by StaceyW | May 24, 2009 | Life, Philosophy, Weaving
I’m a tremendous admirer of people with big ambitions like explorers and adventurers. They put themselves on the line, not expecting anyone else to do the dirty work for them, and they either succeed or fail. There’s no hiding or fudging your mistakes when you are...
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 | May 3, 2009 | Art, Life, Philosophy, Weaving
As you know by now, if you’re a regular reader of my posts, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about time and how it passes at different rates depending on i) what you’re doing ii) what stage of life you are at iii) whether you are interested in what you are doing or...
by StaceyW | Apr 26, 2009 | Art, Life, Philosophy, Weaving
I’m a person who likes beginnings; the beginning of spring, the beginnings of a book, the beginnings of a new project. It’s because of the promise of something extraordinary hidden under the layers of a beginning. A new challenge has unlimited possibilities. A new...
by StaceyW | Apr 18, 2009 | Life, Philosophy, Weaving
Time is a subject that is constantly up for discussion and rumination, and it’s rearing its head again. Yesterday, I was reading through my emails and came across a link to an arts project in the UK – http://makingaslowrevolution.wordpress.com/page/2/ so I...
by StaceyW | Apr 13, 2009 | Life, Philosophy, Weaving
You know how a day can sometimes take on a theme of its own? Well today’s the day for persistence, accumulation, or little by little catchee monkey. I weighed myself this morning – something I knew I shouldn’t do really – but I decided I needed to know how much extra...
