by Toni Watts | Dec 18, 2015 | Blog, Recent Work
Images of Noah’s ark are relatively common in medieval art, the story of the flood being familiar to Christians, Jews and Muslims alike. Lincoln Cathedral’s image of the ark is found in the stained glass at the east end of the building. The glass dates...
by Toni Watts | Nov 6, 2015 | Blog, Recent Work
Tapestries, new and old – a starting point. A tapestry hangs above the door of Lincoln Cathedral’s treasury. I must have passed it a hundred times and never noticed it until it was pointed out to me by Joan Smith, one of the Cathedral’s invaluable...
by Toni Watts | Sep 20, 2015 | Blog, Medieval Manuscripts, Recent Work
As promised, here’s the manuscript in which I found the illuminated ‘S’ from my last post. It is Lincoln Cathedral’s MS 174, a twelfth century gloss, or commentary, on the Psalms. It is a large book,...
by Toni Watts | Sep 1, 2015 | Blog
The summer has flown by and suddenly September 1st has arrived – my first day as Lincoln Cathedral’s Artist in Residence. Lots of people have asked me what an Artist in Residence is – or does. The term is actually a misnomer as I don’t need to...
by Toni Watts | May 24, 2015 | Blog
I am absolutely over the moon. I have been offered the post of Artist in Residence at Lincoln Cathedral for 2015 / 2016. Obviously, there is some competition for a fantastic opportunity like this, so I have been keeping my fingers crossed and waiting for the post to...
