Kate Willows
@katewillowsart.bsky.social
Printmaker, Painter, Sculptor. Inspired by nature, humour and the human condition.
All work available at https://www.katewillows.co.uk/index.html and prints at https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/KateWillowsPrints?ref=profile_header
All work available at https://www.katewillows.co.uk/index.html and prints at https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/KateWillowsPrints?ref=profile_header
A rare occurrence today - shadows have been created by a big ball of fire in the sky - I believe it’s called ‘the sun’.
#sun #fireinthesky
#sun #fireinthesky
February 16, 2026 at 9:32 AM
A rare occurrence today - shadows have been created by a big ball of fire in the sky - I believe it’s called ‘the sun’.
#sun #fireinthesky
#sun #fireinthesky
Progress so far - this linoprint tells the jaw-dropping 1930s tale of the Vicar of Stiffkey, in the 1930s. It involves north Norfolk, ladies of the night from the East End of London, a defrocking and an ignominious end courtesy of a lion at the seaside. Listen to therestishistory.com/episodes/a-1...
February 15, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Progress so far - this linoprint tells the jaw-dropping 1930s tale of the Vicar of Stiffkey, in the 1930s. It involves north Norfolk, ladies of the night from the East End of London, a defrocking and an ignominious end courtesy of a lion at the seaside. Listen to therestishistory.com/episodes/a-1...
Love IS all - sprinkle some around as you go about your day and the world will be a better place (your cooking will be tastier too!).
#loveisintheair #loveisall
#loveisintheair #loveisall
February 14, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Love IS all - sprinkle some around as you go about your day and the world will be a better place (your cooking will be tastier too!).
#loveisintheair #loveisall
#loveisintheair #loveisall
More detail - I’ve had to get my tiny magnifying glass out. More cutting to do…
#linocut #devilsinthedetails #magnifyingglass
#linocut #devilsinthedetails #magnifyingglass
February 13, 2026 at 10:04 AM
More detail - I’ve had to get my tiny magnifying glass out. More cutting to do…
#linocut #devilsinthedetails #magnifyingglass
#linocut #devilsinthedetails #magnifyingglass
Just read that Bud Cort, who played Harold in ‘Harold and Maude’ has died. A brilliantly quirky, life-affirming Hal Ashby film, unlike anything else. It has a great Cat Stevens soundtrack and Bud Cort and Ruth Gordon were both excellent in it.
#budcort #haroldandmaude #halashby #catstevens
#budcort #haroldandmaude #halashby #catstevens
February 12, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Just read that Bud Cort, who played Harold in ‘Harold and Maude’ has died. A brilliantly quirky, life-affirming Hal Ashby film, unlike anything else. It has a great Cat Stevens soundtrack and Bud Cort and Ruth Gordon were both excellent in it.
#budcort #haroldandmaude #halashby #catstevens
#budcort #haroldandmaude #halashby #catstevens
February 12, 2026 at 12:13 PM
February 11, 2026 at 3:47 PM
I’ve finished carving all the lines - I’ll be adding the texture and letting in the light tomorrow. Here’s a bit of the carved detail so far.
#linocut #printmaking #chopchop
#linocut #printmaking #chopchop
February 10, 2026 at 5:15 PM
I’ve finished carving all the lines - I’ll be adding the texture and letting in the light tomorrow. Here’s a bit of the carved detail so far.
#linocut #printmaking #chopchop
#linocut #printmaking #chopchop
Something to bear in mind if you’re heading to west London - the Albert Bridge has just been closed to motor vehicle traffic due to maintenance concerns. Hopefully, they’ll get it up and running soon - the Hammersmith Bridge has been closed since 2019!
#albertbridge #hammersmithbridge #trafficjam
#albertbridge #hammersmithbridge #trafficjam
February 10, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Something to bear in mind if you’re heading to west London - the Albert Bridge has just been closed to motor vehicle traffic due to maintenance concerns. Hopefully, they’ll get it up and running soon - the Hammersmith Bridge has been closed since 2019!
#albertbridge #hammersmithbridge #trafficjam
#albertbridge #hammersmithbridge #trafficjam
For February, I thought I’d make an insanely detailed linocut. This is a small part of it. Can I carve it?!
#linocut #detail #printmaking
#linocut #detail #printmaking
February 9, 2026 at 7:10 PM
For February, I thought I’d make an insanely detailed linocut. This is a small part of it. Can I carve it?!
#linocut #detail #printmaking
#linocut #detail #printmaking
It’s a universal truth that long after the Christmas decorations have been returned to the loft, you’ll find the one you missed. Here’s mine this year, found today and having a last moment aflame, before it’s consigned to the dark for the next 10 months.
#forgotten #candle #flame
#forgotten #candle #flame
February 9, 2026 at 9:41 AM
It’s a universal truth that long after the Christmas decorations have been returned to the loft, you’ll find the one you missed. Here’s mine this year, found today and having a last moment aflame, before it’s consigned to the dark for the next 10 months.
#forgotten #candle #flame
#forgotten #candle #flame
A couple more from the sketchbook… I’m working on a new linocut, but it’s early days, so nothing to show just yet. It’s also Friday evening, so putting the pencil down & picking a G&T up!
#linocut #sketchbook #sketch #ginandtonic
#linocut #sketchbook #sketch #ginandtonic
February 6, 2026 at 6:43 PM
A couple more from the sketchbook… I’m working on a new linocut, but it’s early days, so nothing to show just yet. It’s also Friday evening, so putting the pencil down & picking a G&T up!
#linocut #sketchbook #sketch #ginandtonic
#linocut #sketchbook #sketch #ginandtonic
In the brief snippet of sun we had yesterday, I did some gardening and came across these gorgeous velvety wisteria seed pods. They take 10-15 years to produce flowers from seeds however!
#seeds #wisteria #wisteriahysteria #velvet
#seeds #wisteria #wisteriahysteria #velvet
February 5, 2026 at 8:36 AM
In the brief snippet of sun we had yesterday, I did some gardening and came across these gorgeous velvety wisteria seed pods. They take 10-15 years to produce flowers from seeds however!
#seeds #wisteria #wisteriahysteria #velvet
#seeds #wisteria #wisteriahysteria #velvet
Well, that’s the mould finished. Not the most elegant object! Now to wait for it to cure for a day or two before testing it out.
#moldmaking #moldmakingandcasting #nutsandbolts #dizzy
#moldmaking #moldmakingandcasting #nutsandbolts #dizzy
February 4, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Well, that’s the mould finished. Not the most elegant object! Now to wait for it to cure for a day or two before testing it out.
#moldmaking #moldmakingandcasting #nutsandbolts #dizzy
#moldmaking #moldmakingandcasting #nutsandbolts #dizzy
There’s a lion underneath there somewhere. More mould-making today!
#lion #silicone #mouldmaking #moldmaking
#lion #silicone #mouldmaking #moldmaking
February 3, 2026 at 9:17 AM
There’s a lion underneath there somewhere. More mould-making today!
#lion #silicone #mouldmaking #moldmaking
#lion #silicone #mouldmaking #moldmaking
Happy to be sending one of these off today ‘Breathing Space’ - 11cm tall, pewter, ed. of 12.
#pewter #breathingspace #smallsculpture
#pewter #breathingspace #smallsculpture
February 2, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Happy to be sending one of these off today ‘Breathing Space’ - 11cm tall, pewter, ed. of 12.
#pewter #breathingspace #smallsculpture
#pewter #breathingspace #smallsculpture
January 30, 2026 at 4:33 PM
January 30, 2026 at 1:30 PM
January 30, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Here’s another of print & sketch. St. Edmund’s Wolf, protecting the severed head of the King after a Viking attack, until it is miraculously joined with his body again. Quite the story.
#stedmund #burystedmunds #wolf
#stedmund #burystedmunds #wolf
January 29, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Here’s another of print & sketch. St. Edmund’s Wolf, protecting the severed head of the King after a Viking attack, until it is miraculously joined with his body again. Quite the story.
#stedmund #burystedmunds #wolf
#stedmund #burystedmunds #wolf
Dusting down the sketchbook to start a new drawing for a print. Here are two previous sketches and the linoprints they became.
#sketch #linoprint
#sketch #linoprint
January 28, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Dusting down the sketchbook to start a new drawing for a print. Here are two previous sketches and the linoprints they became.
#sketch #linoprint
#sketch #linoprint
‘And what happened to the wild boar you sculpted in black wax and then made a Jesmonite cast from?’ I hear you ask. Well, having served its purpose, the wax original has been unceremoniously squished into a ball, ready to turn into something else.
#wax #metamorphosis
#wax #metamorphosis
January 26, 2026 at 5:46 PM
‘And what happened to the wild boar you sculpted in black wax and then made a Jesmonite cast from?’ I hear you ask. Well, having served its purpose, the wax original has been unceremoniously squished into a ball, ready to turn into something else.
#wax #metamorphosis
#wax #metamorphosis
January 25, 2026 at 8:11 PM