making sense of my world
by artist Helen Shaddock

2025 Wall calendar

On My Radar Images that have caught my eye I’ve created a new calendar for myself, and find it really useful to pin it up on my studio wall to give me an easy to view overview of the whole year. 

Wonderlab Signage

On My Radar Images that have caught my eye When visiting friends in York we took the kids to Wonderlab (part of the Railway Museum). It was great fun, for adults as well as the younger ones! The colourful interior and the zingy designs really appealed to me.

ED#1 – Recovery Books

artEDition Curated art, stories and writing Recovery Books I’d like to share some books that have been particularly helpful in my recovery. Weight expectations : one man’s recovery from anorexia Dave Chawner, 2018, Jessica Kingsley Publishers The book is split into 6 sections, precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, relapse, action, maintenance, the stages that Dave went through and he […]

ED#1 -Recovery: the lost art of convalescence

artEDition Curated art, stories and writing Recovery: the lost art of convalescence Recovery: the lost art of convalescence (detail), Gavin Francis, 2022, Profile Books Ltdhttps://wellcomecollection.org/books/recovery

Cultural Picks from 2024

Deeper Dives More musings on things from my diaries Cultural Picks from 2024 Over the course of 2024 I’ve consumed rather a lot of culture – audiobooks, podcasts, music, films and so on. I keep a spreadsheet of all of the things mentioned in my diary, so have a comprehensive record of what I have […]