Helen

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Jeweller 💍 Scientific & Archeological Illustrator 👩🏼‍🎨 Graphic Designer 👩‍💻 I ♥️ dogs🐕 rats🐀 nature🍃 bugs🐞 skulls💀 water💦 flowers🌸 music🎶 first wave #LongCovid 🌊 Team member @longcovidsos 🛟

Illustration of the “Swiss cheese model” of COVID-19 protection. Multiple slices of Swiss cheese are lined up in a row, each with holes representing imperfections. A red arrow passes through the slices, showing how risk can slip through gaps in a single layer but is blocked when multiple layers are combined. The slices are labelled with measures including physical distancing, masks, hand hygiene, avoiding crowded indoor spaces, testing and tracing, ventilation and filtration, government messaging and financial support, quarantine and isolation, and vaccines. Text below reads: “Personal responsibilities” and “Shared responsibilities” and explains that each intervention has imperfections, but multiple layers improve success and safety.
Close-up of a pet rat sleeping on its back, eyes half closed, whiskers splayed, with tiny pink paws tucked against its chest, resting on patterned fabric.
Two pet rats, the left a black black hooded and the right a grey rat , leaning over a patterned bowl of yogurt topped with fresh berries, including strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries, on a bed with a blanket in the background.
Close-up of a Cosmos ‘Cup and Saucer’ flower with soft pale pink layered petals and a bright yellow center, set against a blurred green garden background.
Sunset over a calm sea dotted with boats, with the sun’s reflection creating a shimmering, vertical path of light across the water. Oh the horizon the reflection of the sun in the sea forms heart shape made of light
A tall vase of pink roses and nigella on a wooden table with art materials on the left.
A close-up of a black and tan Australian Kelpie dog with one ear flopped down and the other standing upright, resting on a fluffy pink blanket. The dog’s head is gently cradled in a person’s hand. A dog bed and wooden deck are in the background.
close-up photo of a Maybug or cockchafer resting on a human thumb. The beetle is facing the camera, showing its distinctive fan-like antennae. Its body is covered in fine hairs. Background out of focus
A close-up photo of a May beetle or cockchafer (Melolontha), resting on a human thumb. The beetle is facing the camera, showcasing its distinctive fan-like antennaewaving one leg. Its body is covered in fine hairs, and its reddish-brown wing cases are partially visible. Blurry background
Scene from the film The Lost Boys. Three vampire characters grip metal bars and dangle over the edge of a bridge at night, partly shadowed against a dark blue sky. Their expressions are intense and their clothing is grungy
A close-up of a grey and white rat being tickled by human hands. His eyes are closed, and his long white whiskers fan out around his twitching pink nose, giving him a blissful, content expression. His little foot is holding the right thumb
Night sky showing a bright nearly full moon in the middle. The top of the picture has dramatic clouds and the bottom has silhouettes of trees and hills against the bright night sky A few house lights are dotted in the distance
Low sun in gradient sky of blue going down to yellow sunset. A silhouette of a hot hair balloon ot the left centre of the screen with houses and trees right at the bottom of the frame.
A sunny white painted outside textured wall. A hanging Terracotta outdoor thermometer with a sun face at the top with radiating rays showing the temperature is 30 degrees Celsius.
Two pet rat noses and whiskers peeping out from a cardboard box in the sunshine. Little paws are seen also. There are stripes of shadows on the box and shadows of long whiskers
A light blue sky with dramatic silhouettes of weeping willow trunks and branches looking up from underneath to create a tangled pattern
A crow stands on the green grass of a sunlit garden, with a stone birdbath in the background. In the foreground, a large terracotta pot overflows with vibrant purple and white flowers. The scene is framed by lush foliage and dappled sunlight
A moving cartoon image of white background with a daffodil, a red dragon and a leek all with large feet walking right The daffodil and leek are wearing boots
Text explaining what a ‘short round’ is in relation to patch usage. 4. What is a short round? Some people are not comfortable with starting with a full week, or longer if you count the days of titration before and after. It is also important for most people to see how their body feels when they stop the patch and transition to the "rest period" before doing longer rounds or experimenting with higher doses. The alternative "short round" might be a good option to start with. Option 1: Day 1 at 3.5mg, Day 2 at 7mg Day 3 at 3.5mg. Option 2: Three days at 5 mg (more convenient for some types of patches). Followed by a break of 3 to 5 days before continuing. Option 3: 2 hours a day at between 1 and 7 mg.
An illustration of a dandelion growing through a crack in the pavement. Above the dandelion, text reads: “Dandelions be like: ‘Screw you. I bloom where I want.’” Below the dandelion, bold text states:“BE LIKE DANDELION” framed with a hand-drawn border, and the artist’s handle, @Crittertastic, is in the bottom right corner. The message is resilience and determination, using the dandelion as a symbol of perseverance and strength.
A black and white image of a blurry London Underground tube train speeding through a station Text reads “JANUARY 25TH 2020 WAS 5 YEARS AGO TODAY. On January 25th 2020 on the tube, someone wearing a mask under their chin coughed on me. January 25th 2020 was 60 months ago January 25th 2020 was 261 weeks ago January 25th 2020 was 1827 days ago January 25th 2020 was 43,834 hours ago January 25th 2020 was 2,630,048 mins ago January 25th 2020 was 157,802,902 secs ago January 25th 2020 was a lifetime ago”
A twilight sky with a vibrant gradient transitioning from deep blue at the top to warm orange hues near the horizon. The crescent moon and a bright star or planet are visible, set above a silhouette of bare trees and rolling hills.
edit of a classic black-and-white Nosferatu vampire giving a thumbs-up gesture, and the text below reads “YESFERATU” in bold, stylized lettering, playing on the character’s name. The overall design mimics vintage horror aesthetics.
Balinese face mask on white wall decorated with trailing ivy and fairy lights