by StaceyW | May 29, 2018 | Art, Education, Nature, Teaching, textiles, Travel, Weaving
It’s been a great month or two here in Nérac. We’ve had our fair share of rain, thunderstorms and brilliant sunshine, and the countryside is lush and wildlife abundant! On the weaving front, my solo show in Leek (UK) went very well, with many visitors and...
by StaceyW | Aug 10, 2014 | Education, Life, Psychology, Teaching, textiles, Weaving
It’s been a while since I last sat down at my AVL to weave serious amounts. In fact, I warped 12 metres on back in February, and threaded up for the Complex Weavers study group samples for Collapse, Pleat & Bump. Those samples were finally woven in May...
by StaceyW | Jul 20, 2014 | Art, Education, Life, Nature, Teaching, textiles, Travel, Weaving
I must admit to being a little shell-shocked with the past 7 months’ activities. It has been a total whirlwind of travelling, teaching, experiencing new places and people and now I have landed back on planet reality! But time to reflect before plunging into the...
by StaceyW | Jul 1, 2012 | Art, Education, Teaching, textiles, Travel, Weaving
This Friday, about half the UK contingent of Complex Weavers gathered for a study day with Jennifer Moore in central London. Jennifer is over in the UK to teach a series of workshops on double cloth for both Handweavers Studios and also the Handweavers Studio...
by StaceyW | Sep 25, 2011 | Art, Education, Jacquard weaving, Life, Travel, Weaving
One of the lovely things about weaving is the friends you gather from all corners of the globe. Well, strictly speaking, there are no corners of course, but you know what I mean… I have been focussing on my first contextual essay in my masters studies this...