“Too much crafting stuff” not sure what that even means @carsmilesteve.bsky.social @rhodri.biz #DuvetKnowItsChristmas

From our archive ~ Abraham Werner's wonderful 19C book Nomenclature of Colours gives swatches of all colour tones, & where to find them in nature. So, for example, Bluish Green is the colour of thrush’s egg, underside of rose leaves, & the mineral beryl mymodernmet.com/werner-nomen...

RIP Mani ❤️🍋

Just in case you’re one of the 5 people in the UK who’ve somehow never seen this www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0Wi...

It’s almost time for the Boxing Day Hunt, isn’t it, Nigel Farage? Any Reform UK animal rights supporters going to call it out, Andrea Jenkyns? Anyone? Your leader enjoys it so much in fact that he thinks the ban is an “abomination”.

“Then in an incredible affront to democracy Lord Houchen and the Secretary of State Michael Gove decided to simply ignore the democratic will of Middlesbrough Council and create the corporation anyway” Shameless.

This is a hand-carved wooden Dogon door lock from Mali, Africa

This is becoming a very very shameful episode - and a tragedy for these young and courageous people and their friends and families filtonactionists.com

Guggenheim. Bilbao. Ghery.

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One day something will happen — a wedding, a graduation, a job promotion, Jake Paul getting knocked out, Andrew Tate getting knocked out the next day — and you’ll want the right outfit to celebrate. Buy that special outfit now, so you’re ready when that next unexpected moment arrives.

Hey kids, we are a small Irish family business. We make lovely things by hand. Could you buy something so we can pay for our Christmas packaging? Thanks a mill. #Boycottamazon #shoplocal slated.ie Reposts would be fabulous. #SLATED

There has been a relentless, cacophonous campaign to stigmatise pro-Palestinian activists. But the inconvenient truth is that these are just ordinary people of good conscience who see the horrors of Gaza and simply cannot bear to stand by and do nothing. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Have to admit I became very angry while printing these. Nobody should be homeless in a country as wealthy as this. Nobody should be facing eviction from a community like this with no provision for their future welfare or housing. Just up the road from here people are spending £20,000 on a haircut.

The local councillors have not been great at all 🤬 they’ve mischaracterised residents & have not listened to our genuine concerns. The social housing aspect we’re fine with but the rest is garbage & we’ve lost so many amenities.

Georgia O'Keeffe, You Are The Sun, 1977 #Womensart #Solstice

In cooperation with the Office of Public Works (OPW) and the National Monuments Service, RTÉ will be broadcasting live from inside the passage tomb from 8:40am. jrnl.ie/6899314

Grianstad an Gheimhridh ag Sí an Bhrú - Winter Solstice at Newgrange Live coverage is a magical way to start this morning. Watch now for the final 20 minutes #WinterSolstice #OPW 🇮🇪

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It's the Solstice on Sunday, if you want to start this at the appropriate time. #TheDarkIsRising

The wren is the emblem of the Holly King, who reigns over the period of shortening days and is ritually vanquished by the Robin (representing the Oak King or the new, growing sun) at the Winter Solstice to mark the turning of the year and the return of light. Art my own. #FolkyFriday #Folklore

The #WinterSolstice livestream link is now available Join us on 21 Dec @ 8:40 am to witness the solstice sunrise live from inside the #Newgrange chamber, weather permitting. Save the link now and be part of this extraordinary moment. 🔗www.gov.ie/solstice#WinterSolstice#Newgrange#ShareTheSolstice

#ShareTheSolstice #WinterSolstice #Newgrange

This Epstein files "release" is the most disgusting cover up in American history

"The lives of the Palestine Action-affiliated remand prisoners now on hunger strike are at growing risk. On Friday, two reached day 48 without food. (In 1981, one IRA prisoner – 29-year-old Martin Hurson – died on the 46th day.)" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Hand painted woodblock print, by German printmaker Lisbet Schulz, c.1940 #womensart

Manhole covers: each town within Japan’s prefectures has its own unique cover

Meanwhile in Infectious Diseases Clinic…

The British state has used every method they can to isolate and break the spirits of the 8 prisoners who stand with Palestine. They are now close to dying & the British state doesn't care. Irish people know hunger strikes. We know British oppression. We know colonialism. Stand up, take Action 🇵🇸

The Christmas Story I’ve been waiting for 🧀

Averting my eyes from the E subject pre-Christmas

The painting, which stretches across the wall of Kyiv's Pechersk district police department, depicts a set of male hands scooping up earth around a flower. The artwork was created by New York-based female street artist BKfoxx. #Ukraine #StreetArt #mural #art #StreetMural #WallMural

Beautiful Leuven.

@richardkilpatrick.com Thank you for making the case so eloquently today for revisiting the design - density and arrangement - of the proposed #ChorltonPrecinct housing development. We lost the battle in the end but the good fight was worth having 🤩#LoveWhereYouLive #Chorlton

This is how St. Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney has been illuminated for Christmas, with a beautiful Nativity scene projected onto its façade.

Work in schools is done now until January . . . and the cardboard reindeer is up on display. Thanks to everyone here who has shared, ‘liked’, commented, and made me smile this year. Wishing you a relaxing Christmas. 🙂 D #edusky #UKEd

Gutted for the #SaveChorltonCentre team this afternoon as Manchester City Council Planning Team decided to forge ahead with developing the high density tower block residential scheme. Lots of heavy lifting done by an additional medical venue & 49 social housing units. Watch this space… #Chorlton 😒

Hat's off to this Architect for this railing shadow

More epic-scale snow drawing created by artist Sonja Hinrichsen #womensart #ArtAdvent

Sounds like a pretty clear consensus to me, Liz Kendall.

Ben Jennings’ picture telling a thousand words @bjennings90.bsky.social

The Trust has been been delighted to be working with Johnstons of Elgin to celebrate the launch of the ‘From St Andrews to St Ives’ Pre-Spring Collection with events in Edinburgh and St Andrews. Designed by Angie Bell, the new collections were inspired particularly by WBG's use of colour.

🎨🎬 Four #Disney artists maintain the nearly extinct craft of hand-painted #animation cels. They ink pencil drawings onto transparent sheets, then paint on the reverse side to create the smooth finish that defined animation for generations. 👉 Learn more: thekidshouldseethis.com/post...

Wow 🤩 400 craftspeople contributed to the 1934 animated #Disney film Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs alone, yet today only four Disney artists maintain the nearly extinct craft of hand painted animation cels. #animation I feel a special @minimastersart.bsky.social coming on 🎨🖌 @tksst.bsky.social

Please take 7 and a half minutes and watch this.

In a world that asks us to move faster, I create art inviting us to slow down. My work is rooted in nature, hope & healing, meant to bring calm, connection & quiet joy into your home. If you believe beauty matters, if nature feels like home, if you’re craving a little more peace in your life…

MONDAY 15th DECEMBER: It was a dark, cold and wet start to outreach this morning. The team started at #Manchester Airport at 6.00am doing welfare checks and referrals where required. After the airport they covered areas around #Wythenshawe and #Chorlton

Zohran Mamdani took a leaf from Marina Abramović’s “The Artist is Present” by staging a daylong appearance at the Museum of the Moving Image, where he had one-on-one conversations with more than 100 constituents.