by StaceyW | Dec 30, 2011 | Life, Philosophy, Psychology, Weaving
I don’t know about you, but around this time of year, I get lots of inspirational emails from online marketers and various business ‘gurus’, some of whom are suggesting ways for me to live my life to be more productive and balanced. I’m all in...
by StaceyW | Dec 11, 2011 | Art, Life, Nature, Weaving
A few weeks ago, I hurt my back. It’s an old injury and one I can usually keep under control with regular yoga, but I had a period of two weeks where I was driving a lot, and moving heavy boxes, looms, and equipment then more driving for several hours, and at...
by StaceyW | Dec 4, 2011 | Life, Weaving
It’s December, and that means no-one can escape from the commercial aspects of Christmas if you happen to live anywhere in the western world that requires going to shops, listening to commercial radio, watching tv (whether commercial or not!), reading magazines,...
by StaceyW | Nov 27, 2011 | Art, Life, Weaving
This morning I awoke from a dream where I was being greeted by Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada at a World Shibori Network gathering, and lay there for a minute a little bemused by my dream. Whilst I was processing it, sudden ideas flashed into my mind about how I could approach...
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...