Naas Felt and Fibre consists of 15 artists who have collaborated
together for a number of years, constantly learning and refining our
techniques. Our backgrounds are diverse; from dressmaking, architecture and ceramics
to teaching and design. This
wide-ranging experience informs and influences each artist’s interpretation of
a source to create their own unique art.
Our common passion is textiles – working with wool fibre, fabric, silk,
thread, paper, stitch, print and mixed media to create intricate and
interesting pieces. Our aims are to
explore the complexity of textile art, to establish its potential as an art
form in its own right and to exhibit our work.
Based in the greater Naas area, we regularly hold exhibitions in McAuley
Place Arts and Cultural Centre and have a permanent, rotating exhibition in the
gallery space at Las Rada Wine and Tapas Bar, both in Naas. In June 2014 the
group were invited to participate in the Carlow Arts Festival (Eigse) where we
had a ‘pop up’ gallery in a shop on the main street. In June 2015 we will be exhibiting for the
first time at Rua Red South Dublin Arts Centre.
Members have grown and developed their skills through the teaching of
workshops and participation in learning experiences, both here in Ireland
Members have exhibited with the Irish Guild of Embroiderers, Felt Makers
Ireland, the Hyperbolic Crochet Project, the Big Egg Hunt, the 04 Textile Group
and the Pigs on Parade art display currently running on the streets of Dublin (Feb/March 2015)
We are:
Rose Cronin
Catherine Dowling
Catherine Domican
Marie Dunne
Asta Gauronskyte
Kathrina Hughes
Dee Kelly
Eimear Molony
Kay McKenna
Helen McLoughlin
Elaine Pedan
Colleen Prendiville
Gaye Scott-Hayward
Vanessa Scott-Hayward
Barbara Seery
