by StaceyHB | May 29, 2011 | Life
Life is full of lovely surprises! One happened just this morning. I was teaching in the studio when my husband popped his head in and informed me that two people had just turned up with connections to our house! This lovely young couple were on holiday in the area,...
by StaceyHB | May 22, 2011 | Art, Education, Life, Nature, Philosophy, Travel, Weaving
This week the university masters students had the opportunity to visit beautiful Oxford and visit 3 museums, and take in an exhibition by our masters leader, reknowned ceramicist, Sebastian Blackie. The three museums were The Ashmolean, the Pitt River Museum and the...
by StaceyHB | May 15, 2011 | Art, Life, Nature
This week, we have added to the owner occupier number in our house. We used to have a couple of cats, but the road that runs to the front of our property can be dangerous to unwary felines, and we have lost the last three to cars. So we vowed not to have any more...
by StaceyHB | May 9, 2011 | Art, Education, Jacquard weaving, Life, Philosophy, Psychology, Travel, Weaving
A seminar day, organised by Laura Thomas, introduced by Lizzi Walton under the auspices of the Stroud International Textiles Festival is one not to be missed and I’m so glad I was there! Laura had gathered together 5 disparate weavers, each with a fascinating...
by StaceyHB | May 1, 2011 | Art, Life, Psychology, Travel
A few years ago, I set up a weaving workshop for 60 weavers in Oman, a country bordered by Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and across the Straits of Hormuz from Iran. Oman is a fascinating place, as are its people, and one of the people I met stays in contact with me, regularly...
by StaceyHB | Apr 25, 2011 | Education, Life, Nature, Travel
Gascony – gastronomy. The two words fit each other like a glove. Add the village of Gramont and you have a perfect fit! We were in Gramont, near St Clar, in the Gers region of Gascony (south west France in the midi-Pyrenees) for my husband’s 50th birthday...
