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ANN COLLIER
Ann has been making lace since 1976 and specializes in fans. She has made over 220 so far, all different, and has been experimenting in 3D effects.
She sat the City and Guilds exams in Dress, Design and Embroidery in the 1970’s and taught at Newbury College and local schools. She has written seven books on various aspects of lace, both miniature and contemporary and has taught lace in most parts of the world.
Ann was chairman of the Lace Guild and also President of OIDFA in the ‘80s and ‘90s. She was one of the first assessors of City and Guilds Lace in 1988.
Always experimental she has explored all the laces and often combines one or more to achieve the effect she requires. At 95, she is still prolific in her lace output.
 The holly and the ivyby Ann Collier |  Golden eyesby Ann Collier Bobbin lace with a centre of sculptured stiffened shapes 33x39 Exhibited at Shape Shifting, 2014 |  Harlequinby Ann Collier A seven panelled fan, with the centre made of needlelace flowers, on a bobbin lace ground with extra wired triangles attached to each stick. 64x102 Exhibited at Shape Shifting, 2014 |
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 A breath of summerby Ann Collier Crochet lace flowers on a willow structure, a reminder of summer. Mixed lace using various threads Exhibited at Inside Out, 2010 |  Dragonflyby Ann Collier Large scale dragonfly in mixed lace using various threads Exhibited at Inside Out, 2010 |  A tree for all seasonsby Ann Collier A tree from winter to autumn in bobbin lace using textured and coloured threads for the snow and undergrowth. H43cm, W49cm. Exhibited at Divergence, 2008 |
 Scenes from Englandby Ann Collier English trees and a Tudor Public House typical of Newtown, my own area. Set as three cartouches in a ground of Bedfordshire lace. H51cm, W91cm. Exhibited at Divergence, 2008 |  Scenes from New Zealandby Ann Collier Sea scene with Pohatakawa trees which grow on the sea shore. In December they have red blooms and are known as ‘the New Zealand Christmas tree’. H51cm, W91cm. Exhibited at Divergence, 2008 |  Waistcoatby Anne Collier Exhibited at Lace in a Barn, 2005 |
 White birdsby Anne Collier Exhibited at Lace in a Barn, 2005 |  The cabbage leafby Ann Collier Exhibited at Lace on a Long Boat, 2003 |  Ideas from Bathby Ann Collier Exhibited at Lace on a Long Boat, 2003 |
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