Date and Time: 4th FebruaryLocation: Constantine Preslavski Shumen University, Bulgaria. Dr. Niki Collier is giving a seminar on Brigid, the Druid goddess of arts crafts and healing and how the acts of connection with nature and community translate to the craft engagements in the context of our life
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Irish Heritage Textiles: A love story in Linen Using linen fabric and thread we would embroider original Irish flowers and explore traditions around irish embroidery and creating as a community. What are the most Irish Irish flowers? Using original patterns developed specifically for the course the participants had a go at embroidering clovers, roses, and dandelions.
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A Saint or a Goddess – Celebrating our identity through creativity A talk on St Brigid’s sanctity and our relationship with her cultural construct in terms of christianity, catholicism and pagan traditions and connection to creativity. A fabric and fibre workshop exploring identity using St Brigid’s sanctity as thrope to explore relationship with religion and pagan traditions. The participants
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Crosscurrents is an exhibition of new collaborative artworks by artists from ArtNetdlr curated by Claire Halpin (Artist & Curator). The artists from ArtNetDlr were invited to express their interest in working collaboratively with another artist (or artists) from different discipline(s). Each group worked together for over a year developing a collaborative proposal that responded to
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This is Niki Collier’s directorial debut. This project took place during and as part of Dr Collier’s Art Residency at Richmond Barracks Dublin – the cultural centre supporting the integration and development of different cultures and diversity in our identity. The film celebrates 15 years of School Azbuka (Alphabet School) by recognizing the role of
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Are you curious to see your brain, play with one of your neurons or open your heart to us? A Participary Engagement at Richmond Barracks Cultural Centrefacilitated by Niki Collier, Philippa Donnellan and Mia DiChiaro This sensory experience was open to adults who enjoy creating dancing & sculpting fabric. We played with swish silk fibres, wrapped our
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The second class followed on from the first class by creating a video link between Ireland and Bulgaria. Engineer Desislava Ignatova showed the students a comprehensive overview of the Bulgarian folklore traditions and the secret symbols of Bulgarian embroidery. She overviewed the sun symbols, the fertility symbols, the meaning behind each colour used in the embroidery as
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The class in PGTLP-c. Popovo was held on the 7th November 2023 and took the form of an interactive lesson on the ZOOM platform with teacher Dr. Niki Collier from her studio in Marlay Park, Dublin. This was the first lesson of the project with students. Dr. Niki Collier, who was born in Popovo but
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Help the Climate Crisis! Join our Yarn Bombing. Make art in Textile. Help Textile Reclaim it’s place as a creation of wonder. And let’s build an installation to be reckoned with! All textile lovers are invited! Make a triangle 20 x 20 x 20 cm. Any textile medium – felting, knitting, crochet, embroidery, stitching, creative
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I am so humbled to announce that I am one of the leaders of the Textile Journey groups participation in this years Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown Festival of Inclusion. Come and join me at one of my workshops where you will make a triangle (20 x 20 x 20 cm). You can use any textile medium –
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