Writer-artist. Ireland. https://kathrynmcrowley.com/https://bsky.app/profile/kathrynmcrowleyink.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/kathrynmcrowleyink.bsky.social/post/3mrtvxksvcs2mThanks to all who shared their writing, listened, and participated in Silt last night. #writing #prose #poetry #Limerick #KathrynMCrowley30 Jul 2026 07:25 +0000at://did:plc:zu3qdgrcwizzuzzrbxk4523j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrtvxksvcs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/kathrynmcrowleyink.bsky.social/post/3mrhfmllvhk2nSilt zine open call for writing. This paper project will also be shared online. 💧 The theme is 'river'. 🖊️ Read more at www . Kathryn M Crowley . com / zine #opencall #writing #flashfiction #poetry #poems #rivers #water25 Jul 2026 08:01 +0000at://did:plc:zu3qdgrcwizzuzzrbxk4523j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrhfmllvhk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/kathrynmcrowleyink.bsky.social/post/3mr4aouowb22uGreat work @irishinbritain.bsky.social ! Featuring Siobhan Fahy (of Bananarama and Shakespears Sister), Jah Wobble, a commissioned poem Laurie Bolger, and much, much more: https://www.irishinbritain.org/whats-on/look-backto-look-forward-exhibition-comes-to-belfast #oralhistory #history #Ireland #poetry20 Jul 2026 21:33 +0000at://did:plc:zu3qdgrcwizzuzzrbxk4523j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr4aouowb22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/kathrynmcrowleyink.bsky.social/post/3mr4572zurk2uOpen call for writing. 'River' is the theme for Silt zine, which will be printed (and shared online as an ephemeral project). Read more: kathrynmcrowley.com/zine/ #opencall #flashfiction #memoir #poetry #poems @poetryireland.bsky.social #zine #printedproject #international #writingopencall20 Jul 2026 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:zu3qdgrcwizzuzzrbxk4523j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr4572zurk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/kathrynmcrowleyink.bsky.social/post/3mqqmq7dpms2vIf you enjoy intimate literary events where you can hear with ease, here's one. Join me for Silt in in West #Limerick. Short stories, flash fiction, and poetry. Readers & listeners welcome. Drinks & snacks provided. Read more / buy tickets: https://kathrynmcrowley.com/2026/07/16/silt-literary-event-west-limerick/ #poetry #stories16 Jul 2026 06:37 +0000at://did:plc:zu3qdgrcwizzuzzrbxk4523j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqqmq7dpms2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/kathrynmcrowleyink.bsky.social/post/3mqeguddea222From my photos, a new hare painting is in progress. Read more: https://kathrynmcrowley.com/2026/07/11/saturday-in-studio/ #hare #Irishhare #indigenous #artstudio #Ireland #hares #wildlife #bancoursing #Irishhares11 Jul 2026 10:20 +0000at://did:plc:zu3qdgrcwizzuzzrbxk4523j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqeguddea222https://bsky.app/profile/kathrynmcrowleyink.bsky.social/post/3mpyveqejsk2kExcellent design thinking and grit. Gotta love the Swiss. Pure determination; flying parts up to the site by helicopter, ignoring the naysayers, and getting a positive result. The panels are now powering 700 homes! #Switzerland #design #Swiss #goodnews #solarpanels #climatechange [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Jul 2026 20:08 +0000at://did:plc:zu3qdgrcwizzuzzrbxk4523j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpyveqejsk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/kathrynmcrowleyink.bsky.social/post/3mpyu43rzss2kMy neighbour's 11 year-old son came tearing down the hill to the easel as I finished #painting this in 2023. He whooped with joy, then gave a critique. I've never had so much fun with art! This painting, 'Happy Days' is now for sale on my website: https://kathrynmcrowley.com/happy-days-original/ #trees #joy06 Jul 2026 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:zu3qdgrcwizzuzzrbxk4523j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpyu43rzss2khttps://bsky.app/profile/kathrynmcrowleyink.bsky.social/post/3mpvrvrjii22qWhat to do with old business cards? I transform them into bookmarks, and cards for people, with greetings on the back. Paint and fabric scraps and used, along with collage bits and pieces. Get yours here: https://kathrynmcrowley.com/hand-painted-bookmarks/ #upcycle #Ireland #smallpaintings #handmadeart05 Jul 2026 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:zu3qdgrcwizzuzzrbxk4523j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpvrvrjii22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/kathrynmcrowleyink.bsky.social/post/3mpq5wtdslc2pHonoured to be one of 10 artists selected for a European pilot project. Read more: kathrynmcrowley.com/news/ #movement #artist #danceforall #inclusivedance #artisticprocess #collaboration #Greece #Belgium #Ireland03 Jul 2026 08:47 +0000at://did:plc:zu3qdgrcwizzuzzrbxk4523j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpq5wtdslc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/kathrynmcrowleyink.bsky.social/post/3mpou3lpjn22fCame across this rock pool today, and a heart-shaped stone nearby. When I put the petals underwater, they became synchronised swimmers for a while. The perfume was divine.02 Jul 2026 20:18 +0000at://did:plc:zu3qdgrcwizzuzzrbxk4523j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpou3lpjn22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/kathrynmcrowleyink.bsky.social/post/3moqcf4iytk2mOn Thursday I spoke about 1970s transport, music, and work at the Oral History Network of Ireland's annual gathering. I enjoyed all the other @oralhistoryie.bsky.social presentations, too. Thanks to the organising team for a brilliant event. More news at Kathryn M Crowley .com ✨ #history #Ireland20 Jun 2026 16:41 +0000at://did:plc:zu3qdgrcwizzuzzrbxk4523j/app.bsky.feed.post/3moqcf4iytk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/kathrynmcrowleyink.bsky.social/post/3moeb245gpk2kLooking forward to this event in Tralee with @oralhistoryie.bsky.social #history #Ireland #music #1970s #buses #culture #music15 Jun 2026 21:45 +0000at://did:plc:zu3qdgrcwizzuzzrbxk4523j/app.bsky.feed.post/3moeb245gpk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/kathrynmcrowleyink.bsky.social/post/3mn4t4evqhk2tLearning is an endless journey. I love it. Here's a new blog post about reciprocity (and the lack of it!), creativity, and change: https://kathrynmcrowley.com/2026/05/07/big-tech-ireland/ #arts #Ireland #AI #writing #visualart #reciprocity #data #bigtech #poetry31 May 2026 05:22 +0000at://did:plc:zu3qdgrcwizzuzzrbxk4523j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn4t4evqhk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/kathrynmcrowleyink.bsky.social/post/3mjtmjoyfhc2nThe hares are thriving this year. Here's a blog post: https://kathrynmcrowley.com/2026/04/18/april-sunshine-and-hares/ #Irishhare #hares #Ireland #biodiversity #legamporphs #biodiversity #cowslip19 Apr 2026 09:15 +0000at://did:plc:zu3qdgrcwizzuzzrbxk4523j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjtmjoyfhc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/kathrynmcrowleyink.bsky.social/post/3mit6kmiug22dTherapeutic Landscapes II looks like brilliant event, happening at @worcesteruni.bsky.social in June. Read more here: www.therapeutic-landscapes.org #folklore #wellbeing #culture06 Apr 2026 11:40 +0000at://did:plc:zu3qdgrcwizzuzzrbxk4523j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mit6kmiug22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/kathrynmcrowleyink.bsky.social/post/3mgudcy4bos2vMy poem Spring Listening: https://kathrynmcrowley.com/2026/03/10/spring-poetry/ #poetry #poem #Spring #Ireland12 Mar 2026 11:47 +0000at://did:plc:zu3qdgrcwizzuzzrbxk4523j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgudcy4bos2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/kathrynmcrowleyink.bsky.social/post/3meghvs6qhc26Frogspawn distracted me from painting trees: it wasn’t a giant leap! My latest blog is all art, biodiversity, apple trees, and froggish stuff. Read it here: https://kathrynmcrowley.com/2026/02/09/frogspawn-distracted-me-from-painting-trees-it-wasnt-a-giant-leap/ #art #biodiversity #Ireland #frogspawn #gardening #learning #Spring #Ireland09 Feb 2026 12:42 +0000at://did:plc:zu3qdgrcwizzuzzrbxk4523j/app.bsky.feed.post/3meghvs6qhc26https://bsky.app/profile/kathrynmcrowleyink.bsky.social/post/3m3ktc7d6ss2c'Uisce', instigated by @erikahanna.bsky.social, was a great triad! I enjoyed a talk on the historical impact of rain in #Ireland and much more besides today (Erika Hanna), foklore and history snippets (Tom Dillon) and a biodiversity walk by the river Feale (Barry O'Donoghue). #history #biodiversity19 Oct 2025 17:29 +0000at://did:plc:zu3qdgrcwizzuzzrbxk4523j/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3ktc7d6ss2chttps://bsky.app/profile/kathrynmcrowleyink.bsky.social/post/3lzgwvua2hs2mA mandala for Autumn Equinox. #natureart #Ireland #balance #equinox22 Sep 2025 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:zu3qdgrcwizzuzzrbxk4523j/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzgwvua2hs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/kathrynmcrowleyink.bsky.social/post/3ly466dgz3k2pFair 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. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Sep 2025 17:18 +0000at://did:plc:zu3qdgrcwizzuzzrbxk4523j/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly466dgz3k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/kathrynmcrowleyink.bsky.social/post/3lxu4htawas2qWalk 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 #Kerry02 Sep 2025 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:zu3qdgrcwizzuzzrbxk4523j/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxu4htawas2q