Helen Featherstone, PhD

@hfeatherstone.bsky.social

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Public engagement with research, creative & F2F, training & development for PER, interactive exhibits, research, visitor studies, cheese, growing things, making things, yarn, raving, Bristol. She / her.

A multi coloured (reds, purples, and blues) hand knitted sock with a lace pattern on the front. Next to it is a ball of the yarn and the toe of the second sock. All on top of the paper pattern.
25 festive images in a 5x5 grid. Top row: blue and red present, yellow and red star, Santa, green candle, Swedish straw goat. 2nd row: trumpet, robin, fairy lights, Christmas tree, candy cane. 3rd row: yellow bell, sleigh, pink and purple bauble, sprout wearing a hat, gingerbread person. 4th row: reindeer, red mittens, purple stocking, holly sprig, roast turkey. 5th row: pink and yellow sweets, Christmas pudding, snowflake, angel , snow person with a purple scarf.
A Swedish straw goat with bands of red wrapped around them. Set against a greeny-blue background and surrounded by a black square.
A round boiled sweet in a yellow and pink striped wrapper. Set against a pale blue background and surrounded by a black square.
A white snow person wearing a smart purple scarf. They are smiling gently. Set against a pale background and surrounded by a black square.
A square Christmas gift with blue and red wrapping paper with a large bow on the top. Set against a yellow background all surrounded by a black square.
21 festive pictures in squares. Backlit by sunshine.
A black snowflake against a pale background. Surrounded by a black square.
Head and shoulders of Santa. He's wearing a red hat and red jacket with white trim on both. He also has a white fluffy beard. His gentle smile is slightly too low, but he doesn't care. Set against a dark blue background and surrounded by a black square.
A sprig of holly with dark green leaves and three red berries. Set against a pale background and surrounded by a black square.
The bread, torso and arms of a ginger bread person. They have a cheerful smile, a green bow tie, and red buttons. Their neck is a bit too long, but they don't care.
A side profile of a brown bird with a red front, a funny little forked tail, a little yellow beak, and a beady black eye. Set against a pale blue background and surrounded by a black square.
A golden bell with a red spotty band around it. Against a dark blue background and surrounded by a black square.
A crochet blanket made up of squares with animals on each square.
A lovely green Christmas tree with red trimmings and a (slightly wonky five-pointed) yellow star. Against a pale blue background and surrounded by a black square.
A pair of red mittens with white spotty cuffs against a yellow background. You wouldn't be wrong for mistaking them for boxing gloves.
A pink and purple bauble with spots against a yellow background. Surrounded by a black square.
12 picture squares as part of an advent calendar. From the top left to bottom right there are pictures of: star, candle, trumpet, fairy lights, candy cane, sleigh, sprout with a hat, Rudolph the red nosed reindeer, stocking, roast turkey, Christmas pudding, and a singing angel. They are attached to a frosted glass door which lets light through the pictures.
A blue dish with a cooked turkey in it. Against a pale blue background. You can tell it's straight out the oven by the steam lines coming from the turkey.
Rudolf the red nosed reindeer against a green background and surrounded by a black square.
A pair of greeny-blue, hand knitted sticks with lots of cabling patterns. They are lying against an orange background.
A yellow trumpet with a red mouthpiece against a green background. Notes are floating around the trumpet. All surrounded by a black square.
A small tabby cat with a white muzzle has both her paws on the side of the desk. She definitely can't get up via this route, but she's giving it a fair try.
A heavily cabled sock on four double pointed needles. It is against a colourful Kaffe Fassett cushion and you can see the little ball of yarn to the side of the sock.
A spotted, brown Christmas pudding with white cream and a sprig of holly on it. Against a pale blue background, surrounded by a black square.
A pale skinned angel, with white wine and a green robe. Their eyes are shut and it looks like they are singing. Against a dark blue background with a surrounding black square.
A red and white candy cane against a pale green background. Surrounded by a back border.
A purple stocking that has yellow trim with black spots on it. Set against a pink background. All surrounded by a black square.
A curved red sleigh with black spots in a row along the side. A black star is in the sky on the white background. All is surrounded by a black frame.
A black square with a green candle in it against a dark blue background. The candle is alight with a yellow and red flame, there is a drip of wax on the left hand side of the candle. All made from tissue paper lit from behind.
A five-pointed star. It has red and yellow segments. It floats against a dark blue background and the whole thing is surrounded by a black square. All made of tissue paper with light shining through from behind.
A cheerful green sprout wearing a red hat. The sprout is on a yellow background with a black border.
A black square with two strings of multi coloured fairy lights across it. All made from tissue paper.
A picture of a cat and a partially knitted green / blue sock on double pointed needles. The cat is sat behind the knitting, being helpful by sitting on the knitting pattern (which is complicated so the instructions are much needed!). The cat is a small tabby with a white face. She is looking grumpily at the knitting.
A partly knitted turquoise sock with lid of cabling. The heel has just been turned and the stitches are held on the double pointed needles. The pattern is in the foreground.
Image taken from inside a frosted glass door so everything is fuzzy. A small tabby cat with a little white face who is on her back legs, front paws are pressed against the glass. She looks so cute but is actually a beast.
Tabby cat with a white muzzle sitting loaf-like on a red blanket.