by StaceyW | Jun 19, 2011 | Life, Philosophy, Psychology, Travel
I don’t often write about my family life because I believe my family are due their privacy, but today is an exception. You see, we have just come back from the most amazing wedding which was in Scotland yesterday. The two people tying the knot were my Dad and...
by StaceyW | Jun 12, 2011 | Education, Life, Psychology, Weaving
You know some mornings (happily rare for me!) when you wake up and you know that it’s really not going to be a brilliant idea to get up? Well today is one of those days for me! My eyes are so tired they want to stay closed, my thoughts are like mush, my body...
by StaceyW | Jun 5, 2011 | Education, Life, Philosophy, Teaching, Weaving
Never say never. That is something I’ve learnt as I’ve grown older. Things are so black and white when you’re a youngster, and as you see more of the world and experience life and injustice and unfairness, you realise that very few things remain so...
by StaceyW | May 29, 2011 | Life
Life is full of lovely surprises! One happened just this morning. I was teaching in the studio when my husband popped his head in and informed me that two people had just turned up with connections to our house! This lovely young couple were on holiday in the area,...
by StaceyW | May 22, 2011 | Art, Education, Life, Nature, Philosophy, Travel, Weaving
This week the university masters students had the opportunity to visit beautiful Oxford and visit 3 museums, and take in an exhibition by our masters leader, reknowned ceramicist, Sebastian Blackie. The three museums were The Ashmolean, the Pitt River Museum and the...
by StaceyW | May 15, 2011 | Art, Life, Nature
This week, we have added to the owner occupier number in our house. We used to have a couple of cats, but the road that runs to the front of our property can be dangerous to unwary felines, and we have lost the last three to cars. So we vowed not to have any more...
