DCCoI MasterCraft Webinar
Thank you to the DCCI who invited me to give a MasterCraft Talk as part of their response to the Covid-19 Pandemic.
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How to Felt a Butterfly
Create a beautiful butterfly using a combination of super fine merino, silk, in a combination of blue, pink, yellow, green and red. Demonstrated by fibre artist Niki Collier from her stunning studio in Marlay Park as part of the 2020 Harolds X Stay at Home Online Festival. Suitable for all ages, the workshop was recorded
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How to Draw a Butterfly
Three simple ways to draw a butterfly using acryllic paint and water-colour paint. Demonstrated by fibre artist Niki Collier from her stunning studio in Marlay Park as part of the 2020 Harolds X Stay at Home Online Festival. Suitable for all ages, the workshop was recorded with Niki Colliers daughter, aged 11. Techniques include finger-painting,
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St Catherine’s Hats Off to The Frontline Workers
A week long Exhibition and a Show on the 25th November 2020 A call out to everybody who would like to show a hat made by themselves. If you were curious about hats that were created by crafters join us to showcase your work. All you have to do?Bring a hat that you have made and
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How to felt a Lilly
Lillies are one of the most popular flowers in the world. Follow the video below to make your own Lilly for the summer. Materials For the Lilly: Green, white and orange wool. A bit of white silk 1 x 2 inch scrap of felt For Felting: A4 size underlay Watering Can Soap Hot Water Chopping
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How to felt a Shamrock
Shamrocks are a symbol of Irish Culture and a mainstay of every St. Patrick’s Day Celebration. This video explains how to create your own Felt Shamrock from some fiber, soap and water. Materials For the Shamrock: For Felting: A4 size underlay Watering Can Soap Hot Water Chopping Board
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H is for Hope
Installation and Showcase22-25th March @ The Orangery, Marlay Park, Dublin 15 An Exhibition commenting on people fleeing warzones or places where life is under threat. Opening remarks by Superintendent Rauiri O’Douling and H.E. Gergana Karadjova Ambassador to Bulgaria in Ireland Web of Devastation Devastation starting from the moment of darkness when/where life and holds by
The New Irish Goddess
This piece was unveiled at Council of Irish Fashion Designers Autumn Fashion Show. It was a collaboration supported by Design and Crafts Council of Ireland. The collaboration paired artists like myself with CIFD members in order to develop new work informed by each others practices. I was paired with Betzy from Sandia Dublin, a jewelry maker
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My Egg. Do not Sit @ Jämsä, Finland
One of my sculptures: My Egg. Do not Sit! is going to an international exhibition in Finland. The work is a textile sculpture of a human egg in the process of fertilisation. It contributes to the debate about ownership, choice and human rights. Who owns a woman’s egg? The complex multi-layered textile sculpture is informed
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Niki @ Monumentality – Fragility , Kildare National Gallery
Monumentality-Fragility is an international exhibition of curated works from the 2018 European Prize for Applied Arts, that will be hosted at the Kildare National Gallery from the 9th February 2019.
Niki’s submission consisted of three sculptures of viruses: the Common Cold, Hepatitis B and Herpes. Each of these has disrupted our contemporary culture by changing our conversation on monumental and fragile.
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