by StaceyW | Jan 26, 2019 | Art, Book Review, Education, Life, Philosophy, Psychology, Publications
Steal Like an Artist – 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative Austin Kleon 2012 New York: Workman Publishing If you’re like me, I have always been aware that to copy is a cardinal sin for an artist, and yet, as a classical musician, that is what I was...
by StaceyW | Nov 20, 2018 | Art, Education, Life, Nature, Philosophy, Publications, Teaching, textiles, Travel, Weaving
There always seems to be something interesting going on here, whether involving weaving, work on the house, cultural activities in the area or simply watching nature. Firstly, there was a wonderful Complex Weavers Study Day in London, organised by the UK’s...
by StaceyW | Sep 9, 2018 | Art, Book Review, Education, Life, Nature, Philosophy, Publications, textiles, Travel, Weaving
I know – I’m like a London bus – nothing for a while, then two posts come along together!! Over the summer I’ve been dipping into a book by Prof Brenda M King that I picked up in April at the Foxlowe’s Art Centre in Leek where I had my...
by StaceyW | Nov 8, 2015 | Art, Education, Philosophy, textiles
It’s been a while since I posted, but life has been busy. More on that in a blog later this month. However….. The Textile Society 33rd Annual Conference was held at the newly extended Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester this weekend. The topic was...
by StaceyW | Nov 9, 2014 | Art, Education, Life, Nature, Philosophy, Psychology, Teaching, Travel, Weaving
I don’t know about you, but I get sent a number of requests from students asking for me to complete questionnaires for their dissertation research. Some of them are not thought through and in that case I reply tactfully that they need to do a bit of basic...
by StaceyW | Oct 1, 2014 | Art, Education, Life, Philosophy, Teaching, Travel, Weaving
Today I chanced across a post on my Facebook feed. I don’t usually spend much time on Facebook, but this one article caught my eye and I read further…. http://mic.com/articles/99408/science-has-great-news-for-people-who-read-actual-books I have always...
