Category: teaching
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Balancing Act
It has been heart warming to have both level one classes sending in their homework. At this rate, I think everyone will complete their homework and get it to me. And if not, well sometimes Life Happens and we can’t always do what we want to do. A discussion on a group I belong to…
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Retirement
This year my high school graduating class is having a 50th year reunion. I have mixed feelings about this. I was never in the ‘in’ crowd at school. I suppose I might have been considered a bit of a nerd. I actually liked school – for the most part. I enjoyed reading. I did my…
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Flurry of Activity
The past week has seen a flurry of activity as boxes of homework from two of the level one classes began arriving. The submissions have all been very good – which is a bit challenging. How do I comment when the student has pretty much figured out on their own what their weakness(es) may be…
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Better Than You Were
My work table gets used for all sorts of things. On this day I was doing some experiments on absorption. The past few days I have been marking student work. I have been thinking about the journey of learning a lot – as you do when marking. There is a popular saying right now that…
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Plans Afoot, Part II
No event comes into being without a lot of effort before it sees light of day. Venues have to be found, dates secured, budgets formulated, equipment found. For the past couple of months there have been arrangements being made for upcoming Master Weaving classes, both at Olds and in satellite locations. These events have now…
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Planting Seeds
On social media feeds I have been seeing people with their spring seed catalogues and packets, making plans for the future. A sense of optimism prevails and we make our plans, plant our seeds. And this is how I feel about teaching. Planting seeds. I tend to spread my little nuggets of information as broadly…
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Resources
Thought I would do a post on some of the (mostly on line) resources I find useful. (note – I published this monograph by Kerstin Fro:berg and sell it) Weave a V is an explanation of double weave and how to weave a V shaped shawl. Instructions for both rising and sinking shed looms. $25…
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Who Do You Think You Are?
Someone famously said “An un-examined life is not worth living”. Well, I don’t actually believe that, but I do believe that sometimes it is good to look at your life and think about what it is you want to do, you want to accomplish, maybe even how you would like to be remembered long after…
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Keeping On, Keeping On
I’m fighting with fatigue these days and the short, grey, dreary days are not helping. I am finding satisfaction in working with colour, which adds a certain zest to the studio. I didn’t start out feeling comfortable working with colour. Truth be told, I’m still not all that comfortable now, although after a concerted effort…
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A Little Help from my Friends
Today, in between dealing with Life, unpacking, sorting, beginning to re-pack (for Victoria and ANWG), get ready for Mary’s one day workshop The Empress’ Tea Cup (silk, silk and more silk) we wound up with a few minutes in which we could retreat from the madding crowd. Mary sorted through the 2/8 cotton, getting colours…