Tamsin Wilson
@tamsinwilson.bsky.social
She paints, she draws, she rarely talks about herself in the third person. Stone botherer. Oil painter. No AI. No DMs.
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Wassail WIP - Green man jacket 26/01/24. Drawings of common leaves from England & Jamaica on fabric patches.
Here's to thee, old apple tree,
That blooms well, bears well.
Let's have hat fulls, and cap fulls,
And three bushel bag fulls,
And little heaps of apples under the stair.
Was hail!!
Here's to thee, old apple tree,
That blooms well, bears well.
Let's have hat fulls, and cap fulls,
And three bushel bag fulls,
And little heaps of apples under the stair.
Was hail!!
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Goodnight.
Reapers near the waterfall
André Gamet, 1946
Reapers near the waterfall
André Gamet, 1946
November 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Goodnight.
Reapers near the waterfall
André Gamet, 1946
Reapers near the waterfall
André Gamet, 1946
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What I’m doing on Saturday…
Really looking forward to this.
DJing at 4pm, then being interviewed by @stoneclub.bsky.social at 6pm.
Do pop along if you happen to be anywhere near Derby. So many great talks, stalls, musicians and films…
Really looking forward to this.
DJing at 4pm, then being interviewed by @stoneclub.bsky.social at 6pm.
Do pop along if you happen to be anywhere near Derby. So many great talks, stalls, musicians and films…
November 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
What I’m doing on Saturday…
Really looking forward to this.
DJing at 4pm, then being interviewed by @stoneclub.bsky.social at 6pm.
Do pop along if you happen to be anywhere near Derby. So many great talks, stalls, musicians and films…
Really looking forward to this.
DJing at 4pm, then being interviewed by @stoneclub.bsky.social at 6pm.
Do pop along if you happen to be anywhere near Derby. So many great talks, stalls, musicians and films…
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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And I see we're casually abolishing trial by jury in most instances now.
Cool, cool.
Cool, cool.
I try and be a 'normally a more complex explanation' sort of guy but everything about the Palestine Action ban has stunk of horseshit from the start.
Hope you're drafting that resignation letter, Yvette.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Hope you're drafting that resignation letter, Yvette.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Removal of judge in Palestine Action ban legal challenge ‘deeply concerning’
Unusual last-minute change means panel of three will now hear case rather than Mr Justice Chamberlain
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
And I see we're casually abolishing trial by jury in most instances now.
Cool, cool.
Cool, cool.
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The Mari Lwyd Christmas Cards are back in stock
10 packs available
skullsandsheets.etsy.com/listing/4409...
10 packs available
skullsandsheets.etsy.com/listing/4409...
November 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The Mari Lwyd Christmas Cards are back in stock
10 packs available
skullsandsheets.etsy.com/listing/4409...
10 packs available
skullsandsheets.etsy.com/listing/4409...
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The way the news is going on about Budget Eve made me wonder if I'd missed a folk tradition.
November 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The way the news is going on about Budget Eve made me wonder if I'd missed a folk tradition.
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First steps into a big undertaking ✨
November 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
First steps into a big undertaking ✨
I once made my friends play this at a house party. Highly recommended.
Your annual reminder that the Victorians (and earlier) used to play a Christmas game called Snapdragon where you had a big dish of burning brandy and you had to fish raisins out of it without combusting yourself
November 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I once made my friends play this at a house party. Highly recommended.
Rewatching Jonathan Creek while I paint. Still fun, still funny and stupid. Now I'm older I'm noticing how star studded the cast is.
November 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Rewatching Jonathan Creek while I paint. Still fun, still funny and stupid. Now I'm older I'm noticing how star studded the cast is.
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Yeah there we go.
November 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Yeah there we go.
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I am having a pre-Christmas sale on my Etsy shop, so you can pick up original artworks at 20% off for the next two weeks - including these two paintings of dolmens on recycled cotton rag paper. Click here to check it out: shorturl.at/HDzSI
#TombTuesday
#TombTuesday
November 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I am having a pre-Christmas sale on my Etsy shop, so you can pick up original artworks at 20% off for the next two weeks - including these two paintings of dolmens on recycled cotton rag paper. Click here to check it out: shorturl.at/HDzSI
#TombTuesday
#TombTuesday
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Are you a PhD student & interested in using museum collections in your teaching or research?
We're running a *free* doctoral training programme for students at any institution to learn about working with collections.
Find out more:
collections.reading.ac.uk/whats-on/
We're running a *free* doctoral training programme for students at any institution to learn about working with collections.
Find out more:
collections.reading.ac.uk/whats-on/
November 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Are you a PhD student & interested in using museum collections in your teaching or research?
We're running a *free* doctoral training programme for students at any institution to learn about working with collections.
Find out more:
collections.reading.ac.uk/whats-on/
We're running a *free* doctoral training programme for students at any institution to learn about working with collections.
Find out more:
collections.reading.ac.uk/whats-on/
Working on some Horse Head paintings. Hopefully one will be finished just in time to get to @skullsandsheets.bsky.social for the charity auction. 🤞🏽 (Cutting it a bit fine.) #wip
November 25, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Working on some Horse Head paintings. Hopefully one will be finished just in time to get to @skullsandsheets.bsky.social for the charity auction. 🤞🏽 (Cutting it a bit fine.) #wip
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What an absolute (nuclear) blast that was! If you missed it, I was on BBC Breakfast at around 8.40am talking about nuclear war - check it out on iPlayer! A huge thank you to Sally Nugent, Jon Kay, and the entire team.
November 25, 2025 at 9:17 AM
What an absolute (nuclear) blast that was! If you missed it, I was on BBC Breakfast at around 8.40am talking about nuclear war - check it out on iPlayer! A huge thank you to Sally Nugent, Jon Kay, and the entire team.
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Sweyne's Howes North on the Gower peninsula: tumbledown though not as ruinous as nearby Sweyne's Howes South! Was this Sweyne who came to be associated with the prehistoric burial chambers on Rhossili Down the same Viking who gave his name to Swansea (Sweyns-ey – 'Sweyne's island')? #TombTuesday
November 25, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Sweyne's Howes North on the Gower peninsula: tumbledown though not as ruinous as nearby Sweyne's Howes South! Was this Sweyne who came to be associated with the prehistoric burial chambers on Rhossili Down the same Viking who gave his name to Swansea (Sweyns-ey – 'Sweyne's island')? #TombTuesday
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I'll be BBC Breakfast this morning at 8.30am talking about Protect and Survive and nuclear war!
November 25, 2025 at 7:55 AM
I'll be BBC Breakfast this morning at 8.30am talking about Protect and Survive and nuclear war!
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For #MementoMoriMonday these gorgeous hooped tombs at Diserth - are they a north Wales speciality?
November 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
For #MementoMoriMonday these gorgeous hooped tombs at Diserth - are they a north Wales speciality?
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MARI LWYD CHARITY AUCTION UPDATE
A wonderful entry from print maker Emma Bissonnet (emmabissonnetdesigns insta) arrived today
Also all (apart from a couple which are multiple auction entries for each charity) hopefully the links don’t change!
See all here!: skullsandsheetsauction.wordpress.com
A wonderful entry from print maker Emma Bissonnet (emmabissonnetdesigns insta) arrived today
Also all (apart from a couple which are multiple auction entries for each charity) hopefully the links don’t change!
See all here!: skullsandsheetsauction.wordpress.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
MARI LWYD CHARITY AUCTION UPDATE
A wonderful entry from print maker Emma Bissonnet (emmabissonnetdesigns insta) arrived today
Also all (apart from a couple which are multiple auction entries for each charity) hopefully the links don’t change!
See all here!: skullsandsheetsauction.wordpress.com
A wonderful entry from print maker Emma Bissonnet (emmabissonnetdesigns insta) arrived today
Also all (apart from a couple which are multiple auction entries for each charity) hopefully the links don’t change!
See all here!: skullsandsheetsauction.wordpress.com
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November 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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November 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Sad news about Jimmy Cliff. Time to rewatch The Harder They Come.
November 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Sad news about Jimmy Cliff. Time to rewatch The Harder They Come.
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Folklorist at work. Harvesting meme images from Twitter/X regarding the not so surprising reveal yesterday that thousands of MAGA/Far Right accounts are bots/grifters in Asia, Africa, and Russian friendly countries.
November 24, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Folklorist at work. Harvesting meme images from Twitter/X regarding the not so surprising reveal yesterday that thousands of MAGA/Far Right accounts are bots/grifters in Asia, Africa, and Russian friendly countries.
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A little light lenticular action for you all.
November 24, 2025 at 5:54 AM
A little light lenticular action for you all.
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"Fuck people who try to reshape the folklore and folk culture of Britain into a bullshit narrative that suits their racist ideology!"
November 24, 2025 at 7:32 AM
"Fuck people who try to reshape the folklore and folk culture of Britain into a bullshit narrative that suits their racist ideology!"
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Down the autumn backlanes from home yesterday 🍂 - good for the soul👌
📷 Near Talybont, Ceredigion, Cymru/Wales
📷 Near Talybont, Ceredigion, Cymru/Wales
November 24, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Down the autumn backlanes from home yesterday 🍂 - good for the soul👌
📷 Near Talybont, Ceredigion, Cymru/Wales
📷 Near Talybont, Ceredigion, Cymru/Wales