by StaceyHB | Jan 26, 2019 | Art, Book Review, Education, Life, Philosophy, Psychology, Publications
Steal Like an Artist – 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative Austin Kleon 2012 New York: Workman Publishing If you’re like me, I have always been aware that to copy is a cardinal sin for an artist, and yet, as a classical musician, that is what I was...
by StaceyHB | Jan 20, 2019 | Art, Book Review, Education, Jacquard weaving, Publications, Teaching, textiles, Travel, Weaving
Pattern & Loom: a practical study of the development of weaving techniques in China, Western Asia and Europe John Becker (with collaboration of Donald B. Wagner) Nias Press 2nd edition 2014 It’s taken me a long time to read this book. I remember posting...
by StaceyHB | Dec 16, 2018 | Art, Education, Jacquard weaving, Life, Nature, Psychology, Publications, Teaching, textiles, Travel, Weaving
The end of the year always leads to reflection, and this year I was reading through the essays that I wrote for my MA coursework. Each year we were required to write an essay on contextual studies that we had done through the year, and for my first year, I selected...
by StaceyHB | Nov 20, 2018 | Art, Education, Life, Nature, Philosophy, Publications, Teaching, textiles, Travel, Weaving
There always seems to be something interesting going on here, whether involving weaving, work on the house, cultural activities in the area or simply watching nature. Firstly, there was a wonderful Complex Weavers Study Day in London, organised by the UK’s...
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...
