freelance illustrator currently based in Glasgow ✍🏻 anti-speciesist, anti-fascist, anti-hunt 🦊🇵🇸 shop my work: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/KateLouisePowellhttps://bsky.app/profile/katelouisepowell.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/katelouisepowell.bsky.social/post/3mkzpo54yoc2nlogo design I drew for Edinburgh Hunt Sabs - message them via their fb or ig page if you wanna buy a tote bag! 🦊04 May 2026 12:52 +0000at://did:plc:2hvu34gorzannusfvtuqpjwz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzpo54yoc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/katelouisepowell.bsky.social/post/3mkxj3lo7bs2vup at 4am to celebrate international dawn chorus day: recorded 53 species before lunchtime around Lochwinnoch, heard a grasshopper warbler for the first time in my life, photographed a bunch of lovely birds including this song thrush, blackcap, reed bunting and sedge warbler 🌅🐦‍⬛03 May 2026 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:2hvu34gorzannusfvtuqpjwz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxj3lo7bs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/katelouisepowell.bsky.social/post/3mkukkrhbws2qTeufelsberg, Berlin 🪩🛰️02 May 2026 11:38 +0000at://did:plc:2hvu34gorzannusfvtuqpjwz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkukkrhbws2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/katelouisepowell.bsky.social/post/3mkt7lmwdbc2epoor quality pics but I’ve seen so many scoters this year, including a mega, all in Fife 🖤🦆 Stejneger’s, common, velvet, white-winged and surf scoter all in the same small stretch of water. they’re amazing sea ducks and really satisfying to learn how to identify01 May 2026 22:49 +0000at://did:plc:2hvu34gorzannusfvtuqpjwz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkt7lmwdbc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/katelouisepowell.bsky.social/post/3mks37427w226we get to see a blue moon (a second full moon in one calendar month) this May! showing on the first and the last days. delightful01 May 2026 11:57 +0000at://did:plc:2hvu34gorzannusfvtuqpjwz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mks37427w226https://bsky.app/profile/katelouisepowell.bsky.social/post/3mkrxhxaoas2qSumer is icumen in, Loude sing cuckou 🌞 Beltane blessings to all, I still haven’t heard a cuckoo yet this year, but here’s my illustrated love letter to the The Wicker Man (1973) - a film that forever holds a special place in my heart 🐰🍎🪲🔥01 May 2026 10:51 +0000at://did:plc:2hvu34gorzannusfvtuqpjwz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrxhxaoas2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/katelouisepowell.bsky.social/post/3mkrxedot722qBerlin 💛🚋01 May 2026 10:49 +0000at://did:plc:2hvu34gorzannusfvtuqpjwz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrxedot722qhttps://bsky.app/profile/katelouisepowell.bsky.social/post/3mkmwp65yvs2npieces from my collaboration with brilliant author Carol J. Adams 🐮📖29 Apr 2026 10:53 +0000at://did:plc:2hvu34gorzannusfvtuqpjwz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmwp65yvs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/katelouisepowell.bsky.social/post/3mkizyg6jys2yI still feel proud of myself for how this drawing came out 🤍⏳🐚 an illustrated tribute to a Joanna Newsom song I love so much: Time, As a Symptom 🥚🕰️🌾27 Apr 2026 21:42 +0000at://did:plc:2hvu34gorzannusfvtuqpjwz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkizyg6jys2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/katelouisepowell.bsky.social/post/3mjoo26mgjs2nI’ve restocked my fox chase illustration t-shirt 🧡 for animal lovers and hunt haters 🐾 available in all sizes S-5XL until they're gone again 🦊 'A Proper Hunt'17 Apr 2026 09:59 +0000at://did:plc:2hvu34gorzannusfvtuqpjwz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjoo26mgjs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/katelouisepowell.bsky.social/post/3mj55efieks2lstunning summer plumage Slavonian grebe on Castle Semple Loch at first light this morning 🖤🧡10 Apr 2026 10:45 +0000at://did:plc:2hvu34gorzannusfvtuqpjwz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj55efieks2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/katelouisepowell.bsky.social/post/3mj33bd6ixs2sanother amazing species I’d never seen before visiting the highlands at the weekend - snow buntings 🥹🤍❄️ they are so sweet09 Apr 2026 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:2hvu34gorzannusfvtuqpjwz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj33bd6ixs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/katelouisepowell.bsky.social/post/3mj2xsd5joc2qLast year I designed the event poster for Edinburgh’s Radical Book Fair (hosted by Lighthouse Bookshop) 🦋📖 people seemed to really like the illustration and asked me to make prints of it, they’re still available to buy now! ✨09 Apr 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:2hvu34gorzannusfvtuqpjwz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2xsd5joc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/katelouisepowell.bsky.social/post/3miylxx44p22eyesterday I managed to snap this long-tailed tit the second they emerged from their nest :’)08 Apr 2026 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:2hvu34gorzannusfvtuqpjwz/app.bsky.feed.post/3miylxx44p22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/katelouisepowell.bsky.social/post/3miqypcdpnk2vwent to the highlands this weekend and saw a bird I’ve wanted to see my whole life - crested tits! we got to watch a pair gathering nesting materials and chasing off other birds from near their nest hole :’)05 Apr 2026 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:2hvu34gorzannusfvtuqpjwz/app.bsky.feed.post/3miqypcdpnk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/katelouisepowell.bsky.social/post/3micglxlgds26The national plants & animals of Palestine, drawn over the rubble of Gaza 🇵🇸 A mountain gazelle, Palestinian sunbird, Faqqua iris, Palestinian poppy, and an olive tree branch 🫒 prints in support of The Sameer Project30 Mar 2026 19:48 +0000at://did:plc:2hvu34gorzannusfvtuqpjwz/app.bsky.feed.post/3micglxlgds26https://bsky.app/profile/katelouisepowell.bsky.social/post/3mic2s7cczk2za drawing of lovely Bailey from last year 🐾 I have very limited spaces available for companion animal illustration commissions this year. I can do classic ones such as this or more elaborate pieces with botanical frames & other symbolism/ornamentation (see below for enquiries)30 Mar 2026 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:2hvu34gorzannusfvtuqpjwz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mic2s7cczk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/katelouisepowell.bsky.social/post/3mibzzcbmn22zsome white wading birds I loved seeing in Portugal - cattle egret, spoonbills, little egret and black-winged stilt 🤍🥄30 Mar 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:2hvu34gorzannusfvtuqpjwz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mibzzcbmn22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/katelouisepowell.bsky.social/post/3mi57dwxjos2ulatest commission: a wedding portrait for Andrew & Caitlin 🦊🌹🐈‍⬛ thank you for trusting me to create such a personal piece for such a glorious life occasion and congratulations to the both of you 🌞♾️28 Mar 2026 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:2hvu34gorzannusfvtuqpjwz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi57dwxjos2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/katelouisepowell.bsky.social/post/3mhyjantfwk2lso many artists in Glasgow have suddenly been put at serious risk of losing vital space and opportunities to make and showcase work due to massive rent increases. We can’t afford to lose this, read more and sign the petition here: https://www.change.org/p/save-trongate103-from-closure 📸 Kirsty Anderson #savet10326 Mar 2026 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:2hvu34gorzannusfvtuqpjwz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhyjantfwk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/katelouisepowell.bsky.social/post/3mhyg24dd5c2ethe people united shall never be defeated a documentary about a local community standing up against a hostile immigration raid carried out against their neighbours that also showcases some of Glasgow’s long history of grassroots resistance against state oppression.26 Mar 2026 20:12 +0000at://did:plc:2hvu34gorzannusfvtuqpjwz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhyg24dd5c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/katelouisepowell.bsky.social/post/3mhvg5k63vk2tfour gorgeous species I’d never seen before birding in south Portugal and then suddenly they were all around me: Sardinian warbler, corn bunting, crested lark, Iberian magpie 🩵25 Mar 2026 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:2hvu34gorzannusfvtuqpjwz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvg5k63vk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/katelouisepowell.bsky.social/post/3mhvb7r7aas25safety, not slaughter 🐓 take a stand against all forms of animal abuse 🐑 this print is in aid of The Farm Animal Sanctuary 💚25 Mar 2026 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:2hvu34gorzannusfvtuqpjwz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvb7r7aas25https://bsky.app/profile/katelouisepowell.bsky.social/post/3mhoo2cfack2kmy Etsy shop is now back open after a holiday break! here's my newest signed print available - 'Flock' 🐤 created to raise funds for fugleadvokatene (The Bird Advocates) - Norwegian city bird rescuers based in Oslo & Bergen 🐦‍⬛22 Mar 2026 23:08 +0000at://did:plc:2hvu34gorzannusfvtuqpjwz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhoo2cfack2khttps://bsky.app/profile/katelouisepowell.bsky.social/post/3mh6nuwe26k2hthrowback to me wearing the extinct mammals of Scotland design I made for Pieute 🐻🐺🐗16 Mar 2026 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:2hvu34gorzannusfvtuqpjwz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh6nuwe26k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/katelouisepowell.bsky.social/post/3mh4ur7fhm22eI’d never seen crag martins before and then got such close views of them in Portugal 🩶 such sweet birds15 Mar 2026 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:2hvu34gorzannusfvtuqpjwz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh4ur7fhm22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/katelouisepowell.bsky.social/post/3mh4mwgjso22aone of the best books on Palestine I’ve ever read: a powerful examination of Israeli violence through the lens of exploring the outdoors, nature, the land itself as a being, with intense first hand stories of days out and everyday life interrupted by settlers and the occupation15 Mar 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:2hvu34gorzannusfvtuqpjwz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh4mwgjso22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/katelouisepowell.bsky.social/post/3mgxptqztbc2zphotographing white storks in south Portugal this week, such a joy 🖤🤍❣️13 Mar 2026 20:09 +0000at://did:plc:2hvu34gorzannusfvtuqpjwz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgxptqztbc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/katelouisepowell.bsky.social/post/3mgb5dato2k2shell yeah! March!04 Mar 2026 20:39 +0000at://did:plc:2hvu34gorzannusfvtuqpjwz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgb5dato2k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/katelouisepowell.bsky.social/post/3mgababe7pk2gsomething a bit different for me as man-made structures are not my forte - water towers of Glasgow and East Kilbride 💧🩶🗼 - Greenhills water tower - Drumchapel water tower - Garthamlock and Craigend water towers - Cranhill water tower04 Mar 2026 12:17 +0000at://did:plc:2hvu34gorzannusfvtuqpjwz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgababe7pk2g