Have you tried the Stained Glass technique in Felting? Why don’t you give it a go? Join us for three online classes to try felting, spark your passion for fibres and discover a fun technique for making colourful pictures in felt. All materials included. Classes would be taught by three of your favourite Irish masters: …
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The article below was first published in Making.ie on 1st November 2021. My name is Niki Collier. I am a textile artist working across installation, performance, conceptual and crafted works using sustainable materials. This year, Mary Palmer, Quilt-maker and I were invited to organise and curate the Healthy Ireland ‘Keep Well’ craft exhibition in Dublin. Anxious to …
We are delighted to share with you that the videos for the Keep Well Campaign are finally released by the DCCI. Links to all the videos can be found below.
Launch Date: 12:00 (Noon) on Sunday 16th May, 2021 A short dance filmed using Niki Collier’s new work – large scale wings created in nuno-felting technique. They are the inspiration behind the storytelling of the dance. Tanya (the dancer) was filmed dancing with my art work – 3 m wings created in wool and silk. She embodies the …
The exhibition is open to all who participated in DCCI Keep Well and Felt with Us campaign and everyone else who wants to try this new technique. Exhibition Launch (12th August, 2021) The Exhibition was launched by Mary Whelan from the Design and Craft Council of Ireland. Present at the launch were 25 of the participants.Breda Fay and Myself were representatives of Feltmakers …
We shared, We exchanged, We created together. Textile Friends are for Keepsake. The Call Out for Textile Loves proved that there are a few of them and they were interested to chat. So on the 6th March we got together over Zoom and started talking about textiles, about our childhood memories and how textile is …
Due to the unprecedented interest in our recent craft workshops that explored Stained Glass Felting Techniques; Caóilfíonn, Liadain and I have decided to offer a number of exciting opportunities to Felt with Us over the summer months. You can choose from a number of formats: Online Pre-Recorded Video Tutorials These pre-recorded videos will be released …
Are you passionate about textiles?What are you doing in March? Do you want to share your textile treasures with others?Do you have a piece of textile that you love from your home away from your Irish home?Niki Collier is looking out for folk who love textiles and live in Ireland.Maybe you have a piece of …
Fairy Yew Woods Trail @ Marlay Park. A Felt Art Installation comprised of a set of Felted Fairy Houses hung from tree branches.
Niki is artist in residence @ the University of Atypical in Belfast for the August Craft month with support from Craft NI. The residency involves 4 live online feltmaking workshops and the schedule is below: Friday 7th August – Felt your friend or foe- felting a ball which could be used in the installation of the …
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