by StaceyHB | Jun 14, 2009 | Education, Jacquard weaving, Life, Teaching, Weaving
You know how there sometimes seems to be a time when many things relating to the same subject seem to slot into place – whether it is a political mood such as we saw in the US and in the UK and elsewhere during this recession, or a vogue for an artform such as glass...
by StaceyHB | Jun 7, 2009 | Life, Philosophy, Weaving
You know I talked about the 80/20 rule in a previous posting – 80% of your work is done in 20% of your time – well, this is not just over the course of one day. It also extends to my week, or my month, or even my year. This week has just been an amazingly productive...
by StaceyHB | May 31, 2009 | Life, Philosophy, Weaving
Imeant to post this on 13th May, but somehow didn’t quite get round to it. So here it is a little late, but still relevant! Quite frequently, I find myself out of balance with myself. How do we achieve balance between earning a living, looking after our health...
by StaceyHB | 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 StaceyHB | 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...
