by StaceyW | Oct 1, 2014 | Art, Education, Life, Philosophy, Teaching, Travel, 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...
by StaceyW | Jul 20, 2014 | Art, Education, Life, Nature, Teaching, textiles, Travel, Weaving
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...
by StaceyW | Jul 10, 2014 | Art, Education, Life, Nature, Travel
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...
by StaceyW | Jun 27, 2014 | Art, Education, Life, Nature, Travel
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...
by StaceyW | Jun 27, 2014 | Art, Education, Life, Nature, Travel
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...
by StaceyW | Jun 27, 2014 | Art, Education, Life, Nature, textiles, Travel
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...
