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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I am delighted to share that I was invited to steer a project with the School of Design and Mechanics of Fashion Industry in my birth town of Popovo. In a series of online and off line engagements myself and engineer Desislava Ignatova have developed classroom and teacher materials exploring the symbolism and heritage in
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I was let in! I was just offered a Craft Artist in Residence at Richmond Barracks, Dublin.I cannot start to explain what that means to me.I never thought this would be possible for me – a carer for a special needs teen cannot do some of the daring stuff artists do. Travelling to a sexy venue
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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.
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This post summarises the pile of work and documents developed as part of the Arts and Disability Mentoring Award I received in 2021. I hope it shows my utmost gratitude for the support and my desire to express how much it meant to me through the results you can see below. JOURNAL I have tried to go
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Throughout the project I jumped at every possibility to chat to people who love working with communities. I have learned from each and everyone who gave me their time to look into details of how they go about in doing things. I was very adamant to hear everyone’s perspective- those who receive the support- the
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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
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I am so humbled – Arts and Disability Ireland gave me a Mentorship Award. I was delighted to hear good news this December – I asked & got help from a few people and a few teams! It has been a revelation to find out that sharing your dreams is not shameful. Just do it
This is the story of tools and white privilege. But don’t worry it is actually a happy story. In my childhood we always had a men shed with a striking collection of tools for woodworking and electrical wiring. For my dad and granddad. The thing is I always snack in there when nobody was watching.I
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