London has its lowest murder rate since records began. While others talk our city down, @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social is getting on with the job of protecting Londoners and driving down violent crime.

Sorry, Trump and Farage – London is no lawless ‘warzone’. Violent crime is lower than ever Sadiq Khan www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The grean shoots of our reawakening are starting to emerge into the light with this inspiring workshop from Leaping Hare! Saturday 7th February 6-8pm This is a vital fundraising event as we begin planning for the future. More info and to book your place: www.folkloremythmagic.com/event-detail...

(sound up 🔊) In which I get excitable because I have an actual copy of @kateartist.bsky.social 's gorgeous book in my grubby little mitts, with two of my actual stories in it 😊😊😊

“Born from Pain” Some days, there are no words, only grief, shock & a heaviness that sits in the body. Yesterday’s violence in Minneapolis has left many of us reeling. I’m holding space for that sorrow. This piece was created understanding that pain doesn’t disappear simply because we wish it away.

If you are overseas especially, this is the best place to order my book. Direct from my very excellent publishers ❤️ shop.orkneyology.com/products/myt...

Indigenous Australian artist Loongkoonan, who started painting at 95, and first exhibited her work at age 105 #womensart

Just finished this, I thought it was brilliant and its the second book by Kingsolver I have loved, the first being Demon Copperhead. If anyone has read any of her other books, what would you recommend next? Xxxx

Gemma Correll, British cartoonist who currently lives and works in California #WomensArt #Backtowork

I really want to try and do more podcast appearances this year, if anyone needs a guest or knows of a particular podcast that might be looking let me know! #podcast #history #localhistory #Shropshire #folklore #folktales #folkcustoms

My extras to send out with my first 50 books finally arrived! So I have spent the morning signing copies and packing them into envelopes, Post office tomorrow! ( and the next day too, there are a lot!) I still have about a dozen left so it's not too late to get a free print and bookmark 😘

Happy New Year, everyone! This is a @theguardian.com books cartoon from a few years ago.

Said the wave to the one behind 'There is an end to the sea' 'Impossible,' said the wave behind 'Nothing can stop me' (Lemn Sissay) #letthelightpourin (Painting: The Sea, The Sea)

There is a God of red leaves and of dying. He traced dark landscapes on my window pane. Spare and beautiful the sound of crying Libations of black coffee, drops of rain. Old trees clasp limbs, sing poetry together Sandra Fowler Prep piece for tomorrows Art class 'The poetry of landscape'

Happy new year! And happy official publication day for my new book! I am so very pleased to see this so beautifully printed, it's a lovely thing that even feels gorgeous Thanks to all the writers involved and to my wonderful publishers at Orkneyology katherinesoutarillustration.com/buy-my-book

Every single one of you out there who buys a print, a card, a painting. You are patrons too. Everyone who comments, shares my stuff, tells someone about my work, you are helping keep a real artist visible in this strange new ersatz world the internet has become. www.patreon.com/posts/happy-...

Medea… 😬

Beth Robertson Fiddes, contemporary land and seascapes painter whose work captures the wild nature of the Scottish highlands and Western Isles #WomensArt

I painted this over a decade ago and tonight I saw a movie that brought him to life just as I saw and heard him… It wasn’t perfect but I loved it 🖤 #Frankenstein

Space has become available on my next desert art retreat at our lovely home in Morocco from 5th to 13th February 2026. As this has happened after the early bird price has expired I will honour the lower price for anyone signing up now katherinesoutarillustration.com/welcome/art-...

More of artist Helga Stentzel's fun clothesline animals #WomensArt

Yesssssss!!! 😁🙂😁https://www.patreon.com/posts/my-new-book-has-146608550?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Fabulous series! Recommended x

I am curious to discover how you can be racist in ‘a non hurtful way’ I await his answer… I can also assure him that anyone bullied for whatever reason at school has a very clear memory of it, even if you forget doing it…

Re:Farage If you were abused or bullied at school you remember it, Mr Farage, you remember it vividly. bullies however, sometimes do forget the things they did that they would rather not remember…

With these measures Labour has joined the “dark forces … stirring up anger” over migration.

The advance reviews are in! And I couldn't be happier! Sharing with my wonderful collaborators first but more news soon! 🙂

In 2014 I worked with a group of year 7’s making glass poppies to commemorate the outbreak of WW1. I remember how shocked they were by the photos I showed them of boys so like them, all in uniform, leaving for France. Some lied about their age to recruiters one soldier in the trenches was just 12

To have a life where i get to have spring sowing of seeds twice a year is a very very fortunate thing, i never forget that x

I have never in my life slept in the afternoon before I started living here. Not every afternoon even now, but it has become a habit, that snooze after lunch (which is now at about 2.30pm) there’s a stillness that descends if you let it and the warm afternoon air covers you like a blanket…

The far right on Samir Zitouni, the rail worker who saved multiple lives during the LNER attack

Anyone who runs towards danger to help strangers is a very special human indeed... we need more people like this xxx

What an absolute hero Samir Zitouni is - doubtless he saved lives that day www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Nigel Farage says he wants to 'raise aspiration' by cutting the minimum wage for young people (currently £10), but reducing tax for young people earning over £100k. Presumably he wants them to just ask their stockbroker fathers to fix them up with a job in The City, like he did.

Study of a fir tree, c.1842 by Emily Brontë, best known for her classic novel 'Wuthering Heights' #WomensArt

inktober is finished but my method still fresh in my mind, so more work on my Patreon list of word prompts supplied by my patrons. If you would like me to create an image based on a word of your choice, join my patreon and leave me your chosen word x www.patreon.com/posts/pick-w...

#inktober day 30 'vacant' With love. Always Words on image by George R Foot, 1861

Quick inktober catch up... (missed a few, but i do this for me so) Rowdy Inferno Puzzling Skeletal If you want to know how I arrived at these from the prompts you will have to join my Patreon 😉 ( or follow my facebook artist page 😘)

Tove Jansson’s mother, illustrator Signe Hammarsten-Jansson's self portrait, 1910 had a huge influence on her daughter’s career, showing her the often underrated work of women. She also taught Tove how to draw #WomensArt

Amidst Suffering there is Hope and Play theorkneynews.scot/2025/10/20/a...

Irish folklore in Meath and Laois: Gates that won't close and the House of Death #Folklore www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/iris...

Thread memory – Embroidery from Palestine, V&A Museum, Dundee theorkneynews.scot/2025/10/16/t...

#inktober day 15 'Ragged' Inspired by The Ragged and the Beautiful By Safiya Sinclair Look it up xxx

#inktober day 14 'Trunk' The memory of an Oak is written within Unseen til death Memories of sunrise and sunset hard winters dark summers gentle rain plenty and drought More changes than our memory ever holds And now We trace those years with our fingers, touching history we can only imagine

US painter Laura Wheeler Waring, Woman with Bouquet, c.1940 #womensart #BlackHistoryMonth US

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Lower Bills. Protect our NHS. And invest in our communities. Let's make hope normal again. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

#inktober day 12 'shredded' I have never had a cat that didn't love a bit of freelance shredding, the maniacal expression and the high speed dash round the room afterwards are particularly pronounced in our current grey princess Oh and exhibit A on the right is my armchair…🙄😬