by StaceyW | Jul 10, 2011 | Art, Education, Life, Nature, Philosophy, Teaching, Weaving
I don’t usually call my weaving a pig’s ear (!) but sometimes, when things don’t go according to plan, it can feel that way! I have been weaving a series of pieces for two exhibitions, one based on tree bark, the other on geology and erosion. The...
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...
by StaceyW | Apr 25, 2011 | Education, Life, Nature, Travel
Gascony – gastronomy. The two words fit each other like a glove. Add the village of Gramont and you have a perfect fit! We were in Gramont, near St Clar, in the Gers region of Gascony (south west France in the midi-Pyrenees) for my husband’s 50th birthday...
by StaceyW | Apr 10, 2011 | Art, Education, Life, Nature, Philosophy, Publications, Teaching, Travel
This weekend I gave a full day’s presentation in Cambridge at Girton College, for the Eastern Region Textile Forum on “Passive Income for Artists”. It was a wonderful venue and truly inspiring location, with an enthusiastic and attentive audience of...
by StaceyW | Apr 3, 2011 | Life, Nature, Psychology
Spring cleaning is like de-cluttering – it makes you feel good about yourself and your life… At least, that’s the effect it has on me, which is just as well as we’ve a large old house and quite a lot of garden (and we’re not gardeners!!)...
