making sense of my world
by artist Helen Shaddock

Diaries

On My Radar Images that have caught my eye I have successfully transferred all my diaries from the expanding folders to presentation folders for ease of viewing. Each month of diaries is contained in a single folder. It’s quite amazing looking at four years worth of my life on paper.

Lampshade

On My Radar Images that have caught my eye This lampshade is on a lamp on my bedside table. I see it more as a sculpture than a source of light!

Expanding folder

On My Radar Images that have caught my eye I am in the process of moving my vast collection of over 1800 diaries from the expanding folders in which they are currently stored to A5 presentation folders, one folder for one month. It’s an epic task, but will enable viewers to flick through the diaries […]

Basket

On My Radar Images that have caught my eye This basket with a lid is the perfect container for hiding all my odd socks!

Red dots and silver stripes pattern

On My Radar Images that have caught my eye I’m in red and white mode today ahead of tonight’s football match against Leeds. Not quite the Sheffield United kit, this pattern has elements of red and stripes that I hope will bring the Blades some good fortune!

Chinese Lanterns

On My Radar Images that have caught my eye As I walked to Grainne’s house this afternoon I came across these stunning Chinese lanterns glowing in the autumn sunlight. The kind man whose garden they were in, gave me a bunch to take home!

Patterned fabric

On My Radar Images that have caught my eye On gloomy days, a little patterned fabric can bring me the joys of summer

Sky

On My Radar Images that have caught my eye There have been some amazing skies of late. This is no exception.

Screenprinting process grid

On My Radar Images that have caught my eye During my residency with Charrington Editions in 2020 I created a limited edition series of prints called Harmonious Imbalance. In order to keep track of how we formed each colour, we used a grid to record the inks used and in which order. The grid is […]

Coloured paper cutouts

On My Radar Images that have caught my eye I collect cutouts of colours from a variety of sources such as magazines, packaging, photographs, bags and fabrics. I store them in my collage box in my studio. Occasionally, when I lift the lid, I am struck by the pattern formed simply from the way that […]