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Jane Duke

@janeduke.com

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Fine art printmaker from York, England. Dapple scrumper. Sometimes found loitering in a medieval hall and talking to strangers. Not at home to joy sponges. More professional and businesslike on Substack and my website. https://linktr.ee/janeduke

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Jane Duke @janeduke.com · Mar 17

My occasional post for people who have followed me for printmaking (thank you!), explaining that most of the grown-up printmaking stuff happens over on my Substack, which is completely free by the way.

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Dapple Scrumping | Jane Duke | Substack

Tales from a printmaking studio. Click to read Dapple Scrumping, by Jane Duke, a Substack publication.

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Jane Duke @janeduke.com · 1h

Yep 👍

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 15h

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Jane Duke @janeduke.com · 3h

The full article from which those quotes are taken.

Nature and outdoors can help boost your health - here's how

Spending just 20 minutes in nature can lower blood pressure, heart rate and stress levels.

www.bbc.co.uk

Jane Duke @janeduke.com · 3h

*bangs drum*
There is absolutely a need for art that shocks, disturbs and challenges, but THIS is why I unashamedly continue to create 'pretty pictures' of natural scenes. The lovely messages I get from people who have felt better after looking at them tell me I'm doing something worthwhile.

From BBC article:
Research shows that looking at pictures of nature on your laptop or simply gazing out at something green can trigger the same calming brainwave changes and reduce stress.

"Every bit seems to help," says Prof Ming Kuo.

From BBC article:

Of course, not everyone can head into the woods on a whim but the good news is, you don't have to.

Even small touches of nature at home can make a difference, according to Willis.

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Jane Duke @janeduke.com · 1d

Extraordinary... 👀

Jane Duke @janeduke.com · 1d

I find it is often necessary to do a quick confirmation Google to check how a word is used OVER THERE. Can't take anything for granted...

Jane Duke @janeduke.com · 1d

I did exactly the same Google search this morning, so now we both know what each other has been doing.

Jane Duke @janeduke.com · 1d

She's going to be very confused...

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 2d

In an old ad for board game Scattergories in Spain a player was shown flouncing out while anothet said “OK, we’ll accept ‘octopus’ as a pet”.
“Aceptamos pulpo” has now entered the language in the meaning of “that’s a bit of a stretch but let’s go with it just for the sake of argument”.

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Jane Duke @janeduke.com · 1d

Same, though sometimes I get up the courage to go and have a dance in the other room. Also you won't BELIEVE who I bumped into by the punch bowl; they're really nice and normal to chat to and I managed not to fan girl.

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Jane Duke @janeduke.com · 1d

All of the above apart from the getting an agent bit 👍

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Jane Duke @janeduke.com · 2d

Thanks Tony 😊

Jane Duke @janeduke.com · 2d

*awkward cough* New reduction print now available, should you have any interest at all in that sort of thing...

Bluebells in April - reduction linoprint

Limited edition of 10 prints Image size 20 x 30 cm Paper size approx 26 x 36 cm Somerset Satin printmaking paper The edition number, title, signature and date are written under the image in pencil. Th...

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Jane Duke @janeduke.com · 3d

I was having a conversation the other day about how it's amazing that any of us who were children in the 60s and 70s made it to adulthood. I now realise that John Noakes and Blue Peter were *why* they had to have all those terrifying public information films.

a cartoon of a boy and a cat with the words charley says below them

ALT: a cartoon of a boy and a cat with the words charley says below them

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Jane Duke @janeduke.com · 3d

Now you've gone too far. None of us can match that, can we?? x

Jane Duke @janeduke.com · 3d

Give it up, you WILL be too hot or too cold, probably both at different times.

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Jane Duke @janeduke.com · 3d

Oh what a good idea. *files away for reference*

Jane Duke @janeduke.com · 3d

'Rotter' not on Worgle's word list. I say.

Black and white photo of actor Terry-Thonas, grinning at camera from the driver's seat of a car, wearing a bowler hat and with a cigarette holder clamped between his teeth.

Jane Duke @janeduke.com · 3d

I was helped by all the obits today!

Jane Duke @janeduke.com · 3d

How appropriate that Dame Jilly was the last question on University Challenge tonight. (Unanswered because of the bell, but it was Rutshire).

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Jane Duke @janeduke.com · 4d

FFS PULL THAT PRAM AWAY FROM THE EDGE 😱

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Coates is Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 4d

Leonard Rossiter as Reggie Perrin explaining why he was late to the office

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Jane Duke @janeduke.com · 4d

You know how starting the day with physical exercise is supposed to make you feel energised and ready to get going? Yeah nah...

a little girl is hanging upside down on a swing in a park

ALT: a little girl is hanging upside down on a swing in a park

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Jane Duke @janeduke.com · 4d

Oh I know exactly what you mean 😄 (I still have a load of files on my pc I haven't deleted JUST IN CASE...)

Jane Duke @janeduke.com · 4d

Well done. It is enormously hard to step back. I had to delete a few bookmarks and remove my own access to some things when it was clear no-one else was going to 😳

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