Kate Willows

Re my last post - I forgot I made a Tower of London raven print years ago. This one is wearing the Tower as a crown as he gleefully marches about. Backdrop of orbs and crowns on regal gold.

#raven #toweroflondon #ravenart

Communing with ravens at the Tower today…

#ravens #ravenmaster #toweroflondon

Tourist in my own town today…

#towerbridge #london

An antidote to the news…

#antidote #earth #sky #sea

It always amazes me when little bits of broken pottery turn up when I’m gardening. I always wonder how they got there and the stories they have to tell. Today’s finds!

#pottery #ceramic #gardening

Happy St. David’s Day and the first day of spring (meteorologically speaking)! Here’s a classic Welsh dragon I once designed for a postcard challenge and a Norfolk dragon, as they reside there too (specifically in Ludham, until chased away by the villagers).

#dragon #stdavidsday #welsh #spring

These silver coins in the museum at the Ancient Agora, Athens are from the 3rd & 4th centuries BC. Less than 1cm in diameter, but so much expression conveyed in such a tiny space.

#coin #silver #expression #impression #numismatist

Loved coming across this Athens owl up on Philopappos Hill by @arthimus.bsky.social

#athens #owl #graffiti

They’re replicating! Slightly different patinas, one more of a black, the other a deep brown. 19cm tall - awaiting bases.

#lionsculpture #sculpture #jesmonite

This one has been patinated and polished in a deep brown. Now to find a good piece of wood for the base!

#lion #jesmonite #animalsculpture

My favourite sculpture @namuseumathens - a bronze horse and jockey from 140BC. Incredible craftsmanship.

#bronze #horse #jockey #athens

The original sex pest… Aphrodite fights off the advances of Pan with her sandal - sculpture from 100BC (National Archaeological Museum Athens)

#athens #aphrodite #pan #eros

Acropolis now… Looking very fine.

#acropolis #parthenon #athens #ancientgreece #greek

Beautiful Athens in the evening sun.

#acropolis #athens #greece

Did you know the silhouette of Queen Victoria on the Victoria Line was designed by Edward Bawden?

#edwardbawden #queenvictoria #londonunderground #london #silhouette

Last lion of the week! Getting this little lioness head ready for its tiny wooden stand.

#lion #sculpture #animalsculpture #lioness

From sketch to print - ‘The Vicar and the Lion’. My pictorial imagining of the strange tale of the Vicar of Stiffkey. Now available on my website and Etsy (see links in bio).

#norfolk #northnorfolk #imagination #sketch #process

It’s all about lions this week. Fresh from the mould I was making last week and with one layer of patination so far.

#lion #sculpture #lionsculpture #mouldmaking #moldmaking

583. The Lion, the Priest and the Parlourmaids: A 1930s Sex Scandal Spotify video

Thank you! Here’s a good podcast on it open.spotify.com/episode/6Xn2...

Since I was on the black ink today, I printed a couple of black shucks too.

#blackshuck #blackink #black #blackdog

Printing some of these today - I think I’m calling it ‘The Vicar and the Lion’, all about the dodgy vicar of Stiffkey back in the 1930s.

#northnorfolk #norfolk #strangerthanfiction

Lovely lino & ink delivery from @jacksons-art.bsky.social - should keep me busy for a few months! They always pack things brilliantly and I cut up and use their cardboard boxes as packing when I post out my linoprints.

#cardboard #recyle #reuse

Mmmmm… pancakes! Fortunately I’ve already eaten my pancakes (houmous & red pepper, followed by a Nutella one). This is Jesmonite resin, which bears a remarkable similarity to pancake batter.

#jesmonite #pancakes

Happy Lunar New Year! Sending one of these off today - serendipity! This print is of the beautiful horse sculpture at Wells-Next-The-Sea, Norfolk. Sculpture by Rachael Long is a much loved addition to the town, commemorating the lifeboat horses.

#yearofthehorse #horse #lifeboat #lunarnewyear

Here’s a little jaunt through my most recent linocut plate (reversed). There’s Stiffkey church, the pub, a couple of seals and sheep, the dodgy vicar, irate parishioners, Stiffkey cockle boats and a few other details besides. Plate size 38x27cm.

#stiffkey #norfolk #northnorfolk #print

I’m calling this one finished. Will print some later this week & think of a title! ‘The Vicar of Stiffkey’ at the moment.

#lion #stiffkey #norfolk #northnorfolk

Burning off the fuzzy edges…

#matchbox #matches #linoprinting

A rare occurrence today - shadows have been created by a big ball of fire in the sky - I believe it’s called ‘the sun’.

#sun #fireinthesky

Progress so far - this linoprint tells the jaw-dropping 1930s tale of the Vicar of Stiffkey, in the 1930s. It involves north Norfolk, ladies of the night from the East End of London, a defrocking and an ignominious end courtesy of a lion at the seaside. Listen to therestishistory.com/episodes/a-1...

Love IS all - sprinkle some around as you go about your day and the world will be a better place (your cooking will be tastier too!).

#loveisintheair #loveisall