-2-770x945.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/emp-pic-2-1252x1536.jpg 1252w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/emp-pic-2-1669x2048.jpg 1669w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/emp-pic-2-293x360.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/emp-pic-2-1400x1718.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 834px) 100vw, 834px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"834\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/emp-pic-2-834x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82124\" style=\"width:770px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/emp-pic-2-834x1024.jpg 834w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/emp-pic-2-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/emp-pic-2-770x945.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/emp-pic-2-1252x1536.jpg 1252w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/emp-pic-2-1669x2048.jpg 1669w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/emp-pic-2-293x360.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/emp-pic-2-1400x1718.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 834px) 100vw, 834px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Wardrobe Stall at the Queer Emporium<\/strong> <strong>Valentine&#8217;s Day market.<\/strong> Credit: Katharine Worrell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Queer Emporium founder and owner, Yan White, said their own experience of running a small business made them empathetic with those wishing to make a name for themselves.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is important to create opportunities in the community. It is really difficult to get small businesses off the ground,\u201d&nbsp;they said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chatting to the vendors, it was clear that the effort put into creating a hub for creative professionals to mingle was worthwhile.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Queer Emporium are doing such amazing stuff and are creating safe spaces in Cardiff,\u201d said Paisley Randell, owner of Morning Assembly jewellery business.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou belong in the communities you feel you do,\u201d said Becki Skhel, a local artist.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/featured-image-1-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/featured-image-1-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/featured-image-1-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/featured-image-1-1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/featured-image-1-1-770x770.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/featured-image-1-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/featured-image-1-1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/featured-image-1-1-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/featured-image-1-1-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/featured-image-1-1-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/featured-image-1-1-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/featured-image-1-1-1400x1400.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/featured-image-1-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/featured-image-1-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/featured-image-1-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/featured-image-1-1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/featured-image-1-1-770x770.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/featured-image-1-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/featured-image-1-1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/featured-image-1-1-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/featured-image-1-1-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/featured-image-1-1-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/featured-image-1-1-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/featured-image-1-1-1400x1400.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Mx Becki Skhel and her stall at the Royal Arcade. <\/strong>Credit: Katharine Worrell <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mx Skhel explained their identity was part of what inspired them to create.They had always found a sense of catharsis in their art but decided to make it a full time job after becoming disabled in 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The message of their work, told through paintings of broken glass, was that no-one is alone and there is always hope.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSometimes there are invisible eyes to queerness. I am non-binary and bisexual but married to a man. I still belong.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another business owner, Leia, described her business ,The Wardrobe, as the \u201chome of subtle pride\u201d. 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