by StaceyW | Nov 8, 2020 | Art, Education, Life, Nature, Philosophy, Psychology, Teaching, textiles, Weaving
“Uh oh – Stacey’s gone hippy” – that was actually what one person said when we were talking in a group about weaving and the conversation turned to what you do to keep fit for weaving. We all laughed, but the truth is that she’s...
by StaceyW | Sep 20, 2020 | Art, Education, How I Got Into Weaving, Jacquard weaving, Life, Nature, Psychology, textiles, Travel, Weaving
NAME: Lia Cook BACKSTORY: Lia’s work has long entranced and engaged me. She is a Bay Area (San Francisco, California, US) visual artist who combines weaving with painting, photography, video, and digital technology to explore the sensuality of the woven image...
by StaceyW | Sep 6, 2020 | Art, Education, How I Got Into Weaving, Life, Nature, Publications, Teaching, textiles, Weaving
NAME: Rosalie Neilson BACKSTORY: I first learnt about Rosalie through a friend who was taking a workshop class with Rosalie at Convergence. I saw the samples produced at this workshop in warp rep and was blown away by the colours, the designs, the possibilities of...
by StaceyW | Aug 23, 2020 | Art, Education, How I Got Into Weaving, Jacquard weaving, Life, Nature, Philosophy, Teaching, textiles, Travel, Weaving
NAME: Cathryn Amidei BACKSTORY: Cathryn is an awesome jacquard weaver. We first connected through Complex Weavers and Pat Williams who had been Cathryn’s graduate advisor at Eastern Michigan University and who was a friend of mine through my acquisition of an...
by StaceyW | Jun 21, 2020 | Art, Book Review, Education, Life, Nature, Philosophy, textiles, Weaving
The title of today’s blog is actually the title of a book I’ve been reading. It’s about jazz, but before you quickly skip on to the next item on your Facebook feed or scroll down to the next email in your inbox, it also applies to weaving. Written in...
by StaceyW | May 24, 2020 | Education, How I Got Into Weaving, Life, Nature, Psychology, Publications, Teaching, textiles, Weaving
What fun it has been to look through my inbox this week! (Images: Above, Grignani 8 – optical inspiration : right B&W14 – Katharina Krönig ) One topic has been foremost and it is so exciting to have so many interesting conversations and fabulous...
