by StaceyW | Jan 16, 2011 | Life, Psychology, Publications, Weaving
A while ago, I wrote a post saying about how my brain lags about 3 weeks behind everyone else when I’m doing a course or a workshop or something similar, and that I’m usually in a total fuddle and have to let my brain just filter it through in its own...
by StaceyW | Jan 9, 2011 | Art, Education, Life, Philosophy, Teaching, Weaving
Wow! I nearly fell off my chair when I picked up the latest edition of Crafts magazine from the Crafts Council. There was a 4 page excerpt from the coalition government’s minister of state for further education, skills and lifelong learning, John Hayes,...
by StaceyW | Jan 2, 2011 | Art, Education, Life, Nature, Philosophy, Psychology, Travel, Weaving
I’m very excited about 2011. Not about the financial and political situation we find ourselves in – we don’t have much control over the bigger picture there – but about things that we do have control over – our choices and how we choose...
by StaceyW | Dec 26, 2010 | Education, Life, Nature, Philosophy, Psychology, Teaching, Weaving
OK. So how many of us woke up this morning wondering why we ate so much yesterday and promising ourselves that we will get back to our pre-Christmas weight in January? And how many of us woke up wishing we hadn’t drunk quite so much Christmas tipple, promising...
by StaceyW | Dec 12, 2010 | Education, Teaching, Travel, Weaving
It’s always fun to stay with friends. It’s even more fun to meet up with like-minded individuals from all over the country who get together for a learning experience. This week some of the UK Complex Weavers met up at Handweavers’ Studio for a...
by StaceyW | Dec 1, 2010 | Life, Nature, Publications, Weaving
This morning we awoke to the most snow anyone in this area can remember for around 20 years! It is sooo beautiful! I am so lucky that I work from a studio next to the house, so I only had a short passage to clear to the workshop door, and the woodburning stove had...
