Thread of Connection
A Creative Workshop Series
Textile & Natural Materials
As we weave, we create a web of connection—both to our roots and to the stories we co-create...
🌿 Workshop Commitment: Each session is unique, and participants are encouraged to attend at least four out of five workshops to fully experience the journey.
🌿 Who Can Join? These workshops are open to all skill levels, ages, and backgrounds—no prior experience is required!
Facilitators:
🎨 Lead Facilitator: Nasrin Golden
🎭 Guest Artist: Shirani Bolle
Shirani is a textile expert specializing in traditional techniques such as embroidery, crochet, punch needle, and mask-making. Her contribution will help participants explore new creative dimensions and deepen their artistic practice.
What to Expect:
✨ Hands-on textile art – weaving, embroidery, and working with natural elements, and symbols that arrived from our psyche
✨ Guided visualizations – connecting with personal symbols and stories
✨ Engaging with nature – mindful walks and outdoor creative sessions
✨ Storytelling & co-creation – weaving myths, exploring the land, and sharing reflections.
Together, we will:
🌱 Connect with the wisdom of nature and let it guide our creative process
🌱 Reawaken our roots and inner power through shared creativity
🌱 Extend the weave of creation, co-creating new myths and artistic expressions
What to Bring:
❤️ Your curiosity, your heart, and a desire to create!
March: "Sitting by The Well"
"Sitting by the Well," inspired by Marion Woodman, invites us to slow down, reflect, and reconnect with our inner wisdom.
In this workshop, we will:
✨ Visualize drawing from the well as a source of nourishment and inspiration
✨ Explore what we wish to weave and its connection to our mythology and fairytales
✨ Brainstorm the co-creation of a web—reflecting on its meaning and what it represents to us
״Weaving & Spinning – The Threads of Myth Across CulturesAcross the world, fiber arts are deeply woven into mythology, symbolizing fate, creation, and transformation. In Celtic tradition, Brigid—both a saint and a goddess—embodies poetry, healing, and smithcraft. She is also the patron of women’s sacred arts, including midwifery, dyeing, weaving, and brewing.
She is often depicted as a triple goddess, representing different aspects of womanhood, and is closely linked to water as a life-giving force."
Project Partners:
Tullamore Community & Family Resource Centre
Clara Community & Family Resource Centre
Birr Library
Offaly Local Development Compay: Edenderry Community Cabin
Clara Heritage Society
Tullamore Library
