making sense of my world
by artist Helen Shaddock

ED#1 – Crip Quilt by Jamila Prowse

artEDition Curated art, stories and writing Deeper Dive – Crip Quilt by Jamila Prowse Artwork Diaries: 13 March 2024 Crip Quilt, (2023), Jamila Prowse – Photo by Matt Denham I came across Crip Quilt by Jamila Prowse when it was exhibited as part of the Bordered Belongings exhibition at The NewBridge Project, and I think […]

ED#1 – Souter Lighthouse

artEDition Curated art, stories and writing Souter Lighthouse I created this piece of art towards the back end of a long bout of depression. At the point of creating this I had recently had a breakthrough in therapy and had once again found my creative muse. The picture is a nod to my love of […]

ED#1 – On the Process of Recovery

artEDition Curated art, stories and writing On the Process of Recovery I am walking through a desert, coarse sand smoothing out the soles of my bare feet as I easily slide down countless sandbanks and then struggle to climb up the numerous dune hills on my journey towards recovery… This is, of course, an allegory, […]