by StaceyW | May 15, 2011 | Art, Life, Nature
This week, we have added to the owner occupier number in our house. We used to have a couple of cats, but the road that runs to the front of our property can be dangerous to unwary felines, and we have lost the last three to cars. So we vowed not to have any more...
by StaceyW | May 9, 2011 | Art, Education, Jacquard weaving, Life, Philosophy, Psychology, Travel, Weaving
A seminar day, organised by Laura Thomas, introduced by Lizzi Walton under the auspices of the Stroud International Textiles Festival is one not to be missed and I’m so glad I was there! Laura had gathered together 5 disparate weavers, each with a fascinating...
by StaceyW | May 1, 2011 | Art, Life, Psychology, Travel
A few years ago, I set up a weaving workshop for 60 weavers in Oman, a country bordered by Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and across the Straits of Hormuz from Iran. Oman is a fascinating place, as are its people, and one of the people I met stays in contact with me, regularly...
by StaceyW | Apr 17, 2011 | Art, Life, Travel
We are on our way to a week’s cookery course in the south west of France, near Toulouse, for my husband’s 50th birthday celebrations. It was fun choosing which course to enrol on as there are so many different types of holiday courses for food, and just...
by StaceyW | Apr 10, 2011 | Art, Education, Life, Nature, Philosophy, Publications, Teaching, Travel
This weekend I gave a full day’s presentation in Cambridge at Girton College, for the Eastern Region Textile Forum on “Passive Income for Artists”. It was a wonderful venue and truly inspiring location, with an enthusiastic and attentive audience of...
by StaceyW | Mar 27, 2011 | Art, Education, Life, Nature, Philosophy, Publications, Teaching, Travel, Weaving
Mapping – a physical two- or three- dimensional representation of a given place at a given time. Maps are usually associated with a scale, a grid, an orientation, and presenting information. They can be geographical, social, economic, linear, bird’s eye...
