Birth: icon drawings
This series of ink and pencil drawings have been created through making observational drawings from youtube birth videos, and in referencing the birth records of my two sons, remembering the physical and emotional experiences of birth and referencing historical anatomy sketches.
Mother & Child workshop
Created as part of the Big Draw, this workshop included a life drawing session from a Mother and Child life models, a seminar about the representation of Mother and Child in art history and contemporary fine art, together with time to develop work inspired by personal experiences of mothering.
Pregnant workshop
Created as part of the Big Draw, this workshop included a life drawing session from a Pregnant life model, a seminar about the representation of the Pregnant body in art history and contemporary fine art, together with time to develop work inspired by personal experiences of pregnancy.
Birth Rites symposium
Helen Sargeant was recently invited by curator Helen Knowles of the Birth Rites Collection to attend the Birth Rites conference at the Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester.
Birth: separation sketches
Colour sketches exploring the mental and physical separation of baby from the mothers body at birth.
Linden Arts Group Winter Exhibition
A group exhibition of work by the Linden Arts Group showing work by Joan Francis, Sheila Tilmouth, Louise Crosby, Sara McDade and Helen Sargeant, held at the Festival Shop, Hebden Bridge in November 2011.
September babies
A series of observational drawings made from a photograph taken shortly after the birth of my first child.
hand holding-standing-hugging
"A series of observational drawings from a mothers perspective exploring the intimate relationship that she holds with her child."
thumbsucking-breastfeeding-sleeping
A project drawing directly upon maternal experiences to create visual and text based narratives exposing the work of mothers.
M(other) Icons
This series of ink and pencil drawings was shown as part of a solo exhibition, M(other) at the Chapman Gallery, The University of Salford, 2008. Dr Jaques Rangasamy of The University of Salford has written a review of this exhibition.
First Born
"A book created using documentary photography and prose to reflect upon a mothers time spent with her first child."