by StaceyHB | Feb 23, 2009 | Travel, Weaving
I susbscribe to VAV Magasinet. This is a recent subscription and during my perusal of the latest VAV magazine, I realised how narrow my awareness of the weaving world actually is. I thought that I was relatively up on weaving traditions internationally, but then I...
by StaceyHB | Feb 15, 2009 | Life, Philosophy, Psychology, Teaching, Weaving
I love words. They have the power to harm or to heal, to empower or to reduce, to inspire or to deflate. I try to write a journal most days and I do that in the mornings, before the day’s tasks and “must dos” get in the way. It’s a stream of consciousness thing –...
by StaceyHB | Feb 11, 2009 | Art, Psychology, Weaving
One of my students was talking about the artistic temperament at lunch today. It started a discussion about differences in how we all perceive the world. I remembered some of my experiences with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and going on tour, and how some...
by StaceyHB | Feb 9, 2009 | Philosophy, Weaving
Views change in different conditions. What an ambiguous statement. Do I mean views as in opinions? Or views as in vistas? Actually this morning I mean vistas. I was walking Charlie along a familiar route, but the weather was very misty and very cold – snow topped...
by StaceyHB | Feb 8, 2009 | Life
I love that word! It holds a whole world of surprise, fun, exploration! I’ve been weaving some more samples today (what a surprise!), and I got all excited again about the possible choices I had to weigh up. As soon as you start something, something else pops...
