So delighted to be featured in Toast Magazine. Below is a short excerpt, read full article here. 16th October 2020 Objects of Meaning | Ekta Kaul ARTS & CULTURE The textile works of Ekta Kaul narrate stories of place and belonging, all tied together through a dictionary of intricate stitches. After...
So delighted to be featured on BBC culture in Dominic Lutyen's piece on Textile art. Read the full article here. https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20201005-why-we-need-soft-textures-right-now ...
EKTA KAUL X TOAST I was delighted to be invited by TOAST to create an exhibition inspired by the concept ‘Flux & Flow’, highlighting our capacity for change as part of Shoreditch Design Triangle. It will be on display at TOAST Shoreditch (42 Red Chruch Street,...
Last week I was invited to speak on Front Row BBC Radio 4 about my online Soothing Stitch tutorials and how crafts can help boost mental health, especially under lockdown. I really enjoyed the chat. If you'd like to have a listen, here is a...
I am delighted to announce that I have been selected for an artist residency at China Exchange UK. China Exchange is a charity engaged in promoting culture and creativity in China Town, London. Looking forward to beginning the residency in February....
Let’s talk about Art and it’s place in a society. Art is without doubt what makes our values, concerns, hopes and despair visible. We usually think of it as an object/idea made with meaning, something to cherish. I think it goes beyond that. To me,...
This month I had the pleasure of visiting St Thomas' Primary School in West London to talk to the Year 1 children about my practice and do an art project with them using eco-printing and stitch. Over two days we used locally foraged plants and...
Happy new year! Welcome to my new embroidery project. ‘Chiswick Without Borders’ is a participatory art project that invites you to stitch your connections to the world with a symbolic migratory bird- a swallow and its flight linking the map of Chiswick to places around the...
I was over the moon when I found that London Story Map had been selected for the Showcase curated by Grant Gibson, the editor of Crafts Magazine at Cockpit Arts Open studios! It was in fantastic company too with vessel from Eleanor Lakelin, Millinery by...
I'm so thrilled to announce my collaboration with The New Craftsmen - a fantastic gallery that curates, commissions and sells unique contemporary objects that are rooted in craftsmanship and narrative. My British Isles Map is available from the Mayfair showroom as well as their online store...