by StaceyW | Feb 3, 2013 | Art, Education, Nature, Philosophy, Publications, Travel, Weaving
It’s been a while since my last post, but life has been busy… After a delayed Christmas, the New Year began with assessments for my masters degree. Happily, I did ok and got a merit and a distinction in the second stage. Now the bar has been set and I am...
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 20, 2012 | Art, Education, Life, Philosophy, Psychology, Publications, Teaching, textiles, Weaving
What a bumper few days! A book launch with an accompanying exhibition, the Stroud International Textile Festival exhibition, and a textiles seminar in three days! Food for the eyes, the brain and the soul! Taken in the order I experienced them, firstly a book launch...
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 | Feb 5, 2012 | Art, Education, Philosophy, Publications, textiles, Travel
An eagerly awaited conference, allied to the Lost in Lace exhibition, this was not a disappointment. A wide cross-section of people attended the conference, hosted by Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery with partners, the Crafts Council to hear quality speakers. The...
by StaceyW | Dec 18, 2011 | Art, Education, Publications, textiles, Travel
This week my fellow masters students and I visited the Lost in Lace exhibition, curated by Lesley Millar, which is being held in the Gas Hall of the Birmingham Museum & Art Galleries. The Gas Hall, along with its sister building across the street – the...
