Cross the Line: Creative Workshops Intersecting Art and Craft
‘A line is a dot that went for a walk. A drawing is simply a line going for a walk. Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see.’ —Paul Klee
Stratford Cross is proud to host five days of creative workshops with UAL London College of Fashion, the V&A Academy and Black Girl Knit Club, celebrating imagination and wellbeing. Participants are guided through the creative practice of ‘taking a line for a walk’, from drawing to embroidery and knitting.
Stratford Cross is proud to host five days of creative workshops with UAL London College of Fashion, the V&A Academy and Black Girl Knit Club, celebrating imagination and wellbeing. Participants are guided through the creative practice of ‘taking a line for a walk’, from drawing to embroidery and knitting.
UAL London College of Fashion – Drawing:
Students and academics from LCF’s Fashion Imaging and Illustration degree introduce you to simple and effective ways to put pencil to paper to observe and record the world around you.
V&A Academy – Embroidery:
Meditative stitching led by award-winning textile artist Ekta Kaul, whose artistic practice focuses on exploring places, histories and belonging through stitched maps. In these conscious sessions, Ekta guides you through the process of using line to create pattern and shape in stitch, taking inspiration from the environment around you.
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