Kirsty Stonell Walker

LATEST ARTICLES ( 598 )

• Fanny Found

  

  This is a piece I have wanted to write for the last 20 years. This is also one of the most difficult pieces I have ever had to write. This is where I tell you... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2015 CULTURE

• Review: Salt and Silver

  

  For reasons I won't bore you with, these reviews were a bit delayed, but over the next few days I will finally get round to reviewing Sculpture Victorious,... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2015 CULTURE

• Sprung!

  

  It’s about time it started getting more jolly outside, weather-wise. Heavens, March didn’t so much come in like a lion, but more like a bag of frozen peas,... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2015 CULTURE

• WAGs

  

  The Black Brunswicker (1860) John Everett Millais I’m guessing the conversation went something like this:‘So where is this battle?’ she asked.‘Oh, it’s in a... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2015 CULTURE

• Review: The Hours Before

  

  It’s no secret that one of my favourite books is Robert Stephen Parry’s The Arrow Chest. It was the first of his books I read and although I really enjoyed... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2015 CULTURE

• Tennyson & Illustration: Interview with Robin Lawrie

  

  As I said yesterday, I have a sizeable collection of illustrated editions of Tennyson’s poems. Really, Mr Walker quite despairs. Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2015 CULTURE

• The Illustrated Tennyson: A Brief History

  

  In 1857, Alfred Tennyson and his family visited the ‘Art Treasures of the United Kingdom’ exhibition in Manchester. On display was Arthur Hughes’ April Love,... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2015 CULTURE

• Rose of the World

  

  When I was republishing Stunner a couple of years ago, I considered having this image of Fanny Cornforth as the front cover... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2015 CULTURE

• Review: Liberating Fashion

  

  I have been known to strap on a corset on occasion and find them quite comfy. On occasion. However, the thought of wearing one day in, day out might not be so... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2015 CULTURE

• Review: Afterimage

  

  As some of you will know, especially if you click on the tab above that reads 'We Are Villains All', I am writing a book that concerns a photographer in the... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2015 CULTURE

• Down the Hatch!

  

  Valentine's Day is almost upon us, my lovely readers, and may your day be filled with lots of hugs, kisses and chocolate! If any of these feel decidedly lacking... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2015 CULTURE

• Everybody Can-Can!

  

  In my youth I was renown for my love of musical theatre. Okay, that's a somewhat lofty way of saying when I was a teenager, I went on stage singing. This was a... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2015 CULTURE

• Gentlemen, Brace Yourself!

  There are days where my life is a cavalcade of boobs and today is just one such day. There are painters who can make you smile just by their name because you... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2015 CULTURE

• John Collier, Obviously...

  When I'm preparing posts on subjects like femme fatales and naughty women I always look forward to finding a suitable work by John Collier. Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2015 CULTURE

• Review: Art & Soul Catalogue

  

  If you are unable to get to Exeter this Spring to see Art Soul: Victorians and the Gothic (website here), then I may have a solution for you. Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2015 CULTURE

• Selfie

  

  It has been mentioned to me on a few occasions that I am rather prone to change my profile picture regularly. For reasons numerous and complicated I seem to hav... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2015 CULTURE

• A Captive Audience

  Imagine being a Victorian artist's model for a moment. You must be asked to do some odd things, pose in some strange ways, but I'm guessing there were three... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2015 CULTURE

• Endless Night

  

  Welcome to 2015, my lovely readers and what a splendid year it should prove to be! There are a veritable bevy of gorgeous exhibitions littering the horizon,... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2015 CULTURE

• Wives and Other Martyrs

  

  In 1851, John Everett Millais painted the bridal portrait of possibly the archetypal perfect Victorian wife. She was Emily Andrews, and her face is a frozen... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2014 CULTURE

• Wednesday 24th December - Mrs Fox and Mr Robin

  

  Here we are then, my lovely readers, at the end of another Blogvent. As promised, today I am bringing you a bedtime story. This was written by my daughter and... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2014 CULTURE