She has collaborated on an artist book with Marion Charles of the Fiveways Artists Group, a muralist whose outsize drawings are cleverly conveyed by Helen's folding book. But the biggest local showcase for handmade books is clearly Brighton Bound, a collective of book-artists, binders and papermakers who have exhibited their practical books, artistic sketchbooks, limited edition artists' books and binds at the Royal Pavilion. Helen's own books are rather book objects, like her calendar waterwheel, scroll-makers and codices. They are not books to pick up and read but to enjoy materially, sensually. She likes to expose the structure of her books, to have the inside on the outside.
Pink leaves decay by the window, twig-books grow up from a work desk.
We should afford it a much higher honour, it is a never-ending thing. It suddenly occurs to me you cannot shut most of her books and that is quite a beautiful thing - they are permanently open and mysteriously alive. You are the 7,622nd visitor.