Kirsty Stonell Walker
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The Kissed Mouth
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Weekly posts on Victorian art and culture, specialising in Pre-Raphaelite artists and models.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 550 )
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Friday 16th December - the Angel of Compton
Blimey, we really are on the home straight now, aren't we? This is my penultimate Friday before Christmas, which seems an odd thing to point out, but there you... Read more
Posted on 16 December 2016 CULTURE -
Thursday 15th December - The Soul of the Forest
One more working day before I break up for Christmas and I can't wait. I was in a major supermarket at some unlikely time this morning (I have to get to work... Read more
Posted on 15 December 2016 CULTURE -
Wednesday 14th December - Madonna and Child
After yesterday's brush with the 'lumbersexual' Angel of Death, I think we need something far more wholesome today...Madonna and Child Enric Monserday VidalAh,... Read more
Posted on 14 December 2016 CULTURE -
Tuesday 13th December - The Cup of Death
Uh-oh, it's Tuesday 13th! That has to be unlucky, maybe not as unlucky as Friday 13th but I have a cold and sciatica so I feel pretty cursed right now. Read more
Posted on 13 December 2016 CULTURE -
Monday 12th December - Angel of Splendours
Halfway through Angelvent already! The majority of my presents are wrapped and I wrote all my Christmas cards last night. That's a job that can make you feel... Read more
Posted on 12 December 2016 CULTURE -
Sunday 11th December - Praise Ye The Lord!
It's after three in the afternoon and I make no excuses for still being in my dressing gown. I am having a slightly more relaxing day than of late and all I hav... Read more
Posted on 11 December 2016 CULTURE -
Saturday 10th December - And Lo the Angel of the Lord Came Upon Them
I'm not feeling fully festive until I have decked my halls (not a euphemism) and dressed my tree (probably a euphemism) so I have a day in festive limbo left... Read more
Posted on 10 December 2016 CULTURE -
Friday 9th December - Angeli Ministrantes
Thank all the Wombats, it's Friday! I'm rather tired today, I don't know about you, but tomorrow is the weekend so let's crack on with today's angelic... Read more
Posted on 09 December 2016 CULTURE -
Thursday 8th December - The Awakening
Are we all doing okay? We are still in the early stages of Angelvent and so I thought I'd just check that we are all holding a glass of mulled wine and at... Read more
Posted on 08 December 2016 CULTURE -
Wednesday 7th December - The Virgin with Angels
Once I get my daughter's birthday out of the way I'm suddenly confronted by CHRISTMAS which looms onto the horizon and reminds me of the presents I haven't... Read more
Posted on 07 December 2016 CULTURE -
Tuesday 6th December - The Protecting Angel
Today is my daughter's 11th birthday. I tend to blame my chaotic Christmas arrangements on the fact that I am always focused on getting Lily's birthday sorted,... Read more
Posted on 06 December 2016 CULTURE -
Monday 5th December - Ecce Ancilla Domini!
Into our second Angelvent week and I hope you are all beginning to feel festive. I have to make a 'shedload' of mince pies later (official measurement) as both... Read more
Posted on 05 December 2016 CULTURE -
Sunday 4th December - The Annunciation
I always think of images of the Annunciation at this time of year for some reason. Probably because we are told the whole story from Angel Surprise to Donkey... Read more
Posted on 04 December 2016 CULTURE -
Saturday 3rd December - The Angel of the Annunciation
First weekend of Angelvent and I've taken a few minutes out of sewing Hogwarts robes (don't ask) to bring you this rather lovely picture...The Angel of the... Read more
Posted on 03 December 2016 SPIRITUALITY -
Friday 2nd December - An Angel with Cymbals Amongst Fire
Welcome to Day Two of Angelvent, a leisurely stroll through some nice pictures of angels, with a glass of sloe gin in one hand and a mince pie in the other.... Read more
Posted on 02 December 2016 CULTURE -
Thursday 1st December - The Nativity Angel
Well, here we are again! Welcome to the annual ridiculous spectacle that is Blogvent, or for this month...Angelvent!Now, I know it sounds like the grill on the... Read more
Posted on 01 December 2016 CULTURE -
Dolly Has a Secret...
When I was recently over in Germany with family, my lovely sister-in-law and I had a film night (which then carried on the next morning). Unwittingly, our film... Read more
Posted on 26 November 2016 CULTURE -
Review: Meeting Modernism
It won't come as a massive surprise to you that I'm not a big fan of modern art. Sorry, that should be Modern Art, with nice big capital letters, because when... Read more
Posted on 21 November 2016 CULTURE -
At the Heart of the Souls
This autumn I was asked to curate a small exhibition at the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery in Bournemouth. As some of you will know, the Russell-Cotes were given a... Read more
Posted on 06 November 2016 CULTURE -
Review: The Last Days of Leda Grey
My grandmother was born in the very early years of the 20th century. I didn't really know her very well as I was the late baby of her youngest daughter and she... Read more
Posted on 31 October 2016 CULTURE