Event Finder''Connecting Threads (together):' Textile Works by Lynn Setterington
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- In person
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- Cruess Hall, 124, Davis, CA 95616
About This Event
Collaboration is at the heart of textile making and this idea is explored in a display of work by UK based artist Lynn Setterington. Through textiles the artist challenges contemporary issues in society and how stitch can be used to commemorate people and communities. Setterington is an ethnographic embroiderer who communicates with the world through stitch. she has worked with underserved communities across the globe, including the UK, India, Bangladesh, Brazil and the USA. She draws on popular culture and textile history to raise awareness of societal issues. Themes range from sustainability, place, well-being and identity and belonging.