Artwork by Artist - Helen Johnston
Autumn leaves...
Autumn leaves...
Helen’s Autumn scene so far:
Autumn 2025:
Helen started this glowing Autumn scene by using a leaf stencil and using paint sticks colouring inside the stencil with her support. The leaves are all randomly placed.
The next steps will be to add collage for the leaves and a robin.
Helen's Enchanted woods for Halloween
Helen's Enchanted woods for Halloween
Helen’s Enchanted woods for Halloween:
Made using coloured card and PVA glue, and paint sticks.
Spot the bat, cat and owl.
Clay modelling of Helen in her wheelchair, like Stella in her wheelchair in 'Mission to the Moon.'...
Clay modelling of Helen in her wheelchair, like Stella in her wheelchair in 'Mission to the Moon.'...
Clay modelling - based on Stella in ‘Mission to the Moon’.
Helen’s clay model of herself in her wheelchair.
With her support, Helen experienced the texture of the clay on her hands, and followed the steps we took to make both the figure of herself and her wheelchair. Visit the project page to
2D kinetic art- in my home....
2D kinetic art- in my home....
Helen’s artwork, we worked on the window and the table in her room in preparation for the next characters.
Some great work.
Print outs that Helen is colouring in with watercolour with her support:
Helen’s 2D kinetic artwork:
Dream begins - in my home.
Based on ‘Mission to the Moon’ a sensory space story.
Helen has been making this project with support.
Final Artwork- shown here, with an artwork on the wall that will show each project that Helen will do from now as a printed image.
So this is truly a kinetic artwork, changing and changeable with Velcro
Helen's - Dragon magician -
Helen's - Dragon magician -
Helen’s Dragon Magician:
‘‘The Great Helenza’’
Helen (featured here) worked on her fantastic mobile with support for 6 weeks through July and August 2025 and is pictured here holding her finished piece in Walpole Hall, St.Mary’s Cathedral (Episcopal) Palmerston Place, Edinburgh. The event organised by PAMIS was on Saturday 9 August from 11.30 -3pm.
Helen’s Dragon Magician:
Helen’s Dragon Magician in progress after a few sessions:
Spring blossom 2025.
Spring blossom 2025.
Next step:
Complete the blossom and flowers then paint in a butterfly.
Spring blossom painting 2025
Step 1:
Helen painted the background with assistance using yellow and green acrylic with sponge.
Then she added the branches with orange and white acrylic with brushes.
then using stipple brush she used pink to dab on the blossom.
Easter bunny project 2025
Easter bunny project 2025
Helen made this fantastic Easter bunny holder on Easter Monday with support. Using card and glitter pens, straw, cotton wool, bobbly eyes, scissors and glue.
Autumn tree by Helen Johnston
Halloween Witch by Helen Johnston
Lowry landscape by Helen Johnston
Book ideas by Helen Johnston
Book cover by Helen Johnston
'This Is Me' by Helen Johnston
Scarecrow and Autumn farmyard by Helen Johnston
Butterfly by Helen Johnston
Dancing Penguin by Helen Johnston
Easter card by Helen Johnston
Halloween- Haunted House by Helen Johnston
Flat mask by Helen Johnston
January forest scene by Helen Johnston
Picasso portrait by Helen Johnston
Underwater scene by Helen Johnston
Mondrian abstract by Helen Johnston
Valentine's by Helen Johnston
Polar bears on an iceberg.
Valentine's card 2024
Jumping kangaroo
Helen's Magic show!
Bonfire night 2024
Spring blossom
Artist - Helen Johnston.
Artist - Helen Johnston.
Valentines:
Feb 2023
Underwater scene with crab:
March 2023
Farmyard scene:
Sept/ Oct 2022
Butterfly
1st session in Sept 2022
Forest in January:
Jan 2023
Valentine’s card
Feb 2024
Jumping kangaroo
March 2024
Helen’s Most Amazing Magic show!
April 2024
Spring blossom
(in progress)
May 2024
Bonfire night
Nov 2024
Nativity scene:
Nov 2024 1st step:
Easter card:
April 2023
Flat mask:
May/June 2023
This is Me:
Piano and Fashion
August 2023.
Helen’s Story:
Helen tells her own story in a set of illustrations and on her book cover.
1st illustration: One of Helen’s favourite things to do is to go out for food with friends & family.
2nd illustration: Helen loves a cup of tea & enjoys a wee treat such as a cupcake or mini roll to have with her tea.
3rd illustration: Helen really enjoys going shopping for new clothes & enjoys picking her outfit each day & wearing her warm Boots & favourite jumpers.
Helen’s book front cover:
Helen’s
3 illustration ideas
Sept 2023
Helen’s - LS Lowry type illustration:
Sept 2023
Halloween Witch with hat:
Oct 2023
Autumn tree
Nov 2023
World Toilet Day
19 Nov 2023
Christmas Robin
Dec 2023
Winter snow scene
Jan 2024
Polar Bears
Jan 2024
Abstract - after Mondrian
Feb 2023
Penguin:
Nov/ Dec 2022
Halloween
Haunted House
Oct 2022
Beach scene for the Edinburgh Interntional Book Festival project.
Beach scene for the Edinburgh Interntional Book Festival project.
Helen’s project developing during July and early August, with help from her care staff while at home.
Helen’s final piece available soon here.
Helen’s project for the book titled ‘‘Boy who loves to lick the wind’’
This project covered July and August for the Edinburgh International Book Festival and was shown at the event which Pamis hosted alongside the author of the Book.
We are adding to this gallery with the other features such as sand, shells, and a range of other materials to make this a sensory project..
Watch this space for further developments as we will include Obama the pony, the carriage that Helen’s rode on and the things that make beach life a great time for Helen.
Spring blossom painting:
Using acrylic painting on stretched canvas on a frame. May, June & July 2024
A wonderful scene by Helen, with a beautiful tree surrounded by rolling hills and mountains in the background.