Slow and steady

I started reading a book by Carl Honore called in praise of slow. It is a really interesting observation of how we live at ever increasing paces of life and he suggests that this can have detrimental effects on every aspect of our lives. He claims that we have lost the ability to do nothing and just contemplate. We can no longer just stare aimlessly out of train windows but have to busy ourselves with books, newspaper, phones. The irony of this is that I am currently sitting on a train writing this. However I am partial to staring out a window too, and sometimes I even get the stopping train for this exact reason; to stare out the window and be deep in thought. Honore emphasises that the Slow Movement isn't about doing nothing, its about finding balance in your life and not losing sight of the fact that some things require time to be taken over them.

This is exactly how I feel about my work. Its exploratory, requires a lot of research and thought and its not about producing hundreds of designs. Its about craft and value in textiles and making people slow down and think.
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