by StaceyW | Jun 26, 2011 | Education, Life, Philosophy, Psychology, Weaving
It’s Wimbledon time again and I’m an addict, so for two weeks in the year, I juggle my time between the studio and the TV. Not a confession I really like to make, but it’s something that began in my youth, and seems to me to be a connection between...
by StaceyW | Jun 12, 2011 | Education, Life, Psychology, Weaving
You know some mornings (happily rare for me!) when you wake up and you know that it’s really not going to be a brilliant idea to get up? Well today is one of those days for me! My eyes are so tired they want to stay closed, my thoughts are like mush, my body...
by StaceyW | Jun 5, 2011 | Education, Life, Philosophy, Teaching, Weaving
Never say never. That is something I’ve learnt as I’ve grown older. Things are so black and white when you’re a youngster, and as you see more of the world and experience life and injustice and unfairness, you realise that very few things remain so...
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 9, 2011 | Art, Education, Jacquard weaving, Life, Philosophy, Psychology, Travel, Weaving
A seminar day, organised by Laura Thomas, introduced by Lizzi Walton under the auspices of the Stroud International Textiles Festival is one not to be missed and I’m so glad I was there! Laura had gathered together 5 disparate weavers, each with a fascinating...
by StaceyW | Mar 27, 2011 | Art, Education, Life, Nature, Philosophy, Publications, Teaching, Travel, Weaving
Mapping – a physical two- or three- dimensional representation of a given place at a given time. Maps are usually associated with a scale, a grid, an orientation, and presenting information. They can be geographical, social, economic, linear, bird’s eye...
