by StaceyW | Dec 18, 2011 | Art, Education, Publications, textiles, Travel
This week my fellow masters students and I visited the Lost in Lace exhibition, curated by Lesley Millar, which is being held in the Gas Hall of the Birmingham Museum & Art Galleries. The Gas Hall, along with its sister building across the street – the...
by StaceyW | Dec 11, 2011 | Art, Education, Publications, Teaching, Travel, Weaving
A little while ago, you may remember I posted that a new weavers’ website would be coming online to signpost everyone to all things weaving in the UK. Drum roll, please…. THE WEAVE SHED is now open for business…. Visit www.theweaveshed.org to find:...
by StaceyW | Nov 21, 2011 | Art, Education, Life, Nature, Weaving
I can’t believe it – a record 777 spam comments on my blog this week!! So if you sent me a genuine message, and it hasn’t appeared as a comment, please forgive my heavy-handed delete! Certain number combinations attract our attention – which...
by StaceyW | Nov 13, 2011 | Art, Education, Life, Nature, Philosophy, Travel
Yesterday I visited the Yorkshire Sculpture Park for the first time. This landscaped park, with its sculptures by such luminaries as Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, David Nash and Andy Goldsworthy, amongst many others, also boasts several gallery spaces, a good shop...
by StaceyW | Oct 16, 2011 | Art, Education, Jacquard weaving, Philosophy, Weaving
Weavers who go beyond recipe weaving tend to be quite deep thinkers, I’ve noticed. They are not content with following what someone else has done, but they want to tweak the threading here, and alter the treadling there, or completely revamp the tie-up. And...
by StaceyW | Oct 9, 2011 | Art, Education, Life, Philosophy, Psychology, Teaching, Weaving
Language is such an integral part of our lives that it’s not often that we stop to think about it. It’s been in my mind recently whilst I’ve been doing some background reading for my masters degree. One book I was reading (Representation: Cultural...
