Helen O’Sullivan

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She/Her * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 PhD-er #SustainableFashion #Education https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Helen-Osullivan-3 * #DTMatters Design Educator | Community Engagement | Advisor * Activist https://bsky.app/profile/sustfashwales.

A screenshot of a list including: Conceptual model 3.2.5 Weaving (7.3.2) Cat fairies (8.3.1)
A photo of my laptop from my garden (office) under a canopy hiding from the sun. The image which shows blue sky in the background, and lots of beautiful flora. While I'm sat in front of a screen of 79k words of my thesis losing the will to live. (I'm an 80's child so allowed to be dramatic)
A child participant drawing of a cat fairy - one of the many mythical creatures the children imagined saving fashion waste and reducing exploitation of the industry. Obviously.
A screen shot of over 80 pages of colour coded transcription quotes including, codes, sub-themes and main themes in line with reflexive thematic analysis. This shows just one year of relevant quotes and no other creative data that was collected over 3 years. The screen shot has an overlaid text box with the following text: "Data gathering through creative methods is exciting. But we do note that gathering data in creative ways can be so much fun that at times we can forget to stop, and so end up with too much data and a headache at the analysis stage." Kara, H., Lemon, N., Mannay, D., & McPherson, M. (2021). Creative research methods in education. Bristol University Press.
A image in the style of a scrap book. The title in on torn green paper and reads: "Who are SCTCymru" with an image of us from the Senedd event just under it. Another text space (like torn green paper) reads: We are a coaltion including: SustFashWales * FoECymru * Repair Cafe Wales * Keep Wales Tidy/Eco Schools Wales * Young Danwinian * University of South Wales The SustFashWales and SCTCymru logos are on the top and bottom right corners
Sarah Murphy MS and me at my SustFashWales stand 🤩
SCTCymru members including me with Huw Irranca-Davies (now Llywydd of the Senedd) holding a sign supporting sustainable fashion in Wales!
A photo of a patchwork dress made by my (6-9yr old) PhD participants learning about fast fashion. The dress patches have messages such as stitch it don't ditch it and make fashion sustainable. Its stood in front of the SustFashWales info stand and banner. Gower College Swansea students work are in the background.
A collage of images of the SCTCymru members at an event in the senedd. One is a landscape photo of them standing in a row in front of the sign, while another shows the panel discussion on a stage in the main hall with a backdrop of Cardiff Bay.
Result of Senedd voting intentions from ITV Cymru (May 2026) The chart shows party support levels: Plaid Cymru 33% (+4) Reform UK 29% (no change) Labour 12% (−1) Conservatives 9% (+1) Greens 8% (+2) Liberal Democrats 6% (no change) Others 3% (−1) Source noted as ITV Cymru Wales, YouGov, and Cardiff University.
A video of my wysteria tree in my garden. The tree is in full bloom with beautiful clusters of lilac flowers, with loads and loads of honey bees.
A photo of a sunset over a bay taken from the campervan back doors. The sea is at full tide with loads of crashing waves. Thr sky is a mixture of orange and blue with light clouds while the sun sets in tbe distance on the right of the image.
Two side by side photos of my cat Alfie, taken 15 years apart: Photo 1 (on the left) is a close-up photo of him when he was a tiny kitten. He’s looking straight into the camera with huge round eyes and fluffy ginger-and-white fur. Photo 2 (on the right) is of Alfie a couple of days ago as an adult, sitting on the grass in my garden under a striped parasol. His ginger-and-white fur looks bright in the sunlight, and he’s sitting upright calmly looking at me becuase he wants cuddles. You can clearly see the same but expanded markings in each photo such as his fluffy white socks and ginger patterns on this head.
A collage showing my round crochet mandala creation laid flat on the floor. It measures 130 wide and made using an ombre/blended colours of pink, lilac, and pale blue cotton yarn. The full lacy circle is shown in the top left square photo, and the close-ups highlight the openwork mesh, textured stitches, and scalloped edging. The colour changes and details of my stitches are clearly visible in the close shots.
A photo I have taken on myself in the mirror wearing a hospital gown about to have an x-ray
A screenshot of 4 product selection options for chicken wire on eBay which features: Width/height in *FEET* Hole size in *INCHES* Length in *METERS* Thickness in *MILLIMETERS* Brain fried!
A photo taken from a hot tub which is bubbling and releasing lots of steam into the cold spring air. There is a cup of tea positioned on the side of the hot tub. In the background the sun is rising above a garden fence houses in the distance, and about to go behind a large pine tree. There is also a camper van in the background.
A photo of 25 small biodegradable pots filled with soil and various seeds including varieties of kale, chard, courgettes, beans and others. The pots are on a black tray on a windowsill. Outside the window, the grass is soaking wet from a full day of typical BST rain!
A selfie of me smiling while holding a grey sign that reads.. NO KINGS NO TYRANTS
A 3×3 collage of Alfie, a ginger and white fluffy long‑haired cat relaxing, sleeping, and sitting while "looking after" me while I'm ill. Each image is numbered 1 through 9. Individual Numbered Pics from left to right, top to bottom: 1 - Alfie sits curled on a sofa, looking to the side with his tail wrapped around his body. 2 - A close‑up of Alfie resting his head on a blanket, eyes half‑closed and sleepy. 3 - Alfie is curled tightly in a ball, napping with its nose tucked into its fur. 4 - A close‑up of Alfie sleeping peacefully, eyes closed and paws tucked into his face. He has a big smile. 5 - Alfie sitting upright on a blanket‑covered surface, looking toward the camera with a relaxed expression. (Ready for snuggles) 6 - Alfie passed out with his face completely buried in a purple fleece blanket. As if to say, no, not today! 7 - An extreme close‑up of Alfies face as he lies down, eyes almost closed. Maximum contented chill! 8 - Alfie fast asleep on a soft surface, nose and whiskers prominent in the foreground. 9 - Alfie sitting on a blanket on my lap, looking gently toward the camera. Also ready for cuddles.
A selfie of me laying on a hammock with a large fluffy ginger car planted for cwtches/hugs.
A photo from my back garden of my feet while laying in a hammock. The hammock is a combination of reds and orange and my feet are in the sun which is directly above the hammock and the skybis blue with only whispers of clouds. In the background is my campervan which is playing 6music and boiling a kettle for a cuppa in the sun 🌞
A selfie of me holding up a visitor badge toward the camera from my recent school interview. The badge has been hilariously defaced by my husband with handwritten text crossing out the word “visitor” replacing it with "BOSS". I am beaming with excitement!
A screenshot of text to support the animated cartoon in the original post: Title Slide: An intro to fast fashion waste, delivered by Ani... Scene 1: The central character ani is standing in front of an animated huge pile of clothes saying: “People buy so many clothes millions and millions every single year. In fact we actually have too many to wear. Also lots of people don't look after them very well: if they get stains or holes most people just throw them away. But where do they actually go?” Scene 2: Ani is now standing in front of an animated world map. As she talks about different places images appear shown in [text] as follows: “Well, they end up in big piles in other countries all around the world. Some of them go to countries like Kenya, in Africa and others end up here in Chile which is in South America [Red pin appears on the map]. This is the beautiful Atacama Desert in Chile [a photo of the desert covered in dumped clothes appears in the background]. But it's being destroyed because it's full of clothes that people don't want anymore. But when the clothes rot away or get burned, they cause lots of pollution, which is really bad for the environment, wildlife and people too.” Scene 3: Ani is now standing in an animated living room. The screen is split showing Ani to the left and a photograph of a white t-shirt on a hanger to the right. She has a lightbulb bouncing next to her head and explains: “Luckily because you are all amazing eco-fashion superheroes, you will learn some fun ways to make your clothes last longer so you don't have to throw them away. Today we will be learning how to decorate our clothes so they will be just like new again…” Closing Slide: Helen O’Sullivan up2028364@myport.ac.uk
A photograph of my fingernails on top on the palm of my hand with show the yellow stain of my nails and my hands.
A collage made up of 4 images. The left two and bottom right images are of 90 pieces of fabric all wrapped up with string after being tie dyed using turmeric dye. The top right image is of a turmeric dye bath showing submerged fabrics and two wooden spoon stained yellow.
A photo of a classroom/school hall with my PhD educational cartoon displayed on the screen in the background. In front of this are several tables and chairs ready to welcome 30 pupils for a practical day learning about fast-fashion.
A collage of 2 photos and 1 video of Linda the scraggy rescue hen. The top right is a video of her playing and pecking my hand that is wiggling in front of her, the bottom toght is her looking inquisitively at a research book and the main photo on the left (which takes up half the collage) is her standing on my lap looking straight at the camera. Her large pale comb flops to tge roght and she has a pose which shows her confidence and attitude ❤️
A photo of a Macbook which says 9:17am and is in front of a partitioned section of a chicken run. Behind the green mesh partition are 4 scraggly rescue hens, 2 of which are visible scratching around on the floor. The partition is to slowly introduce the new rescues to the existing flock. The top of the photo shows lots of flower plants in hanging baskets and garden decorations such as glass butterflies and metal bugs.
A photo of fluffy ginger and white cat distracting his owner who is in a very important online meeting. He is photographed sat directly in front of the computer staring up at her because he wants yet more cuddles! Behind him is the computer and a hand devils ivy plant.
An freshly laid egg from a rescue chicken in the palm of my hand. The shell is incredibly wrinkled, especially at the lower wider end.
A photo of me teaching a class of children. I am sat at the table with the children surrounding me as I demonstrate how to tie fabric for tie-dye.
A photo of a sunset over the Welsh countryside taken from a beer garden. There is a wooden table with a pint of beer in the centre and another to the right of the photo. The sky is mostly blue with some whispy clouds, while the sun is right orange with a glow around it as its just about to set behind the hill.
A photograph of a chain of crochet using magenta and teal cotton yarn. The photo shows the chain attached to the crochet hook on thr right. Thr middle of the photos shows the chain with 3 wooded hearts attached through their central hole. The top of the photo shows around 10 wooden hearts strung onto the yarns ready to be attached.
A photo of fluffy ginger and white cat distracting his owner who is trying to write her thesis. He is photographed sat directly in front of the computer staring at her because he wants yet more cuddles!
A photograph of the cover of the Paulo Freire book "Pedagogy of the Oppressed". The design is bold in contrast using red, yellow and black. The upper part of the cover has a red background with a rough yellow negative style image of showing a group of people with fists in the air, the lower half is the same image but with a black background and red images. The middle centre of the book has a black rectangle with yellow text saying "PEDAGOGY OF THE OPPRESSED", under this is a yellow rectangle with black text saying he authors name: "PAULO FREIRE". The bottom of the book has the Penguin publisher logo and white text saying: "New revised edition of this international classic"
A collage of 5 images of a fluffy ginger and white cat distracting his owner who is trying to write her thesis. He is photographed either directly in front of the computer screen, climbing on top of her, giving her kitty kisses or attempting a lay on the keyboard. There is also a 6th images in the collage which is a screenshot of a mistyped word that says: "pedagof=gical" which is supposed to be "pedagogical". It's uncertain if that was the fault of the writer or the cat.