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SUMMARY:Language\, Craft and Community: In conversation with Clare Hunter 
 and Ekta Kaul
LOCATION:Cambridge University: Lecturers' Common room
DESCRIPTION:Ekta Kaul is an artist and author known for her narrative maps
 \, which intricately explore themes of place\, history\, and belonging thr
 ough the mediums of stitch and abstract painting. Her works are included i
 n public collections\, including the London Museum\, the Crafts Council\, 
 the Gunnersbury Museum as well as in numerous private collections includin
 g Morgan Stanley. A recipient of the Cockpit Arts Textile Prize (2021)\, E
 kta is also the author of Kantha: Sustainable Textiles & Mindful Making\, 
 nominated for the R L Shep Award for the best book of 2025 in the field of
  global textile traditions. Ekta will be a Fellow in Creative Textile Arts
  at Merton College\, Oxford\, in Michaelmas 2026. She lives and works in L
 ondon. Clare Hunter is a community textile artist\, exhibition curator\, b
 anner maker and writer. Her first book\, Threads of Life: A History the Wo
 rld Through the Eye of the Needle (2019) was radio four book of the week. 
 In 2023\, she published Embroidering her Truth: Mary Queen of Scots and th
 e Language of Power and her latest book\, Making Matters: In Search of Cre
 ative Wonders explores everyday acts of creative making and their importan
 ce for human relationships around the world. Clare and Ekta will discuss t
 heir craft and their publications and will be available to sign copies of 
 their books after the event. This talk is in conjunction with the ‘Tende
 r Whispers from the Heart‘ exhibition.
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