by StaceyW | Feb 3, 2019 | Art, Book Review, Education, Publications
Craft Economies Ed Susan Luckman and Nicola Thomas (2018) London & New York: Bloomsbury Academic ‘Comprising a collection of 20 essays from 28 academics, practitioners, Craft Economies spans a wide landscape of craft practices, sites and forms of making from...
by StaceyW | Feb 5, 2012 | Art, Education, Philosophy, Publications, textiles, Travel
An eagerly awaited conference, allied to the Lost in Lace exhibition, this was not a disappointment. A wide cross-section of people attended the conference, hosted by Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery with partners, the Crafts Council to hear quality speakers. The...
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,...
