by StaceyW | Mar 22, 2009 | Life, Philosophy, Travel
Somehow a city seen from a few hundred yards up at night is more alive to me than one seen during the day. During the day, the skyscrapers shout for attention, their static solidity commanding your gaze. At night it is the movement of lights that gives the city its...
by StaceyW | Mar 15, 2009 | Life, Philosophy
You know how suddenly everything grows and puts on its coat of green? Well this week in my corner of the world, spring has suddenly sprung. Leaves are popping up all over the place, and suddenly the world looks less bare and forlorn. It’s amazing how it...
by StaceyW | Mar 11, 2009 | Life
I read on WeaveTech (thanks to Janice Zindel)today about the following article and visited. It was really informative and important information that we can all use as ammunition when threatened with cuts in the arts. With permission of the authors, as stated in the...
by StaceyW | Mar 10, 2009 | Life, Philosophy, Psychology
The last few days have gone by in a bit of a whirl. I’ve been so busy, interleaving different activities in between each other. This morning, the rain caused me to stop and reflect. I was walking with Charlie on our usual walk, thinking about all the things I would...
by StaceyW | Mar 8, 2009 | Jacquard weaving, Life, Philosophy, Teaching, Weaving
One of the lessons that weaving teaches is patience. All kinds of patience – the ‘take a deep breath and count to 10’ patience when something easily preventable happens; the ‘am I dedicated enough to the quality of this piece that I unweave those picks to sort...
