Jane Duke
@janeduke.com
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
More professional and businesslike on Substack and my website. https://linktr.ee/janeduke
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Jane Duke
@janeduke.com
· Mar 17
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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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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Repost this with your home river. How timely, just as York Printmakers celebrate the Ouse and the Foss.
January 12, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Repost this with your home river. How timely, just as York Printmakers celebrate the Ouse and the Foss.
Reposted by Jane Duke
A preview of the #YorkPrintmakers River exhibition at City Screen #York. On until 7th Feb.
#York #Printmaking #ArtExhibition #NorthYorkshire
#York #Printmaking #ArtExhibition #NorthYorkshire
January 12, 2026 at 6:58 PM
A preview of the #YorkPrintmakers River exhibition at City Screen #York. On until 7th Feb.
#York #Printmaking #ArtExhibition #NorthYorkshire
#York #Printmaking #ArtExhibition #NorthYorkshire
Hat tip to the BBC photographer who caught this. No caption needed.
January 12, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Hat tip to the BBC photographer who caught this. No caption needed.
Right now this is weirdly appealing.
It’s that time of year when we all have a clear out of stuff we don’t need.
For those living in the Almshouse in the Hall between 1373 and 1900, you didn’t have that much room for clutter.
This small niche is where all your worldly possessions would have been stored.
For those living in the Almshouse in the Hall between 1373 and 1900, you didn’t have that much room for clutter.
This small niche is where all your worldly possessions would have been stored.
January 12, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Right now this is weirdly appealing.
Oh now come on, that was the first thing you thought of too, wasn't it?
January 12, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Oh now come on, that was the first thing you thought of too, wasn't it?
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People’s IQs should be presented like the weather.
Actual IQ: 123
Feels like: 87
Actual IQ: 123
Feels like: 87
January 11, 2026 at 1:53 PM
People’s IQs should be presented like the weather.
Actual IQ: 123
Feels like: 87
Actual IQ: 123
Feels like: 87
Very much looking forward to my copy arriving. *excited face*
Hello new and old followers and those in between.
This is going to print this week (I’m told) so if you wanted to get one, you can order it here.
No worries if not obviously.
New orders to the US have been suspended though I’m afraid. Something about tariffs
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This is going to print this week (I’m told) so if you wanted to get one, you can order it here.
No worries if not obviously.
New orders to the US have been suspended though I’m afraid. Something about tariffs
shop.printtrail.com/product/a-de...
A Decade in the Lives, 2016–2025. Ten Years of Sgt Pepper Celebrity Memorial Tributes (PRE-ORDER) - Print Trail Shop
PRE-ORDER NOW FOR DELIVERY IN EARLY 2026 This December, artist Chris Barker unveils the tenth and final instalment of his acclaimed annual Sgt. Pepper–style Celebrity Montage series. These remarkabl...
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January 11, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Very much looking forward to my copy arriving. *excited face*
The instructions for a new bit of tech tell me "Long press the switch till the indicator be green" and I cannot help but read the rest of it in Mary's voice.
a woman says tosh and flops in a room
ALT: a woman says tosh and flops in a room
media.tenor.com
January 11, 2026 at 12:27 PM
The instructions for a new bit of tech tell me "Long press the switch till the indicator be green" and I cannot help but read the rest of it in Mary's voice.
You have to assume these two were 'matched' because they were the only two who applied. Within the first few lines you are crying "Please stop, it's already dead" 😱
“Q: What do you think Jonathan thought of you?
A: It doesn’t matter.”
The Jewish Chronicle tried to replicate the Guardian’s Blind Date column. It didn’t go very well.
(via @lindasgrant.bsky.social)
A: It doesn’t matter.”
The Jewish Chronicle tried to replicate the Guardian’s Blind Date column. It didn’t go very well.
(via @lindasgrant.bsky.social)
JC blind date: ‘I was surprised she was wearing trousers’ - The Jewish Chronicle
Hopeful singletons Gaby and Jonathan met for dinner at Delicatessen in north London, where the food was kosher and excellent – but what about the chemistry?
www.thejc.com
January 11, 2026 at 9:13 AM
You have to assume these two were 'matched' because they were the only two who applied. Within the first few lines you are crying "Please stop, it's already dead" 😱
More shrinkflation:
New bag of Sainsbury's frozen blueberries - 360g
Bag just finished - 400g
The price increase might be unavoidable; the assumption that we won't notice is what is insulting.
New bag of Sainsbury's frozen blueberries - 360g
Bag just finished - 400g
The price increase might be unavoidable; the assumption that we won't notice is what is insulting.
a close up of a woman making a face
ALT: a close up of a woman making a face
media.tenor.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:13 AM
More shrinkflation:
New bag of Sainsbury's frozen blueberries - 360g
Bag just finished - 400g
The price increase might be unavoidable; the assumption that we won't notice is what is insulting.
New bag of Sainsbury's frozen blueberries - 360g
Bag just finished - 400g
The price increase might be unavoidable; the assumption that we won't notice is what is insulting.
Serious question: does the ban on junk food advertising before 9pm apply only to live TV? Because I'm seeing a lot of McD ads on streaming services during the day 🤷♀️
January 10, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Serious question: does the ban on junk food advertising before 9pm apply only to live TV? Because I'm seeing a lot of McD ads on streaming services during the day 🤷♀️
Candice Marie joy!
Also it’s Mike Leigh on BBC4 tonight and NUTS IN MAY IS ON
January 10, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Candice Marie joy!
People, who are necessarily online, posting on Nextdoor to ask for the council's phone number instead of going to the council website and finding it in two seconds.
ice cube is making a funny face while looking at the camera .
ALT: ice cube is making a funny face while looking at the camera .
media.tenor.com
January 10, 2026 at 7:22 AM
People, who are necessarily online, posting on Nextdoor to ask for the council's phone number instead of going to the council website and finding it in two seconds.
FFS I did all the laundry this morning and completely emptied the washing basket, and now some git* has put a load of dirty clothes in it.
* Me. It was me.
* Me. It was me.
a man with a beard and a hat is standing in front of a row of empty seats .
ALT: a man with a beard and a hat is standing in front of a row of empty seats .
media.tenor.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:21 PM
FFS I did all the laundry this morning and completely emptied the washing basket, and now some git* has put a load of dirty clothes in it.
* Me. It was me.
* Me. It was me.
I am sufficiently recovered from the lurgy to be able to have some red wine.
a black and white photo of a woman wearing a sweater and smiling .
ALT: a black and white photo of a woman wearing a sweater and smiling .
media.tenor.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:59 PM
I am sufficiently recovered from the lurgy to be able to have some red wine.
Well that's a new one. A family member shared a house listing with me and as I was scrolling through the photos I thought "Hang on, there are two kitchens..." but no, one photo was the kitchen as it is, and the other was an AI visualisation of it remodelled. Similarly two photos of the sitting room.
a man in a suit and tie is dancing .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is dancing .
media.tenor.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Well that's a new one. A family member shared a house listing with me and as I was scrolling through the photos I thought "Hang on, there are two kitchens..." but no, one photo was the kitchen as it is, and the other was an AI visualisation of it remodelled. Similarly two photos of the sitting room.
Still feeling poorly so I settled down to watch this. Had to stop after 11 minutes because I was crying *actual tears*, even though (spoiler) I KNOW IT ALL TURNS OUT ALRIGHT IN THE END. Will clearly have to wait until I am feeling more robust.
BBC Four - The Read, Series 4, Persuasion
Monica Dolan gives a captivating reading of Jane Austen’s much-loved novel.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Still feeling poorly so I settled down to watch this. Had to stop after 11 minutes because I was crying *actual tears*, even though (spoiler) I KNOW IT ALL TURNS OUT ALRIGHT IN THE END. Will clearly have to wait until I am feeling more robust.
I have just signed up for this year's Big Garden Exodus so that I can be sure that for one hour over the last weekend of January my garden will be completely free of those pesky feathered blighters. Missed it last year as we were away.
RSPB
www.rspb.org.uk
January 9, 2026 at 11:17 AM
I have just signed up for this year's Big Garden Exodus so that I can be sure that for one hour over the last weekend of January my garden will be completely free of those pesky feathered blighters. Missed it last year as we were away.
Yesterday I watched a 30 minute history video on YouTube. It was interrupted 6 times - SIX - by unskippable ad breaks. Sometimes even mid-sentence. I see why YouTube does it (money) but how does it benefit advertisers to simply be annoying?? Why do they pay to damage their brand like this?
January 9, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Yesterday I watched a 30 minute history video on YouTube. It was interrupted 6 times - SIX - by unskippable ad breaks. Sometimes even mid-sentence. I see why YouTube does it (money) but how does it benefit advertisers to simply be annoying?? Why do they pay to damage their brand like this?
Wow, but also damn. I'm going to have to think of a new starter word now and beginning each day with this one amused me.
Worgle 1459 1/6
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Worgle 1459 1/6
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January 9, 2026 at 6:57 AM
Wow, but also damn. I'm going to have to think of a new starter word now and beginning each day with this one amused me.
Worgle 1459 1/6
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Worgle 1459 1/6
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I don't think I've ever rooted for traitors before, but I quite like Rachel and Stephen and would be happy for them to win. (Fiona on the other hand...)
January 8, 2026 at 9:21 PM
I don't think I've ever rooted for traitors before, but I quite like Rachel and Stephen and would be happy for them to win. (Fiona on the other hand...)
Let's have a vote count. Four for Reece, four for Amanda, ten for Yourself. Yourself is therefore banished. #TheTraitors
January 8, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Let's have a vote count. Four for Reece, four for Amanda, ten for Yourself. Yourself is therefore banished. #TheTraitors
Oof. Had an email from Instagram telling me some naughty person tried to reset my password. Does this mean I've made it if people are trying to steal my account?
January 8, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Oof. Had an email from Instagram telling me some naughty person tried to reset my password. Does this mean I've made it if people are trying to steal my account?