by StaceyW | Dec 8, 2015 | Education, Life, Teaching, Travel, Weaving
It’s amazing to think how a seemingly inconsequential choice can change the whole direction of one’s life, isn’t it? And yet, so often that is exactly what happens. And once that initial choice has been made, other decisions compound the effect...
by StaceyW | Nov 15, 2015 | Life, Nature
This morning I awoke with some ideas about how I can develop something I am working on. We are often aware of waking up, the gradual accumulation of senses bringing us slowly to consciousness, but not the other way around – or maybe that’s just me. And yet, that...
by StaceyW | Nov 8, 2015 | Art, Education, Philosophy, textiles
It’s been a while since I posted, but life has been busy. More on that in a blog later this month. However….. The Textile Society 33rd Annual Conference was held at the newly extended Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester this weekend. The topic was...
by StaceyW | Apr 28, 2015 | Life
Bluecoat Display Centre is currently hosting a small exhibition of artwork based on sculptural textiles and textile-inspired ceramics. Also incorporated are a couple of jewellers inspired by sculptural qualities of textiles. Obviously, being a texture-driven weaver,...
by StaceyW | Jan 1, 2015 | Life
“Look back to move forwards” – wise words (?) which were said to me more than once before I could understand what it all meant! But it’s that time of year again, and this morning I was thinking back to exactly one year ago and what I was...
