Dr Cath Feely
@cathfeely.bsky.social
Cultural historian of modern Britain. Senior Lecturer at the University of Derby and Councillor of the Royal Historical Society. All views my own.
I have never been in the interior of Pugin's St Mary's Catholic Church until now. It is astonishing; the smell of candles and incense massively comforting. Four candles lit for the ill and the lost. #tinyjoys
January 17, 2026 at 5:09 PM
I have never been in the interior of Pugin's St Mary's Catholic Church until now. It is astonishing; the smell of candles and incense massively comforting. Four candles lit for the ill and the lost. #tinyjoys
Watching the snow in the silence, it's possible for a second to forget that everything is fucked.
January 8, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Watching the snow in the silence, it's possible for a second to forget that everything is fucked.
Hope you all have a happy Christmas, one and all. I'm signing off for a few days to see family and do a bit of this.
December 24, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Hope you all have a happy Christmas, one and all. I'm signing off for a few days to see family and do a bit of this.
Also enhanced by rereading the copy I read when I was about 14 and clearly stolen from my dad's bookcase. It was 4/6.
December 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Also enhanced by rereading the copy I read when I was about 14 and clearly stolen from my dad's bookcase. It was 4/6.
Just given notice on my rental of ten years. It's a lot at a time of officially 'a lot'. Very glad to be moving into our own place and will be happy not to have to deal with many things, but I will miss a lot, especially the yard.
December 12, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Just given notice on my rental of ten years. It's a lot at a time of officially 'a lot'. Very glad to be moving into our own place and will be happy not to have to deal with many things, but I will miss a lot, especially the yard.
Without downloading any new pics, describe your vibe for today using an image from your gallery
December 4, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Without downloading any new pics, describe your vibe for today using an image from your gallery
So much to do and finish this weekend, but the cat and I are starting with the same energy.
November 29, 2025 at 7:36 AM
So much to do and finish this weekend, but the cat and I are starting with the same energy.
Latest from the printing class: female blackbird sunning herself in etching and aquatint.
September 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Latest from the printing class: female blackbird sunning herself in etching and aquatint.
Current process - have etched the outlines and halfway through the aquatints. Next week this print will look dramatically different. It teaches patience.
September 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Current process - have etched the outlines and halfway through the aquatints. Next week this print will look dramatically different. It teaches patience.
This blackbird sunning itself will be tried out with several etching processes and it's genuinely soul-enriching.
September 3, 2025 at 8:07 PM
This blackbird sunning itself will be tried out with several etching processes and it's genuinely soul-enriching.
Depressed cat asks for cessation in writing history no-one cares about except me.
August 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Depressed cat asks for cessation in writing history no-one cares about except me.
Skittles does not compute.
June 30, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Skittles does not compute.
My last print in my introduction to printing course: chicks in screen print. Note to academics going through all the things. Do something that's not university related once in a while.
June 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM
My last print in my introduction to printing course: chicks in screen print. Note to academics going through all the things. Do something that's not university related once in a while.
My angry bird prints are dry. I kind of love them.
June 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
My angry bird prints are dry. I kind of love them.
My husband doesn't think I should throw this away. My take is that this place was definitely not my happy place, that I disliked more people on this photo than I liked and have much better photos than this of the ones I am still in touch with. Thoughts? Will I regret it?!
June 1, 2025 at 8:38 AM
My husband doesn't think I should throw this away. My take is that this place was definitely not my happy place, that I disliked more people on this photo than I liked and have much better photos than this of the ones I am still in touch with. Thoughts? Will I regret it?!
Because I am currently committed to sharing the results of my printing night class however terrible they are, please have some angry birds - drawn from life - in drypoint.
May 29, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Because I am currently committed to sharing the results of my printing night class however terrible they are, please have some angry birds - drawn from life - in drypoint.
The beautiful pigeon has been returned to its owner.
May 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The beautiful pigeon has been returned to its owner.
Amazing day yesterday in the restored Derby Market Hall. So good to see Derby turn out for the opening and I hope this fantastic opportunity for the city is well-supported.
May 25, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Amazing day yesterday in the restored Derby Market Hall. So good to see Derby turn out for the opening and I hope this fantastic opportunity for the city is well-supported.
I just gave a keynote. Don't know how good it was but I do know that I deserve these chips.
May 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I just gave a keynote. Don't know how good it was but I do know that I deserve these chips.
Was in an absolutely foul mood today. Stomped across Derby to my night class. Scratched some angry birds into perspex (dry point). You can't really see it here as were printing them next time. Feel 100% better.
May 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Was in an absolutely foul mood today. Stomped across Derby to my night class. Scratched some angry birds into perspex (dry point). You can't really see it here as were printing them next time. Feel 100% better.
It was. And my prints might have been wonky but I was quite proud of my nests.
May 8, 2025 at 8:28 PM
It was. And my prints might have been wonky but I was quite proud of my nests.