by StaceyHB | Sep 23, 2018 | Education, Life, Nature, Teaching, Uncategorized, Weaving
We’re experiencing a superb crop of figs right now, and figs and honey together are a winning combination, so when an unexpected space opened up in my Honeycomb Hybrids course from 21 – 26 October, I figured (groan) I’d better let you know, just in...
by StaceyHB | Sep 9, 2018 | Art, Book Review, Education, Life, Nature, Philosophy, Publications, textiles, Travel, Weaving
I know – I’m like a London bus – nothing for a while, then two posts come along together!! Over the summer I’ve been dipping into a book by Prof Brenda M King that I picked up in April at the Foxlowe’s Art Centre in Leek where I had my...
by StaceyHB | Sep 5, 2018 | Education, Life, Teaching, textiles, Weaving
I can’t believe that September has arrived! Everyone is back to school and most of the holiday makers have gone home. Tonight was the last Nérac night market for the summer season, and was primarily for the locals, but we have a wonderful array of cultural...
by StaceyHB | Aug 12, 2018 | Education, Life, Nature, Teaching, textiles, Weaving
What a lovely summer we are having here at The Loom Room! The weather is hot and sunny, the workshop cool and creative, the plunge pool the icing on the cake!! I’ve been privileged to have hosted students from many parts of the globe this year so far, and still...
by StaceyHB | Jul 8, 2018 | Art, Education, Life, Publications, textiles, Weaving
Hidden Tapestry: Jan Yoors-His Two Wives-And the War That Made Them One Debra Dean Northwestern University Press 2018 ISBN 978-0-8101-3683-0 This book details the incredible story of Flemish American artist (and World War II Resistance fighter) Jan Yoors...
