Kirsty Stonell Walker

LATEST ARTICLES ( 627 )

• Tears, Idle Tears

  

  I am an inveterate cryer. I will weep at the drop of a hat, really I'm awful. I believe the technical term for it is a 'self-defuser' which means that whenever ... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2014 CULTURE

• Sleep Shall Fold Her Hair Round Me

  

  Whilst looking around the Rossetti's Obsession exhibition the other week I was struck by the pen and ink sketches of Jane Morris. Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2014 CULTURE

• Review: Dangerous Women! From Kauffman to Emin

  

  Last night I was fortunate enough to attend the opening of the Dangerous Women! exhibition at the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum in Bournemouth. This had... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2014 CULTURE

• Review: Effie Gray

  

  Once upon a time there was a girl called Miss Lovely. She married Mr Grumpy and went to live in a land where no-one smiled. Then she met Mr Hot Artist and... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2014 CULTURE

• Review: Rossetti’s Obsession: Images of Jane Morris

  

  Forgive the delay in this review – I attended the opening of Rossetti’s Obsession: Images of Jane Morris at the William Morris Gallery in Walthamstow last Frida... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2014 CULTURE

• A Poem for National Poetry Day 2014

  

  Here we are again for National Poetry Day, and like always I have a poem for you. My favourite Burne-Jones painitng is The Depths of the Sea as I've always... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2014 CULTURE

• Impromptu Celtic Revival/Souls Crossover Road Trip!

  

  So it's the last Saturday in September and I had very little planned. The next month will be very busy, so possibly it would be nice to have a weekend off. Well... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2014 CULTURE

• Book Review: The Lost Pre-Raphaelite

  

  Although I keep an eye on the new releases of books about Pre-Raphaelite subjects, I had completely missed mention of the book I'm reviewing today until David... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2014 CULTURE

• Scotland Forever!

  

  You may not know, because very little of it has appeared on the news, but today Scotland decides if it wants to remain part of the United Kingdom. Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2014 CULTURE

• Coming Soon to a Cinema Near You...

  

  You know how it is - you're minding your own business on a Friday afternoon, posting a picture of a wombat, making plans for the weekend, and then this... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2014 CULTURE

• Knit One, Purl One

  

  This post is dedicated to one of my oldest friends, Helen, who is by far the finest knitter I know. I love to knit almost as much as I love to write and have... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2014 CULTURE

• A Pick and a Pasty

  

  Here is part two of my holiday, and it was one of the unexpected highlights. A shocking fact is that Mr Walker doesn't want to spend every waking hour at... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2014 CULTURE

• Wish You Were Here...

  

  Hello Chums! I typed this for you from holiday down in Cornwall but couldn't post it as the wifi was useless. It’s been a long, hard summer of much working and... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2014 CULTURE

• The Splendid Island of Doctor Geof

  

  As some of you will know, I have just spent the better part of the last week at WorldCon, a massive Science Fiction convention held at the ExCel in London. Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2014 CULTURE

• Woman, Red in Tooth (and Claw)

  

  There is a parental truth, universally acknowledged, that nobody likes a biter. Most children go through phases of boisterous play-fighting, even the odd... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2014 CULTURE

• Pleasure in Idleness

  

  When I was a teenager (so, really not that long ago) I had this picture on my wall...Dolce Far Niente (1904) John William GodwardI bought the poster from... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2014 CULTURE

• Present and Future Book News!

  

  Hello chums! I thought I would give you an update on A Curl of Copper and Pearl and a sneaky bit of information about my next novel. First of all, Curl... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2014 CULTURE

• Hoylandswaine: A Mural Revealed

  

  I've just returned from a jaunt up north to see the results of the marvellous works that have been taking place in Hoylandswaine, a small village in Yorkshire... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2014 CULTURE

• Summer Exhaustion

  

  Hello my darlings and I must apologise for my absence. I have been working my little socks off for my day job, including a stint at History Live! Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2014 CULTURE

• The Romance of Fable: Cinderella

  

  About the same time as we saw Maleficent in May, I saw a trailer for a new Disney film, due out next year. See if you can guess what it is... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2014 CULTURE