On this day in 1918 the parents of the poet Wilfred Owen were just listening to the church bells ringing to announce the Armistice when a telegram boy arrived with the message that their son had died.

The banners are up and the loans are starting to arrive for our exhibition 'Beauty of the Earth : the Art of May, Jane and William Morris' in Winchester. It opens on Sat 15th November. You can pre-book tickets for the exhibition and events here : www.arcwinchester.org.uk/event/beauty...

30 million dead, The Somme, painting created by Mary Bishop 1976 in the art therapy studio at Netherne hospital where she was compelled to live. Aged 4 when her father was killed in WWI, the reverberations of his death & her mother’s vast grief traumatised & distressed Mary for the rest of her life

It is early in the morning, and there are few people about in this 1919 work by William Nicholson of the Cenotaph in London. It is the original white-painted wood and plaster structure designed by Edward Lutyens, it stands out in stark relief against the Foreign Office.

as a side note, a lot of food banks in the U.K.- I dunno about the USA- won’t accept or give out formula (despite the govt publishing explicit guidance that legally they can do so). Every time I buy someone formula, I also give them info on where, locally, they can get ongoing support.

“Among the fallen beech leaves” Artist: CF Tunnicliffe (What to Look for in Autumn, 1960)

Berry palette, November. As ever zoom in to the details if anxiety's lurking - looking at botanical patterns helps us recover from stress 60% more quickly. Also the pink Rowan & spindle...I mean...Barbie berries🍒💅🩷

'A Wiltsire Landscape,' (1928) casts up an early morning mood - a magic realm. By the time of this work, William Nicholson had married Edie Stuart-Wortley and moved to the Old Manor House in the village of Sutton Veny in Wiltshire.

Swifts have declined 70% since 1994. They fly from Africa to breed here, only to find we've blocked their nest sites. A £35 swift brick nest box was proposed for all new buildings. The construction industry lobbied Labour to block it. Biodiversity sustains life. Labour sustains economic power.

Britain one of least ‘nature-connected’ nations in world – with Nepal the most

I don't see a lot of people talking about this, so I want to highlight something GOOD Billie Eilish stood in a room full of billionaires and said "you're billionaires... Why?" She donated 11.5 MILLION DOLLARS to food equity and climate orgs, which Stephen Colbert announced to said billionaires.

#Printmaker Gertrude Hermes, Bat and Spider, wood engraving, 1932 #womensart #Halloween 🎃 🕸 🦇

My Etsy shop's now open for just over 20 of my Victorian ink bottle mental health kits Kits incl booklet I've written on how this kind of project alters our brains to improve mental health,dried flower posy & a handprinted giftbox Dispatches in time for🌲I ship anywhere: www.etsy.com/shop/silverp...

We're just getting started. Time to lower bills. And tax billionaires. If you want to see the Green Party take on Reform - this is the moment. Join.greenparty.org.uk

Frederick Cayley Robinson's painting for the Middlesex Hospital in 1912 depicts young orphaned girls around a refectory table, a motif of Leonardo's Last Supper, to the left girls process down a staircase, a device borrowed from Sir Edward Burne-Jones' 'The Golden Stairs.'

If you live in a major city, you may have noticed more people wearing bandanas around their neck, as the accessory has made a small comeback. Typically made from cotton, the bandana — distinct from the ascot — has a long history in working class aesthetics, as it serves a practical function.

DHS just posted a Lord of the Rings meme as an appeal to join ICE

Farage's motion on leaving the European Convention on Human Rights failed: 154 votes to 96 All 4 @greenparty.org.uk MPs voted against it, because we believe international agreements on human rights are a good thing. But only 63 out of 401 Labour MPs did: votes.parliament.uk/votes/common...

Wow - those are quite phenomenal headlines given the details of the story. Ahh look, he’s just a ‘nerdy’ guy. No harm done. You need to scroll down to paragraph 13 of the Sky piece to find the full story! 🧵 1/9

Minority representation on TV causes outrage From the new Private Eye, in shops now.

I’m really starting to suspect that most of the tech bros haven’t actually read Tolkien, as they certainly don’t understand it. The gentle hobbits save the “hard men” of Gondor, largely through compassion and selflessness. Not the other way around. The Christian parable is barely hidden!

A lot of texture in the sky this morning. Photo taken at sunrise on Glastonbury Tor.

I just love the poster for our exhibition opening next month at The Arc, Winchester. One of William Morris’s most complex textile designs, 'Windrush' required 17 printing blocks. To see this, & many other Arts and Crafts treasures, tickets available here : www.arcwinchester.org.uk/event/beauty...

ICE followed the mother into a school and aggressively detained her along with her children. This is so heartbreaking 💔

Just as an aside: tell EVERYONE you know about this. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Autumn landscapes call for cycling with abandon through least lanes. Love this glorious ensemble. No it’s not Lycra, yes it is unusual, yes maybe a corset, no it isn’t what we would choose but I love its exuberance! I hope she spun down hills at top speed. Mid #1890s #FIDMMuseum #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Jane Austen's 250th birthday is coming up in December and I hope you'll celebrate by taking a turn about the room, acquiring a passion for dead leaves & closet shelves, and taking a fancy to the last person you could ever be prevailed upon to marry.

This has been expected for a while - and it's going to happen a lot more. Among the concerns = pollution / organism transport from ships affecting the delicate Arctic ecosystem.

US realist artist Richard Maury specialises in precisely-detailed interior scenes of ordinary life (My Interpretation of the Manner of DFE, 2003) www.catherinelarosepoesiaearte.com/2012/09/rich...

"our priority is to reduce waste wherever we find it", said Farage. £75,000 working out to £457 per flag.

November Lecture Alert: ‘The Beauty of the Earth: the Art of May and William Morris’ Given by @suzannefagence.bsky.social 13:00, Saturday 22nd November The Birmingham and Midland Institute. Follow the link to our website in our bio, and click the events page to book.

Draft Tory legislation on removing indefinite leave to remain is insane. Would chuck out those not earning over £38K - including many pensioners! + social protections seems to include child benefit, so load of people with (British!) kids! They'd remove my sis & mum who've been here 50 years.

Tickets now online for Curator tours of 'Beauty of the Earth: the Art of May, Jane and William Morris' - 3 & 4 Dec at The Arc, Winchester. Book here - spaces are limited! www.arcwinchester.org.uk/event/beauty...

Slightly confusing briefing with Badenoch's spokesman & a Tory press person on their/Katie Lam's migration plans. Here's what I could follow: • Tory policy on revoking indefinite leave to remain is "broadly in line with what Katie said" (they "haven't seen" her idea it's extended to EU nationals) ..

Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country: Three specimens discovered in what was previously one of the only places in the world without the insects Mosquitoes have been found in Iceland for the first time as global heating makes the country more hospitabl...

This photo accompanying a news story about the heist at the Louvre is perfection.

The President is disgusting and a disgrace. And he’s clearly rattled by yesterday’s turnout. Keep speaking out. The power belongs to the people.

It's actually remarkably easy to not ever use ChatGPT.

ICYMI Green Party membership numbers have now overtaken the Conservative Party's! 🎉 📈 125,000 members and counting.

Happy Birthday, Jane Morris (née Burden), born #otd 1839. We're celebrating her life at the heart of the Victorian art world in our new exhibition, opening Nov 15th. Including this portrait of Jane as 'Blanzifiore' by Rossetti & her little keepsake books too www.arcwinchester.org.uk/event/beauty...

The Government deserves credit for seeking expert advice on how the UK can adapt to climate change by 2050. With increasingly frequent and severe weather events driven by climate change, the need for urgent action is undeniable. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

kids teacher just sent this home as part of an assignment he's doing and i want to smash every computer at the school

Join me on Wed 26 Nov at David Parr House, for an evening talk about 'The Beauty of the Earth' and the art of May and William Morris. More info & tickets here davidparrhouse.org/whats-on/the...

ICE GOONS, laughing and pepper spraying Pastor after shooting him in the face with pepper balls, proceeded to gas the crowd who were trying to protect him.

Thinking of Morris and his challenge to us in his lecture on 'Art & the Beauty of the Earth', delivered #otd 1881. He declared 'I believe machines can do everything-except make works of art'. Find out more at our exhibition, opening Winchester 15 Nov : www.arcwinchester.org.uk/event/beauty...

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