What weaving means to me
I don't know about you, but I get sent a number of requests from students asking for me to complete questionnaires for their dissertation research. Some of them are not thought through and in that case I reply tactfully that they need to do a bit of basic research...
Technology v Longhand – Either/Or or Both? Reading, writing and weaving
Today I chanced across a post on my Facebook feed. I don't usually spend much time on Facebook, but this one article caught my eye and I read further.... http://mic.com/articles/99408/science-has-great-news-for-people-who-read-actual-books I have always had a...
Weaving as Meditation
It's been a while since I last sat down at my AVL to weave serious amounts. In fact, I warped 12 metres on back in February, and threaded up for the Complex Weavers study group samples for Collapse, Pleat & Bump. Those samples were finally woven in May after my...
Ruminations
I must admit to being a little shell-shocked with the past 7 months' activities. It has been a total whirlwind of travelling, teaching, experiencing new places and people and now I have landed back on planet reality! But time to reflect before plunging into the next...
The Gem of The Jewel
It's not often that I press my nose against the window of a jewellery store and really drool (aural alliteration intended!) but today, in Sisters, Oregon, we discovered a treasure! The window display lured us in and pure seduction awaited us! For rock junkies, the...
South Washington Coast
After the thrills of Columbia, back up to Tacoma for Complex Weavers Seminars, via the coastline of South Washington. The collections of driftwood all along this northwest coastline are just amazing - twisted, stripped, elegant, sculpted, things of beauty even after...
Borderlines – Columbia River Gorge
Boundaries and borders are featuring a lot in my life at the moment - in weaving and in travel. It's an area that never ceases to amaze and inspire me, and Columbia River Gorge, the boundary between Washington and Oregon, is no exception! A lovely day spent with...
Mount Rainier – inspiration for writers, poets and weavers alike!
When in Tacoma, it would be remiss of us not to visit Mt Rainier, prominent as it is on sunny days in between the various buildings of the city! It is a veritable feast for the eyes with snow fields and reflection pools which, at this time of year, still have snow and...
La Connor and Whidbey Island
Deborah Boone (B2 Fine Art Gallery) suggested we might like to take a trip upstate to La Connor, a small waterfront town with an excellent quilt museum, so we did just that. La Connor is delightful and, despite not being well sign-posted from the surrounding roads...