Oakend Originals

Studies show that watching a beaver eat cabbage lowers stress by 17%

Now that was pretty special 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 120 years ago Wales sang Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau ahead of a rugby union international for the first time. That day they beat the All Blacks 👀

“His spatter is masterful, but his dribbles lack conviction”, New Yorker, 2 Dec 1953 (Peter Arno)

Edvard Munch was born 160 years ago today. You know he painted The Scream, but did you know he made five different versions of it? This is the strange and tragic story of Edvard Munch, a man who created some of the most haunting art the world has ever seen...

There's a fox on the field! 🦊

@GlamCricket Definately my star of the year. Can we keep him please?

How good is this young lad? 😍 Asa Tribe playing some lovely shots at the Oval 👏 #OhGlammyGlammy

"Really? (Song Thrush)" drypoint etching by contemporary printmaker Faith Chevannes #ReframingWomenPrintmakers

Have you worked on a piece of embroidery that you are particularly proud of in the last year? Why not enter it in the 2025 National Embroidery Awards?!⁠ ⁠ To find out more, click here: bit.ly/3ZKGk7b *⁠ *⁠ Work by RSN Diploma student Jane Francis ⁠

English embroidery artist May Morris' 1890s design"Maids of Honour," features violets and birds, and is often associated with spring #WomensArt

Embroidered bead-work created by a self-help group of women in a remote part of Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa #WomensArt

Hand stitched & freehand machine embroidered butterflies by Lisa Toppin of Agnes & Cora #WomensArt

Jaguar' by Jan Huling, US 'beadist' and artist #womensart

My cartoon for this week’s @newscientist

The days between Christmas and New Year, a liminal blur where time melts and purpose dissolves. Leftovers and lethargy reign as the world spins in a haze of glittered madness. Embrace the fog, wait for the spark. #BetweenDays #RalphSteadman

Happy Christmas from my Christmas wren with her little sprig of mistletoe & real gold cracker crown

Another great series. Go team Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Who is your favorite #architect ? 🏡

This tickled me

A collage of textures & details taken of some of my embroideries. My love with thread has no bounds… 🥰🧵🪡🌿🌺 *all completely freehand stitched. No patterns or paint, just beautiful shiny threads and nature as my guide… #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird

George Callaghan seems to have a painting for every occasion and they are all good Irish born artist now living in Australia . He also makes harps and loves music.