Katherine Soutar
@kateartist.bsky.social
Traditional Artist/illustrator, specialising in storytelling, folklore and mythology. Lives between two worlds, loves them both
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…
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 😘)
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
#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…🙄😬
Bid the fern sing an emerald song
While the trees walk in procession along.
Spider,spin a wreath for his head;
In gossamer garland the delicate dead.
Wind, wait and mourn him as you pass, And with slow steps make musical the grass.
V M Ferguson
#inktober #inktoberday5 #deer
While the trees walk in procession along.
Spider,spin a wreath for his head;
In gossamer garland the delicate dead.
Wind, wait and mourn him as you pass, And with slow steps make musical the grass.
V M Ferguson
#inktober #inktoberday5 #deer
October 6, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Bid the fern sing an emerald song
While the trees walk in procession along.
Spider,spin a wreath for his head;
In gossamer garland the delicate dead.
Wind, wait and mourn him as you pass, And with slow steps make musical the grass.
V M Ferguson
#inktober #inktoberday5 #deer
While the trees walk in procession along.
Spider,spin a wreath for his head;
In gossamer garland the delicate dead.
Wind, wait and mourn him as you pass, And with slow steps make musical the grass.
V M Ferguson
#inktober #inktoberday5 #deer
#inktober day 3. 'Crown'
Inspired by a poem by Annie Finch, Mabon Crown
extract:
Here is my crown
Of winding vine,
Of leaves that dropped,
That fingers twined,
another crown
to yield and shine
with a year’s
fermented wine.
the half finished stage is on the left, I almost wish I’d left it there
Inspired by a poem by Annie Finch, Mabon Crown
extract:
Here is my crown
Of winding vine,
Of leaves that dropped,
That fingers twined,
another crown
to yield and shine
with a year’s
fermented wine.
the half finished stage is on the left, I almost wish I’d left it there
October 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
#inktober day 3. 'Crown'
Inspired by a poem by Annie Finch, Mabon Crown
extract:
Here is my crown
Of winding vine,
Of leaves that dropped,
That fingers twined,
another crown
to yield and shine
with a year’s
fermented wine.
the half finished stage is on the left, I almost wish I’d left it there
Inspired by a poem by Annie Finch, Mabon Crown
extract:
Here is my crown
Of winding vine,
Of leaves that dropped,
That fingers twined,
another crown
to yield and shine
with a year’s
fermented wine.
the half finished stage is on the left, I almost wish I’d left it there
#inktober day one 'Moustache'
I went with something literal today, because who doesn't love a Tamarind with a Tache 😉
Indian ink and a wee bit charcoal
#inktoberday1 #inktober2025 #drawing #ink #artchallenge #keepartalive #keeparthuman
I went with something literal today, because who doesn't love a Tamarind with a Tache 😉
Indian ink and a wee bit charcoal
#inktoberday1 #inktober2025 #drawing #ink #artchallenge #keepartalive #keeparthuman
October 1, 2025 at 7:36 PM
#inktober day one 'Moustache'
I went with something literal today, because who doesn't love a Tamarind with a Tache 😉
Indian ink and a wee bit charcoal
#inktoberday1 #inktober2025 #drawing #ink #artchallenge #keepartalive #keeparthuman
I went with something literal today, because who doesn't love a Tamarind with a Tache 😉
Indian ink and a wee bit charcoal
#inktoberday1 #inktober2025 #drawing #ink #artchallenge #keepartalive #keeparthuman
Love in the sky this morning x
September 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Love in the sky this morning x
Lunchtime stroll in Clissold park. I used to bring Tam here in his pushchair pretty much every week when he was tiny. It’s still lovely, and still full of families out on a Sunday ❤️
September 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Lunchtime stroll in Clissold park. I used to bring Tam here in his pushchair pretty much every week when he was tiny. It’s still lovely, and still full of families out on a Sunday ❤️
Fantastic afternoon at the Tate yesterday.Ithell Colqoun, Turner, lunch in the members room( best soup ever!) and art stash from the shop 😉
Happy me
Happy me
September 28, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Fantastic afternoon at the Tate yesterday.Ithell Colqoun, Turner, lunch in the members room( best soup ever!) and art stash from the shop 😉
Happy me
Happy me
One of my dreamcats, available as cards on my website here 🙂
katherinesoutarillustration.com/art-card-set...
katherinesoutarillustration.com/art-card-set...
September 25, 2025 at 9:52 PM
One of my dreamcats, available as cards on my website here 🙂
katherinesoutarillustration.com/art-card-set...
katherinesoutarillustration.com/art-card-set...
It is a truth universally acknowledged ( or it should be) that an illustrator up against a tight deadline will STILL obsess for over an hour over tiny details…😬😉
September 25, 2025 at 6:40 PM
It is a truth universally acknowledged ( or it should be) that an illustrator up against a tight deadline will STILL obsess for over an hour over tiny details…😬😉
These are gorgeous! Lovely job my printer has done here for me ❤️
Available to order on my website until 30th September
katherinesoutarillustration.com/art-card-set...
Available to order on my website until 30th September
katherinesoutarillustration.com/art-card-set...
September 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
These are gorgeous! Lovely job my printer has done here for me ❤️
Available to order on my website until 30th September
katherinesoutarillustration.com/art-card-set...
Available to order on my website until 30th September
katherinesoutarillustration.com/art-card-set...
Nearly finished!
Final illustration for 'A garment for the moon' to be published soon by @orkneyology.bsky.social
Final illustration for 'A garment for the moon' to be published soon by @orkneyology.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Nearly finished!
Final illustration for 'A garment for the moon' to be published soon by @orkneyology.bsky.social
Final illustration for 'A garment for the moon' to be published soon by @orkneyology.bsky.social
Gorgeous work from my Friday students this morning
September 12, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Gorgeous work from my Friday students this morning
Cooking Chicken of the woods, it’s delicious! And the smell as it cooks is amazing 😋
September 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Cooking Chicken of the woods, it’s delicious! And the smell as it cooks is amazing 😋
This years Christmas card design
The wren, the wren, the king of all birds
On St Stephen's Day was caught in the furze
Although he was little, his power is great
So up with the kettle and down with the plate!
The wren, the wren, the king of all birds
On St Stephen's Day was caught in the furze
Although he was little, his power is great
So up with the kettle and down with the plate!
September 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
This years Christmas card design
The wren, the wren, the king of all birds
On St Stephen's Day was caught in the furze
Although he was little, his power is great
So up with the kettle and down with the plate!
The wren, the wren, the king of all birds
On St Stephen's Day was caught in the furze
Although he was little, his power is great
So up with the kettle and down with the plate!
Illustration number 10 for A garment for the moon, by @thedyslexicstoryteller for @orkneyology_ finished!
The clever girl.
If you are one, don't hide it, use it, you'll go far 😉
Find someone who appreciates you for who you are, rather than being disappointed in you for who you are not...
The clever girl.
If you are one, don't hide it, use it, you'll go far 😉
Find someone who appreciates you for who you are, rather than being disappointed in you for who you are not...
September 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Illustration number 10 for A garment for the moon, by @thedyslexicstoryteller for @orkneyology_ finished!
The clever girl.
If you are one, don't hide it, use it, you'll go far 😉
Find someone who appreciates you for who you are, rather than being disappointed in you for who you are not...
The clever girl.
If you are one, don't hide it, use it, you'll go far 😉
Find someone who appreciates you for who you are, rather than being disappointed in you for who you are not...