Kathryn M. Crowley

A painting on card. Silver and gold paper. Brown paper. Pencil marks and paint. Outline of a hare and two badgers. Multicoloured painting in progress.

Making art is a welcome break from editing. I've been having fun with this one in recent days, and will post the finished piece later.
🌕 No matter how dark the world might seem right now, there is also colour, nature, and creativity.

🎨 #art #mentalhealth #relaxation #editing

The gift of water. A trip to Ireland’s sunny South-East The beauty of Ireland’s waterways.

The gift of water. Photos and thoughts after my trip to Ireland’s sunny South-East: kathrynmcrowley.com/2025/10/06/i... #water #Ireland #conservation #pollution #waterways

A seedling, blown to this location by a zephyr & accompanied by a little bit of water (from the sky), plus an abundance of sunshine produced this.

So yeah, I believe in magic/miracles. Botany, biology, & science too. I’m weird like that.🙂

#photography
#PhonePhoto
#wildflower🌻
#bloomscrolling

I just asked the European Commission whether they would ask for the €50,000 back in this case, as it has clearly been used to develop a military product now contracted to be supplied to the IDF, in breach of Horizon rules.

No comment on the specific case "have to look into it", spokesman says.

Grief and art (with neuroscience). Wings and Wonder These portraits were made using pencil, paint, and ink. The series began soon after Winter solstice, 2015. I was in a state of shock and bereavement at the time, and black feathers…

Art in times of grief. Ten years on, here is my reflection: kathrynmcrowley.com/2025/10/03/v... #visualart #poetry #writing #artisticprocess #symbolism #neuroarts 🧪 🎨 🖋️

Dr. Jane Goodall as a child with a stuffed monkey doll that she named Jubilee. Photo from the Jane Goodall Institute.

Dr. Goodall watched young Gaia groom her mother, Gremlin, in 1998.Credit...Kristin J. Mosher/Jane Goodall Institute

Jane Goodall. What a woman, and what a meaningful life lived! Here's an obituary: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...

Background image shows an open notebook with pen on a wooden table. Text reads: Publishing Your Work - September 2025, Poetry & Writing Submissions - Journals, Competitions, Bursaries, Residencies. www.thisiswordbox.com

Over 150 calls for literary competitions & submissions including poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, art, photography, & more - contests, literary journals, residencies, bursaries etc - open or with deadlines in September 2025. Please share & best of luck!

www.thisiswordbox.com/wordbox-blog...

The Hare's Corner - The Poetry Book Society The Hare’s Corner celebrates farmers, families, schools and community groups all over Ireland who are restoring habitats, reviving biodiversity and reconnecting people with the land. Uplifting stories...

Thanks very much to the Poetry Book Society for recommending The Hare's Corner- illustrated poetry & prose inspired by individuals & groups all over Ireland making space for nature. @newislandbooks.bsky.social & @burrenbeotrust.bsky.social

www.poetrybooks.co.uk/products/the...

Surreal painting of odd horses and other oddball animals by Ron Walker

Oh yes, we open for submissions on Oct 1 with our new (rolling) publication schedule. Looking forward to seeing new odd time stories and getting to know folks though their works. #fiction #micro #prose #poetry indeed. Check the lines that guide here:

dogthroat.com/guidelines

Shared. Also, who made the image? It looks hand-drawn. If so, I'd like to credit the artist....

Water pollution: 'Pathetic' fines won't stop NI polluters, say campaigners Figures obtained by BBC News NI show there were 63 fines handed down for water pollution between 2020 and 2024.

See 🧵☝️

The maximum fine that can be handed down for getting rich by pouring shit into rivers is £20,000.

Last year, in occupied Northern Ireland, there were more than 4,000 spills, but just 63 fines. Just six of those fines were over £5,000 - most were closer to £200.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A pen holder and other objects in progress. All are made from plastic nets. Upcycling by Kathryn M. Crowley Ireland.

An update about my Foinse project. It's all about water, and upcycling packaging that would otherwise cause more plastic to enter the sea. Here's a short blog post: kathrynmcrowley.com/2025/09/30/u... #microplastics #oceans #water #conservation #upcycling #visualart #Ireland #environment 🌊🐟 ♻️

Two people rowing in a boat. River Blackwater. Golden sunlight. September 24th, 2025 by Kathryn M. Crowley Ireland.

Sunset bliss on the Blackwater.

Such beauty in Fermoy! I enjoyed the sights and sounds all around before taking a photo.
Rivulets of sadness and anger also moved through me.

In August, a chemical spill killed up to 32,000 fish. Who poisoned the river?

#Blackwater #Fermoy #righsofnature

A mandala of flowers and ferns. Text reads 'www.KathrynMCrowley.com'

A mandala for Autumn Equinox. #natureart #Ireland #balance #equinox

Blue-green waves of paint on paper. The outline of a whale is drawn in pencil and black marker. The page is taped onto a drawing board at the edges. Art in progress by Kathryn M Crowley Ireland.

No A.I. or digital drawing tools here. I painted the page, now it's time to add a whale.
This one will be an orca, aka killer whale. The orca is actually a dolphin.
What fecker decided to call it a killer just for having a big appetite? Sure thousands of sea creatures kill to feed. #whales 🌊🐋 #art

Three poems for Palestine. Poetry for hurting hearts.

Three poems for Palestine (and oppressed people everywhere) : kathryncrowley.eu/2025/09/09/p... #poetry #stopgenocide #stopallwars #hope #children

Brown and yellow frog. Photo by Kathryn M. Crowley Ireland

A raised bed in a garden. Weeded, just 3 plants left to grow. Text reads "NEW POST. www.KathrynCrowley.eu/blog".

Fergal the frog. Or is it Finola? Here's a new blog post: kathryncrowley.eu/2025/09/10/f...
#gardening #frogs #biodiversity #nature #Ireland #photography

Fair play to the academics. They're under pressure to accept A.I. but refuse. "We resist - because it is ecologically destructive, ethically corrupt, & because it undermines the thinking abilities that make us both human & intelligent." Thanks Clare for sharing the open letter.

Children walking by a school. Black and white photo.

Walk in memory of the children of Gaza. Keeping Palestine in our hearts and minds. With all respect to the person who designed the flyer, the children of Gaza were murdered, not killed. Obliterated. Victims of genocide. #Palestine #Tralee #Kerry

Two butterflies on a pink flower.

Good signs, upcycling, and the winners of my August art raffle. A new blog post (no ads): kathryncrowley.eu/2025/08/27/p...

Thanks for sharing, Carla.

A clamp is holding a net securely in place. The net is a bright yellow colour. An orange coloured scrap if net is also shown. On the table is a basket full of hand - sewing threads and needles.

Clamps are making things much easier!
🐟🦭Read about my Foinse art (painting and upcycling) project here: kathryncrowley.eu/foinse/

#upcycling #artprocess 🎨 #recycle #oceans #sea

The Ewe Experience - Interpretative sculpture garden, world renowned garden and unique educational trail in Glengarriff, Cork Visit Ireland's only interactive and interpretative sculpture garden in a spectacular waterfall oasis

Make a donation to UNICEF for Gaza and bring home a piece of art. www.theewe.com?fbclid=IwY2x... #Gaza #Palestine

Photo of a whie water lily on a pond with leaves. Text reads "www.KathrynCrowley.eu"

HOPE.

It's possible to feel horror and upset while also appreciating beauty and taking action.

I took this photo in Tralee, Ireland.

This looks like a festival with no payment offered to any artists involved, whether they participate in person or online. It seems taht you are looking for ideas and events, but not paying anyone? Please let me know if I am incorrect. Maybe I have missed something?

‘WAITING’. A poem by Kathryn M. Crowley. A poem of hope, written in Spring 2025.

'WAITING' is a peace poem. I don't use AI to generate poems or images. You can read the poem here: kathryncrowley.eu/2025/08/08/w...

#Palestine #Gaza #genocide #deathtotheIDF #poetry

I am holding a little fish on a stick, made from willow. Photo also shows books on a wooden book shelf, a pile of notebooks, two spider plants, and a wicker basket filled with folders and notebooks. Kathryn M. Crowley, writer-visual artist, Ireland. Text reads "www.KathrynCrowley.eu".

It's been an enjoyable Lughnasadh; writing in good company, time on the beach, and a willow workshop. I love the little fish that I made.

PS: no genius weaving here: the basket in the photo is one that I bought years ago! #willow #Lughnasadh #naturalmaterils #fish #Ireland

Thanks for sharing.

'POD', a poem about a mother and baby in Gaza. To listen to it, click on the link in the post.

A poem about a mother and baby in Gaza, plus August events happening in Ireland, the UK, and beyond: kathryncrowley.eu/2025/07/28/p... #genocide #famine

Text reads "Thank you to all the writers who took part in the writing fundraiser for Gaza and raised funds for the Red Cross."

The 'Writing for Peace' project was online for one month as promised, and it has now been removed. See August events happening all over Ireland and beyond, here: kathryncrowley.eu/2025/07/28/p...
#Palestine #famine #genocide #oetry