by StaceyW | Jun 24, 2012 | Art, Education, Jacquard weaving, Life, Nature, Philosophy, Publications, Teaching, textiles, Weaving
This week I squeezed in a visit to Ruthin, North Wales, to see the Reiko Sudo and Japanese Style: Sustaining Design exhibition before it comes down this weekend. As with all Reiko Sudo’s work, the style is clean, interestingly hung, and descriptive. The sight,...
by StaceyW | Jun 17, 2012 | Education, Jacquard weaving, textiles, Travel, Weaving
I’ve had the most wonderful time this week in Norway with Vibeke Vestby trialling the new TC2 and looking at the looms which are going to be heading out to Convergence. I wish I was going with them!! These new looms are so much more elegant in appearance than...
by StaceyW | Jun 10, 2012 | Art, Education, Jacquard weaving, textiles, Weaving
It’s the time of year for graduate shows, and I went to the University of Derby shows this week. I was particularly interested in one weaver, Caroline Goellner, an Austrian who has only been weaving since September. When visiting the weaving sheds to discuss...
by StaceyW | May 20, 2012 | Art, Education, Life, Philosophy, Psychology, Publications, Teaching, textiles, Weaving
What a bumper few days! A book launch with an accompanying exhibition, the Stroud International Textile Festival exhibition, and a textiles seminar in three days! Food for the eyes, the brain and the soul! Taken in the order I experienced them, firstly a book launch...
by StaceyW | Feb 26, 2012 | Education, Life, Philosophy, Teaching, Weaving
One of the wonderful things about teaching is the sheer variety of people you meet. This weekend, I have a lovely couple with fascinating backgrounds, and so much knowledge about a wide spectrum of subjects. We have discussed travel, philosophy, geography/geology...
by StaceyW | Feb 19, 2012 | Art, Education, Life, Nature, Philosophy, Publications, Teaching, Travel
What do humour, the rings of saturn, landscape and passion have in common? Stumped? Well, they’re all books that I have read this week. And what diversity – from an excerpt from On Humour by Simon Critchley; The Rings of Saturn by W.G. Sebald; The...
