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Chipping party fiasco: what happens when you don't use the right machines and 400 trees for Kilkenny

Hi all, Just an update on our chipping party that we planned for Easter last weekend. Well, the weather forecast was bad but  in fact it was a beautiful spring weekend. Many thanks to friends, Eileen … more →

An Art & Ecology Notebook

Chipping party fiasco: what happens when you don't use the right machines and 400 trees for Kilkenny — 1 comment

Cathy Fitzgerald wrote 3 months ago: Hi all, Just an update on our chipping party that we planned for Easter last weekend. Well, the weat … more →

Tags: art and ecology, Ireland, Trees, Cathy's work, sustainable forestry, close to nature forestry, art & ecology, community forestry, exotic trees

Invitation to an Easter chipping party -you're invited! — 3 comments

Cathy Fitzgerald wrote 3 months ago: Hi everyone, As you know we had our small spruce wood thinned in January – over 200 trees were … more →

Tags: art and ecology, Art and Environment, relational aesthetics, environmental artist, Ireland, Trees, film, art and ecology film, Cathy's work

Lightfoot Iron and Trojan horses - doing the hard work in a forest — 6 comments

Cathy Fitzgerald wrote 3 months ago: This post is a bit overdue but it was an important step in the recent thinning of our wood,   in th … more →

Tags: art and ecology, Trees, Cathy's work, Environmental Communication, sustainable forestry, Trojan Heavy Horses, Lightfoot Forestry, Chris Hayes, timber extraction

Ever wondered if there was a 'real' man who planted trees? — 2 comments

Cathy Fitzgerald wrote 4 months ago: For Irish Tree week 2009 and beyond, spend 20 min to see this inspiring project on bringing back … more →

Tags: Science, Trees, Biodiversity, INTERNATIONAL, sustainable forestry, Indonesia

Thinning to easily create an ecologically & economically sustainable forest, in South Carlow, Ireland — 2 comments

Cathy Fitzgerald wrote 6 months ago: Hi all, Thinning started in our small spruce plantation on Monday!!  It’s very exciting to see … more →

Tags: art and ecology, relational aesthetics, environmental artist, Land Art, Ireland, Trees, Cathy's work, Environmental Communication, Biodiversity

Congratulations to RSA's new art & ecology international site — 1 comment

Cathy Fitzgerald wrote 8 months ago: A big hooray for all those that have been wondering when attention on ecological problems like clima … more →

Tags: art and ecology, Art and Environment, environmental artist, UK, Environmental Communication, art communication, INTERNATIONAL, Art & Ecology opportunities, RSA

Arts & Ecology projects now beginning to surface in Ireland

Cathy Fitzgerald wrote 8 months ago: A friend who know my interest in arts & ecology projects alerted me to the talks below. Great to … more →

Tags: art and ecology, Art and Environment, environmental artist, Ireland, Natural materials, allotments, art and ecology projects

Local community forest directory now available

Cathy Fitzgerald wrote 10 months ago: Co. Leitrim Local Forest & Timber Directory I’m delighted to write that a new local forest … more →

Tags: art and ecology, Art and Environment, ecoart, environmental artist, Ireland, Cathy's work, Environmental Communication, community forestry, irish forestry cuts

Creativity at the 2nd Irish Green Gathering

Cathy Fitzgerald wrote 10 months ago: Meant to have these images posted but summer holidays got in the way but now that I have broadband, … more →

Tags: ecoart, Ireland, Natural materials, Environmental Communication, Cultivate, Cultivate Powerdown, ecopreacher, humour, Irish Green Gathering

2nd Irish Green Gathering: talks, art, music and more — 1 comment

Cathy Fitzgerald wrote 11 months ago: I’m heading to Woodbrook to check out the Gathering, my sister Joan has been a volunteer and c … more →

Tags: art and ecology, Art and Environment, ecoart, Environmental Communication, Ireland, Natural materials, environmental artists, postaday

Winner Puppeteers bring 'The Man who Planted Trees' to Ireland — 2 comments

Cathy Fitzgerald wrote 12 months ago: During the Carlow Eigse Arts festival last month I was very lucky to catch an enchanting puppe … more →

Tags: art and ecology, Art and Environment, ecoart, Environmental Communication, children and forestry, community forestry, forestry and peace, Planting

Going to Greenwashing Exhibition

Cathy Fitzgerald wrote 1 year ago: Nope – didn’t get there because of a train strike in France on my way trying to get to … more →

Tags: art and ecology, Art and Environment, ecoart, Art and Nature, environmental artist, environmental artists, Turin, Europe, Italy

Review of art, ecology and politics in CIRCA

Cathy Fitzgerald wrote 1 year ago: Dr Paul O’Brien, Lecturers at National College of Art, Dublin, has reviewed the current clim … more →

Tags: art and ecology, Art and Environment, Cathy's work, ecoart, Ireland, Land Art, Natural materials, art & ecology, art and ecology artists

Pangea World Film Day by TED - ideas that inspire — 1 comment

Cathy Fitzgerald wrote 1 year ago: What is Pangea Day? (It’s by TED, haven’t heard of TED yet? Read on) Pangea Day was … more →

Tags: Art and Nature, World, film, Community

'the local project' film goes to London!

Cathy Fitzgerald wrote 1 year ago: Less than 24h after posting my film ‘the local project’ on YOUTUBE- a film on a broadlea … more →

Tags: art and ecology, Cathy's work, 'local project' film, art & ecology, community forestry, film-maker, London

Irish 'local project' community forestry project now on You-tube

Cathy Fitzgerald wrote 1 year ago: A little plug for Irish Tree week 2008- I did the Irish ‘local project’ art- tree … more →

Tags: art and ecology, Art and Environment, Cathy's work, Ireland, 'local project' film, amenity, Biodiversity, community forestry, Energy

Tips on creating great art & ecology projects - THE RULES — 3 comments

Cathy Fitzgerald wrote 1 year ago: Listening to a talk at MOOT V (a series of Art talks, this one on Art & the Environment – … more →

Tags: art and ecology, ecoart, environmental artist, Natural materials, art and ecology theory, Cathy's work, Environmental Communication, environmental artists, Eco Art Rules

Irish National Tree Week 2008

Cathy Fitzgerald wrote 1 year ago: National Tree Week will take place from 2nd – 8th March this year. For more … more →

Tags: Ireland, Nature, Trees

Land, Art: a Cultural Ecology Handbook — 1 comment

Cathy Fitzgerald wrote 1 year ago: I found the following UK published book (found in the Barcelona modern art museum) a real insight t … more →

Tags: art and ecology, Art and Environment, ecoart, environmental artist, Land Art, Natural materials, land, Theory, environmental artists


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