Comments on: Karen Nicol interview: The versatility of textiles https://www.textileartist.org/a-baptism-of-fire-an-interview-with-mixed-media-textile-artist-karen-nicol/ Be inspired to create Fri, 04 May 2018 17:08:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 By: Personal Specialism: 2.1: Visual Pre-Collection: Looking forwards back – connecting previous work to inform new collections – Ailish Henderson 512344 oca textiles Level 3: Personal Specialism and research https://www.textileartist.org/a-baptism-of-fire-an-interview-with-mixed-media-textile-artist-karen-nicol/#comment-747510 Fri, 04 May 2018 17:08:52 +0000 https://www.textileartist.org/?p=3973#comment-747510 […] Nicol interview: The versatility of textiles – TextileArtist.org. [online] Available at: https://www.textileartist.org/a-baptism-of-fire-an-interview-with-mixed-media-textile-artist-karen-n… [Accessed 4 May […]

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]]> By: Julie French: The unpredictable nature of stitch - TextileArtist.org https://www.textileartist.org/a-baptism-of-fire-an-interview-with-mixed-media-textile-artist-karen-nicol/#comment-741638 Mon, 13 Nov 2017 10:01:07 +0000 https://www.textileartist.org/?p=3973#comment-741638 […] James, Cas Holmes and Karen Nicol have been hugely inspiring with their use of materials and techniques and Paula Rego’s work for […]

]]> By: Vanessa Rolf: Drawing with the thread - TextileArtist.org https://www.textileartist.org/a-baptism-of-fire-an-interview-with-mixed-media-textile-artist-karen-nicol/#comment-723744 Thu, 09 Mar 2017 13:55:42 +0000 https://www.textileartist.org/?p=3973#comment-723744 […] was really lucky to have Karen Nicol as my tutor at the RCA, she is an incredible embroiderer. Karen encouraged me to question every […]

]]> By: Best of TextileArtist.org: Top 10 recommendation articles - TextileArtist.org https://www.textileartist.org/a-baptism-of-fire-an-interview-with-mixed-media-textile-artist-karen-nicol/#comment-706823 Mon, 02 May 2016 12:32:56 +0000 https://www.textileartist.org/?p=3973#comment-706823 […] this article, we turned to top textile artists Carol Naylor, Nigel Cheney and Karen Nicol for advice on sewing machines for embroidery. Each artist talks about which machine they use and […]

]]> By: Rachel Parker: Art that inspires - TextileArtist.org https://www.textileartist.org/a-baptism-of-fire-an-interview-with-mixed-media-textile-artist-karen-nicol/#comment-704362 Sat, 26 Mar 2016 10:00:46 +0000 https://www.textileartist.org/?p=3973#comment-704362 […] work when I was writing about collecting for my dissertation. In a fascinating interview with TextileArtist.org she describes herself as collecting materials “in a magpie manner, anything that inspires […]

]]> By: Priscilla Jones: Narrow groove - TextileArtist.org https://www.textileartist.org/a-baptism-of-fire-an-interview-with-mixed-media-textile-artist-karen-nicol/#comment-702555 Fri, 19 Feb 2016 10:00:26 +0000 https://www.textileartist.org/?p=3973#comment-702555 […] As I grew older, into my early teens, I continued my passion for sewing, drawing and making things. I was always making something: it could be papier-mâché bowls or a patchwork project; I was always busy being creative. By the time I was 16 I knew I wanted a career in the arts so I enrolled on a BTEC in Art and Design at my local art college and then got a place at Manchester Metropolitan University to study embroidery. This was the perfect course for me as it enabled me to nurture my fascination with textiles and build a portfolio of skills, creativity and technical excellence.  It was an amazing course, learning from the very best. My tutors included talented textile artists Judy Barry, Jane McKeating and Melanie Miller; we also had visiting lecturers such at Louise Baldwin and Karen Nicol. […]

]]> By: 3 years of TextileArtist.org: Top 10 interviews of all time - TextileArtist.org https://www.textileartist.org/a-baptism-of-fire-an-interview-with-mixed-media-textile-artist-karen-nicol/#comment-694664 Sun, 08 Nov 2015 11:51:11 +0000 https://www.textileartist.org/?p=3973#comment-694664 […] Karen Nicol interview: The versatility of textiles […]

]]> By: Maeve Hunter https://www.textileartist.org/a-baptism-of-fire-an-interview-with-mixed-media-textile-artist-karen-nicol/#comment-694170 Sat, 31 Oct 2015 10:06:20 +0000 https://www.textileartist.org/?p=3973#comment-694170 In reply to Joe.

Very inspirational thank you

]]> By: Pat England https://www.textileartist.org/a-baptism-of-fire-an-interview-with-mixed-media-textile-artist-karen-nicol/#comment-684333 Mon, 10 Aug 2015 13:54:18 +0000 https://www.textileartist.org/?p=3973#comment-684333 Animals are so inspirational within textile medium,and the techniques used to produce the fur and hair effect intrigues me as a student of Textile Art.
Lovely work Karen

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