by StaceyW | Jul 31, 2022 | Art, Creativity, Education, Life, Teaching, textiles, Weaving
On my recent travels, one of my travelling companions asked about my job. People are always fascinated when you say you’re a weaver. Most don’t know what a weaver is any more and he was curious. When I said that as a teacher, writer and artist I strive to unlock...
by StaceyW | Jul 24, 2022 | Art, Education, Exhibitions, Jacquard weaving, Life, Publications, textiles, Travel, Weaving
Summer is seminar season and this year was a return to CW Seminars, the first time in person for me for 8 years! It seems unbelievable to think the year of Nature in the Making in Tacoma (2014) was the last time I had been with the fabulous weaving family that is...
by StaceyW | Jun 3, 2022 | Art, Exhibitions, textiles, Weaving
Remarkably, despite all the atrocities being forced on Ukraine, here is a wonderful textile event happening now!!! http://scythiatextile.com/scythia-2022.html This online exhibition of the 14th International Textile and Fibre Art Biennial “Scythia”...
by StaceyW | May 8, 2022 | Art, Education, Exhibitions, Philosophy, Teaching, textiles, Travel, Weaving
If you’ve not heard of it before, there is a wonderful guide to professional artisans, artists and craftspeople across Europe. It’s called the Homo Faber Guide and I am now part of this illustrious collection of weavers, ceramicists, lacemakers,...
by StaceyW | Mar 6, 2022 | Art, Exhibitions, Life, Philosophy, Psychology, textiles, Weaving
Over the last year, some weavers from the Netherlands Weefnetwork group got in touch to see if we could start an international weaving group which would include several areas of interest addressing topics such as sustainability, sharing knowledge and teaching, and...
by StaceyW | Jan 16, 2022 | Art, Education, Publications, Teaching, Weaving
A New Year and a new phase of our Woven Optical Illusions has begun. It’s time to put down those shuttles (at least temporarily) and pick up the pencil – I know – I’m old school! OK then, dust off the computer keyboard and transcribe all those scribbled notes made...
