by StaceyW | Mar 4, 2012 | Life, Travel
You only have one 50th birthday – well, you only have one of each birthday, of course – but one ending in a 0 always has some kind of significance, whether good or bad! And I wanted this one to be a little different. This could be the middle of my life...
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...
by StaceyW | Feb 3, 2012 | Art, Education, Life, Teaching, textiles
One of the things about a university education which pushes you out of your comfort zone is how it opens your mind and your understanding. At the Lost in Lace conference (feature post to follow) today (3rd Feb 2011) at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, I met up again...
by StaceyW | Jan 29, 2012 | Art, Education, Life, Nature, Travel
I belong to an organisation called Designer Maker West Midlands, and from time to time they organise various seminars. In the Peak District, an area which stretches across quite a lot of Derbyshire, Cheshire, South Yorkshire and the Staffordshire Moorlands, and which...
by StaceyW | Jan 15, 2012 | Art, Education, Life, Nature, Philosophy
Hmm. It seems to be conference season! Nothing for months, and then several come along in quick succession – just like metropolitan buses! In the country we’re lucky if we get one an hour (each way)- buses that is… Anyway, I digress! Where was...
