Narrative Stitches mines the pictographic and linguistic vernaculars that have long been used in embroidery and are now finding new artistic currency. Using the rich history of narrative stitching from diverse historical and cultural arenas as points of reference, students craft contemporary works with needle and thread expressing personal, commemorative, fictional, or socio-political themes. The concept of narrative implicitly contains both the expressive and receptive; therefore this class will be an inquiry into both telling and listening. What stories might emerge when we pay attention? What stories are held in silence? Students will consider a wide range of storytelling strategies from oral traditions to fiction, poetry, and lyrics using embroidery, applique, and other stitch-based techniques. This course is open to students in ALL majors without prerequisites, but may be of special interest to students in Animation, Illustration, Painting/Drawing, Photography, Textiles, Sculpture, and Writing. This course can fulfill an elective.

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