by StaceyW | Sep 7, 2009 | Art, Life, Philosophy, Travel
What does the name Prague conjure up in your mind? I last visited Prague in 1996, with 60+ teenagers in tow, as part of a music centre tour of the Czech Republic when I was conductor of a wind band. I remember the main historic sites, the Charles Bridge, and Prague...
by StaceyW | Aug 30, 2009 | Education, Jacquard weaving, Life, Teaching, Travel
I don’t often write about what I’m up to, but the reason you haven’t heard from me in the last 2 weeks is because I’ve been in Montreal. I ostensibly booked a week on the intermediate jacquard course with Louise Lemieux Berube at the Centre...
by StaceyW | May 10, 2009 | Art, Jacquard weaving, Life, Travel, Weaving
With a title like that, you would be forgiven for thinking that I am going to talk about Kate Adie, BBC reporter extraordinaire, as that’s the title of her autobiography. That may come once I’ve read the book, but in the meantime, last weekend, I visited the Stroud...
by StaceyW | Mar 22, 2009 | Life, Philosophy, Travel
Somehow a city seen from a few hundred yards up at night is more alive to me than one seen during the day. During the day, the skyscrapers shout for attention, their static solidity commanding your gaze. At night it is the movement of lights that gives the city its...
by StaceyW | Feb 23, 2009 | Travel, Weaving
I susbscribe to VAV Magasinet. This is a recent subscription and during my perusal of the latest VAV magazine, I realised how narrow my awareness of the weaving world actually is. I thought that I was relatively up on weaving traditions internationally, but then I...
by StaceyW | Jan 19, 2009 | Life, Philosophy, Travel
The first thing I need to do on this posting is to apologise to Jo Earl for giving her a new first name and mis-spelling her surname!! My humble apologies, Jo. I’m still on US time at the moment, despite having arrived back in the UK on Saturday. My flight was...
