by StaceyW | Jul 22, 2012 | Art, Education, Life, Nature, Travel
Two exhibitions, one day. A busy one! Joan Miro with a major exhibition at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. I have to confess that Miro is not generally my cup of tea, but I took a weaving student to see it because I wanted him to get a taste of some British...
by StaceyW | Jul 8, 2012 | Art, Education, Life, Nature, Philosophy, Teaching, textiles, Travel
Far from quietening down during this summer (??!), there seem to be more events to attend than ever! This week, I received an invitation to attend a seminar day, Craft in practice, Craft in process, run by the MA Textiles students at Manchester Metropolitan...
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 | May 13, 2012 | Life, Nature, Philosophy, Psychology
Maybe it’s because of the milestone birthday I’ve reached, or maybe it’s because of studying for an MA and being challenged to challenge and think deeply about everything, but I’ve become more and more aware of how little we appreciate the...
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 | 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...
