Katherine Soutar
@kateartist.bsky.social
Traditional Artist/illustrator, specialising in storytelling, folklore and mythology. Lives between two worlds, loves them both
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With these measures Labour has joined the “dark forces … stirring up anger” over migration.
November 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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! 🙂
November 17, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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
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
November 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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
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
November 11, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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…
November 9, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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…
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The far right on Samir Zitouni, the rail worker who saved multiple lives during the LNER attack
November 4, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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
November 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Anyone who runs towards danger to help strangers is a very special human indeed... we need more people like this xxx
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What an absolute hero Samir Zitouni is - doubtless he saved lives that day
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Train hero who saved passengers during attack named
The rail worker credited with saving multiple lives is named as Samir Zitouni.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 11:36 AM
What an absolute hero Samir Zitouni is - doubtless he saved lives that day
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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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.
November 3, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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.
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Study of a fir tree, c.1842 by Emily Brontë, best known for her classic novel 'Wuthering Heights' #WomensArt
November 4, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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
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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
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Pick a word for me to draw... | Katherine Soutar
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November 2, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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...
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...
October 30, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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 😘)
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 😘)
October 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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 😘)
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 😘)
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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
October 20, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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
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Amidst Suffering there is Hope and Play theorkneynews.scot/2025/10/20/a...
Amidst Suffering there is Hope and Play
Hope and Play is a UK Charity. It is dedicated to bring play back into the lives of Palestinian children and to give them hope for a future. Orkney islanders are proud of their links with Hope and …
theorkneynews.scot
October 20, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Amidst Suffering there is Hope and Play theorkneynews.scot/2025/10/20/a...
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Irish folklore in Meath and Laois: Gates that won't close and the House of Death #Folklore
www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/iris...
www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/iris...
www.breakingnews.ie
October 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Irish folklore in Meath and Laois: Gates that won't close and the House of Death #Folklore
www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/iris...
www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/iris...
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Thread memory – Embroidery from Palestine, V&A Museum, Dundee theorkneynews.scot/2025/10/16/t...
Thread memory – Embroidery from Palestine, V&A Museum, Dundee
By Jeanie Molyneux. This is one of the most moving exhibitions I have ever visited, challenging, but well worth seeing. The exhibition celebrates the ancient tradition of Palestinian embroidery, ca…
theorkneynews.scot
October 16, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Thread memory – Embroidery from Palestine, V&A Museum, Dundee theorkneynews.scot/2025/10/16/t...
October 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM
#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
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
October 15, 2025 at 11:46 AM
#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
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
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October 13, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Reposted by Katherine Soutar
Reposted by Katherine Soutar
Lower Bills.
Protect our NHS.
And invest in our communities.
Let's make hope normal again.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Protect our NHS.
And invest in our communities.
Let's make hope normal again.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Green party reaches 100,000 members for first time after Polanski becomes leader
Green party in England and Wales has had near-50% rise in membership since since Zack Polanski took over last month
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Lower Bills.
Protect our NHS.
And invest in our communities.
Let's make hope normal again.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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…🙄😬
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…🙄😬
October 12, 2025 at 12:33 PM
#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…🙄😬
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…🙄😬