Capturing beauty and
finding meaning in
life’s ordinary moments.
Driven by personal narratives, my art is a story of discovering beauty in the ordinary, insights in adversity and the profound journey from head to heart.
Essentially, it is about seeing things in your own unique way, redefining labels, embracing possibility, and coming back to who you truly are, before the world told you who you should be.
My art boldly declares, in vibrant abstract life, that if rubbish can be beautiful, imagine what else is possible!
Helen Shearwood
explores the ordinary
and brings us beauty.
— Linton & Kay
Photo of a letterbox
'Beauty, Uncovered'
'Electricity'
Photo of a rubbish bin
Photo of a kerb
'How the Light Gets In'
2025 SOLO
EXHIBITION:
ALCHEMY
An introspective journey expressed through digital collage, created from photographs of ordinary everyday objects like lammposts and letterboxes. Hand embellished with acrylic and 21K gold leaf to further accentuate the transformative power of perspective.
Linton & Kay Subiaco
15-31 March 2025
Aqua Alchemy, Digital Collage with Acrylic and 21K gold leaf. SOLD
You are an alchemist;
make gold of that.
– Shakespeare
As We Are, Digital Collage with 21K gold leaf. AVAILABLE
We don’t see things
as they are, we see
them as we are.
– Anaïs Nin
THE
ORDINARY
AS ART
A rubbish bin becomes art
in Colour Explosion I
Amidst the noise of our daily lives, moments often slip by unnoticed, yet within the ordinary lies a tapestry of beauty, and deeper meaning. What appears trivial at first glance can carry profound significance when viewed through a different lens.
Hello, I’m Helen and I photograph everyday objects such as lampposts, letterboxes and rubbish bins, delighting as they transform into abstract art by forgetting what I know them to be and allowing for my own interpretation.
My vibrant yet gritty images serve not only as art, but as a powerful teacher as they offer me layer upon layer of insights, and remind me of the infinite potential that exists in each moment; something that is so easily forgotten when life feels difficult.
One’s destination
is never a place,
but a new way of
seeing things.
— Henry Miller
Golden Alchemy is created from photographs of ordinary objects like lampposts and letterboxes, re-imagined into a digital collage and hand embellished with acrylic and 21K gold leaf. AVAILABLE
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'Ocean Blue'
PHOTO OF A LAMPPOST
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'Urban Symphony'
PHOTO OF A STREET SIGN
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'Happiness'
PHOTO OF AN ELECTRICAL BOX
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'Silver Lining'
PHOTO OF A METER BOX
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'Raw Beauty'
PHOTO OF A RUBBISH BIN
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'How the Light Gets In'
PHOTO OF A KERB
With so many inspiring
lessons to be learnt from
Helen’s work, one of the most
profound is the importance of
keeping our eyes open to what
everyday life has to offer.
— BGC Home magazine issue 2