Paula
@paulajobson.bsky.social
Engineer and artist with a little tai chi mixed in. Enjoying time spent on my Narrowboat and with my beautiful Labrador. Herefordshire and Worcestershire UK.
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C.S. Lewis responding to a letter from an American schoolgirl asking him for some writing advice.
(Worth reading? ✅️)
(Worth reading? ✅️)
October 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
C.S. Lewis responding to a letter from an American schoolgirl asking him for some writing advice.
(Worth reading? ✅️)
(Worth reading? ✅️)
This is what’s going on in the studio today. I’ve got to the point where I have to pause and decide if I’ve finished it yet… or if there’s something more to do. Digestion time is so important. If I do any more today I know I will lose it. Nice bit of colour granulation in the fur.
October 11, 2025 at 1:37 PM
This is what’s going on in the studio today. I’ve got to the point where I have to pause and decide if I’ve finished it yet… or if there’s something more to do. Digestion time is so important. If I do any more today I know I will lose it. Nice bit of colour granulation in the fur.
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The winter Olympics we actually want to watch.
October 8, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The winter Olympics we actually want to watch.
Workbook a few weeks ago. I experienced a bit of a problem with trying out alcohol based pens. The colour bled through the paper. Really relaxing to work through creating these #celticknot patterns. Time consuming when you add the colouring up too. Many hours but totally hooked.
October 1, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Workbook a few weeks ago. I experienced a bit of a problem with trying out alcohol based pens. The colour bled through the paper. Really relaxing to work through creating these #celticknot patterns. Time consuming when you add the colouring up too. Many hours but totally hooked.
Saw this beautiful bench on my city wander. Kinda speaks Celtic to me…
July 3, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Saw this beautiful bench on my city wander. Kinda speaks Celtic to me…
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The plait, trying out red and gold and adding some edging. Gouache paints straight out of the tube. #celticknot
June 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The plait, trying out red and gold and adding some edging. Gouache paints straight out of the tube. #celticknot
So you don’t have to have just the one cord running through the design. Here are some examples of working through designs that end up with multiple cords or paths. I find these very soothing. #celticknot
June 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
So you don’t have to have just the one cord running through the design. Here are some examples of working through designs that end up with multiple cords or paths. I find these very soothing. #celticknot
Celtic knot journey: curves. Love that you can follow the interwoven curves all the way around and end up back to the beginning without a break. Gold and white. #celticknot
June 23, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Celtic knot journey: curves. Love that you can follow the interwoven curves all the way around and end up back to the beginning without a break. Gold and white. #celticknot
Another page of my project book this time exploring the lattice. Experimenting with colour and where to put pattern breaks. Developing my book with introducing a lovely gold background with white lattice. #celticart #trraditionalart #artsky #medievalsky #celticknots #knotwork
June 21, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Another page of my project book this time exploring the lattice. Experimenting with colour and where to put pattern breaks. Developing my book with introducing a lovely gold background with white lattice. #celticart #trraditionalart #artsky #medievalsky #celticknots #knotwork
Taking a little time to work out the geometry of Celtic knotwork - this project came about because I picked up a book in a charity shop. 📚📖structure of knotwork and the final pattern using long curve
June 20, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Taking a little time to work out the geometry of Celtic knotwork - this project came about because I picked up a book in a charity shop. 📚📖structure of knotwork and the final pattern using long curve
A wet bank holiday morning. Even the pup is taking it easy
April 21, 2025 at 12:10 PM
A wet bank holiday morning. Even the pup is taking it easy
Heavy spring showers here today but gentle enough to allow for pausing to enjoy the flowers. Delightful apple blossoms and rain drops.
April 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Heavy spring showers here today but gentle enough to allow for pausing to enjoy the flowers. Delightful apple blossoms and rain drops.
Happy Friday! What are damp bank holidays for but to catch up on mini projects. These are the last four cut down curtains laid out on the rug and being reshaped with lining added. It’s going well up until when the lab plants her big paws on the work.
April 18, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Happy Friday! What are damp bank holidays for but to catch up on mini projects. These are the last four cut down curtains laid out on the rug and being reshaped with lining added. It’s going well up until when the lab plants her big paws on the work.
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Trees 'sleep' at night 😴🌲
In 2016 researchers from the Centre for Ecological Research in Hungary pointed laser scanners at two birch trees, one in Austria & one in Finland. Between two hours after sunset and just before sunrise, the trees branches drooped by as much as 10cm🌳
In 2016 researchers from the Centre for Ecological Research in Hungary pointed laser scanners at two birch trees, one in Austria & one in Finland. Between two hours after sunset and just before sunrise, the trees branches drooped by as much as 10cm🌳
April 18, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Trees 'sleep' at night 😴🌲
In 2016 researchers from the Centre for Ecological Research in Hungary pointed laser scanners at two birch trees, one in Austria & one in Finland. Between two hours after sunset and just before sunrise, the trees branches drooped by as much as 10cm🌳
In 2016 researchers from the Centre for Ecological Research in Hungary pointed laser scanners at two birch trees, one in Austria & one in Finland. Between two hours after sunset and just before sunrise, the trees branches drooped by as much as 10cm🌳
A sunny Sunday walk through fields around Hanbury Worcs was a delight with hedges bursting into flower. Lovely intoxicating scents of the May Blossom.
April 14, 2025 at 8:34 AM
A sunny Sunday walk through fields around Hanbury Worcs was a delight with hedges bursting into flower. Lovely intoxicating scents of the May Blossom.
Incredible that this oak tree still lives as it looks like it only has the bark left. Perhaps it got struck by lightning.
April 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Incredible that this oak tree still lives as it looks like it only has the bark left. Perhaps it got struck by lightning.
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Our roads no place for SUVs
European Transport Safety Council found that in a collision between a modest-size SUV (1,600kg) and a lighter car (1,300kg), the risk of fatal injury decreases by 50% for the occupants of the heavier car but INCREASES by almost 80% for the occupants of the lighter car.
European Transport Safety Council found that in a collision between a modest-size SUV (1,600kg) and a lighter car (1,300kg), the risk of fatal injury decreases by 50% for the occupants of the heavier car but INCREASES by almost 80% for the occupants of the lighter car.
April 6, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Our roads no place for SUVs
European Transport Safety Council found that in a collision between a modest-size SUV (1,600kg) and a lighter car (1,300kg), the risk of fatal injury decreases by 50% for the occupants of the heavier car but INCREASES by almost 80% for the occupants of the lighter car.
European Transport Safety Council found that in a collision between a modest-size SUV (1,600kg) and a lighter car (1,300kg), the risk of fatal injury decreases by 50% for the occupants of the heavier car but INCREASES by almost 80% for the occupants of the lighter car.