Dr Cath Feely
@cathfeely.bsky.social
Cultural historian of modern Britain. Senior Lecturer at the University of Derby and Councillor of the Royal Historical Society. All views my own.
Latest from the printing class: female blackbird sunning herself in etching and aquatint.
September 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Latest from the printing class: female blackbird sunning herself in etching and aquatint.
Current process - have etched the outlines and halfway through the aquatints. Next week this print will look dramatically different. It teaches patience.
September 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Current process - have etched the outlines and halfway through the aquatints. Next week this print will look dramatically different. It teaches patience.
This blackbird sunning itself will be tried out with several etching processes and it's genuinely soul-enriching.
September 3, 2025 at 8:07 PM
This blackbird sunning itself will be tried out with several etching processes and it's genuinely soul-enriching.
Depressed cat asks for cessation in writing history no-one cares about except me.
August 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Depressed cat asks for cessation in writing history no-one cares about except me.
Skittles does not compute.
June 30, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Skittles does not compute.
My last print in my introduction to printing course: chicks in screen print. Note to academics going through all the things. Do something that's not university related once in a while.
June 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM
My last print in my introduction to printing course: chicks in screen print. Note to academics going through all the things. Do something that's not university related once in a while.
My angry bird prints are dry. I kind of love them.
June 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
My angry bird prints are dry. I kind of love them.
My husband doesn't think I should throw this away. My take is that this place was definitely not my happy place, that I disliked more people on this photo than I liked and have much better photos than this of the ones I am still in touch with. Thoughts? Will I regret it?!
June 1, 2025 at 8:38 AM
My husband doesn't think I should throw this away. My take is that this place was definitely not my happy place, that I disliked more people on this photo than I liked and have much better photos than this of the ones I am still in touch with. Thoughts? Will I regret it?!
Because I am currently committed to sharing the results of my printing night class however terrible they are, please have some angry birds - drawn from life - in drypoint.
May 29, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Because I am currently committed to sharing the results of my printing night class however terrible they are, please have some angry birds - drawn from life - in drypoint.
The beautiful pigeon has been returned to its owner.
May 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The beautiful pigeon has been returned to its owner.
Amazing day yesterday in the restored Derby Market Hall. So good to see Derby turn out for the opening and I hope this fantastic opportunity for the city is well-supported.
May 25, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Amazing day yesterday in the restored Derby Market Hall. So good to see Derby turn out for the opening and I hope this fantastic opportunity for the city is well-supported.
I just gave a keynote. Don't know how good it was but I do know that I deserve these chips.
May 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I just gave a keynote. Don't know how good it was but I do know that I deserve these chips.
Was in an absolutely foul mood today. Stomped across Derby to my night class. Scratched some angry birds into perspex (dry point). You can't really see it here as were printing them next time. Feel 100% better.
May 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Was in an absolutely foul mood today. Stomped across Derby to my night class. Scratched some angry birds into perspex (dry point). You can't really see it here as were printing them next time. Feel 100% better.
It was. And my prints might have been wonky but I was quite proud of my nests.
May 8, 2025 at 8:28 PM
It was. And my prints might have been wonky but I was quite proud of my nests.
If anyone is invested here is a photo my Nana sent to him in India. On the back she writes 'It's me again pet! Why arnt you sharing the step with me?'
May 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
If anyone is invested here is a photo my Nana sent to him in India. On the back she writes 'It's me again pet! Why arnt you sharing the step with me?'
You could ... And I will still have a lot.
April 26, 2025 at 11:12 AM
You could ... And I will still have a lot.
Why Easter is better than Christmas: I rest my case.
April 20, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Why Easter is better than Christmas: I rest my case.
Had a successful afternoon in Derbyshire Record Office - a bit of an archive raid - followed by a visit to the ice-cream van in very sunny Matlock. #tinyjoys
April 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Had a successful afternoon in Derbyshire Record Office - a bit of an archive raid - followed by a visit to the ice-cream van in very sunny Matlock. #tinyjoys
It's very flowery!
February 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
It's very flowery!
10. Whatever this position is.
January 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
10. Whatever this position is.