STUDENT PROFILE
Name: Sabr Lateefuddin
Residence: Charlotte, North Carolina
Degree: Design and illustration
Sabr Lateefuddin has been drawing ever since she could pick up a pencil.
“I always knew I wanted to share my talents with the people around me,” she said. “I really enjoy challenging myself creatively and trying new things for the sake of having new experiences and meeting people.”
Lateefuddin, a sophomore design major at Winthrop University, no longer picks up solely a pencil: she picks up graphite, paint, a computer mouse, charcoal…anything to make unique art under her art business, Blu Velv3t. Her works encompass everything from chibi- and anime-inspired characters, detailed graphite portraits, ambitious still-lifes, and even commissioned work for Vampire Penguin, an ice cream shop in downtown Rock Hill.
“I want to emulate the mysteriousness and intricacy of gothic and alternative fashion in my art and in my branding,” Lateefuddin said. “My art is for anyone and everyone!”
In addition to the work at Vampire Penguin, Lateefuddin has extended her artistic reach downtown at Student-Made Rock Hill, located at The Hickory Post. As part of Student-Made, she sells original pieces at the physical shop and online.