{"id":511,"date":"2020-07-15T03:49:38","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T03:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.textile21.co.uk\/?page_id=511"},"modified":"2021-03-24T11:21:11","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T11:21:11","slug":"nikki-parmenter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.textile21.co.uk\/?page_id=511","title":{"rendered":"Nikki Parmenter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;desktop section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#f5f5f5&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.9&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.9&#8243;][et_pb_menu menu_style=&#8221;centered&#8221; active_link_color=&#8221;#74798f&#8221; dropdown_menu_bg_color=&#8221;#fefcf6&#8243; dropdown_menu_line_color=&#8221;#5b808f&#8221; dropdown_menu_text_color=&#8221;#3b322c&#8221; dropdown_menu_active_link_color=&#8221;#5b808f&#8221; mobile_menu_bg_color=&#8221;#fefcf6&#8243; mobile_menu_text_color=&#8221;#3b322c&#8221; menu_icon_color=&#8221;#5b808f&#8221; menu_icon_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Custom menu&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; menu_font=&#8221;Arial|600||||on|||&#8221; menu_text_color=&#8221;#424451&#8243; menu_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#f5f5f5&#8243; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; menu_text_shadow_style=&#8221;preset5&#8243; menu_text_shadow_horizontal_length=&#8221;0.02em&#8221; menu_text_shadow_vertical_length=&#8221;0.02em&#8221; menu_text_shadow_color=&#8221;#969baf&#8221; global_module=&#8221;155&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221;][\/et_pb_menu][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;artist name&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Nikki Parmenter<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.1&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.9&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;artist bio&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;gcid-d2bc2bd6-5d3f-4dbf-b563-2545cc9172ae&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.91em&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;justified&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;margin: auto;&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-d2bc2bd6-5d3f-4dbf-b563-2545cc9172ae%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>Free Machine Embroidery<\/h4>\n<p>I am a textile \/ mixed media artist based in Poynton, Cheshire. I specialise in large scale two and three dimensional pieces which reflect my interest in different times and cultures, mythology, literature, symbolism, story telling, and flora and fauna. I employ a wide range of media including plastics, upcycled materials, fabrics and embellishments. Drawing is a very strong element in my work and I utilise free machine embroidery extensively.<\/p>\n<p>I have exhibited widely both in solo exhibitions and as a member of a group. In 2019 I showed forty three pieces in my largest exhibition to date at the Williamson\u00a0 Art Gallery in Birkenhead. Other venues include Chester Cathedral,\u00a0 Gawthorpe Hall, Hoxton Arches in London, the Festival of Quilts at the NEC and the Silk Museum in Macclesfield. [read more]<\/p>\n<p>I provide talks, workshops, courses and demonstrations to schools, groups and societies and I have written articles for books, magazines and on line platforms. I am also a member of Cheshire Artists\u2019 Network and the Embroiderers\u2019 Guild. 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I specialise in large scale two and three dimensional pieces which reflect my interest in different times and cultures, mythology, literature, symbolism, story telling, and flora and fauna. I employ a wide range of media including plastics, upcycled materials, fabrics and embellishments. Drawing is a very strong element in my work and I utilise free machine embroidery extensively.<\/p>\n<p>I have exhibited widely both in solo exhibitions and as a member of a group. In 2019 I showed forty three pieces in my largest exhibition to date at the Williamson\u00a0 Art Gallery in Birkenhead. Other venues include Chester Cathedral,\u00a0 Gawthorpe Hall, Hoxton Arches in London, the Festival of Quilts at the NEC and the Silk Museum in Macclesfield. [read more]<\/p>\n<p>I provide talks, workshops, courses and demonstrations to schools, groups and societies and I have written articles for books, magazines and on line platforms. I am also a member of Cheshire Artists\u2019 Network and the Embroiderers\u2019 Guild. I am a visiting tutor at the\u00a0 Janome Sewing School and am supported by Janome with the use of a sewing machine to produce my work.[\/read]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i class=\"fab fa-internet-explorer fa-2x\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/nikkiparmenterartworks.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\"> www.nikkiparmenterartworks.com<\/a><br \/>\n<i class=\"fas fa-envelope-open-text fa-2x\"><\/i><a href=\"mailto:nikki.parmenter@textile21.co.uk ?subject=Mail from your bio at the Textile 21 website\"> nikki.parmenter@textile21.co.uk <\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nikki ParmenterFree Machine Embroidery I am a textile \/ mixed media artist based in Poynton, Cheshire. 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