by StaceyHB | Jul 10, 2011 | Art, Education, Life, Nature, Philosophy, Teaching, Weaving
I don’t usually call my weaving a pig’s ear (!) but sometimes, when things don’t go according to plan, it can feel that way! I have been weaving a series of pieces for two exhibitions, one based on tree bark, the other on geology and erosion. The...
by StaceyHB | Jul 4, 2011 | Education, Life, Philosophy, Psychology, Travel, Weaving
I spent a lovely weekend with the members of the Kennet Valley Guild of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers. It was a particularly well-timed visit as they were basking in the success of a mammoth Fleece to Fabric challenge called The Newbury Coat. The papers made much of...
by StaceyHB | Jun 26, 2011 | Education, Life, Philosophy, Psychology, Weaving
It’s Wimbledon time again and I’m an addict, so for two weeks in the year, I juggle my time between the studio and the TV. Not a confession I really like to make, but it’s something that began in my youth, and seems to me to be a connection between...
by StaceyHB | Jun 12, 2011 | Education, Life, Psychology, Weaving
You know some mornings (happily rare for me!) when you wake up and you know that it’s really not going to be a brilliant idea to get up? Well today is one of those days for me! My eyes are so tired they want to stay closed, my thoughts are like mush, my body...
by StaceyHB | Jun 5, 2011 | Education, Life, Philosophy, Teaching, Weaving
Never say never. That is something I’ve learnt as I’ve grown older. Things are so black and white when you’re a youngster, and as you see more of the world and experience life and injustice and unfairness, you realise that very few things remain so...
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...
