{"id":930,"date":"2020-08-31T15:49:54","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T15:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/creativeplacesandfaces.com\/?post_type=podcast&p=930"},"modified":"2026-03-03T11:20:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T11:20:56","slug":"episode-7-artist-helen-sharkey-strangford-lough-and-belfast","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/creativeplacesandfaces.com\/index.php\/podcast\/episode-7-artist-helen-sharkey-strangford-lough-and-belfast\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 8: Artist, Helen Sharkey: Strangford Lough and Belfast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For much of her week. visual artist, Helen Sharkey, lives and works on one of 70 small islands dotted along the coast of stunning Strangford Lough. She is based beside a monastic site called Nendrum, which is 5th century, and about four metres from the water up a slight hill on the hill of Nendrum.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When there is a full moon, it creates these amazing, polarised shadows which are one of the many aspects of the environment there that Helen uses in her work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Thursday to Saturday, Helen is deep in running her gallery at St. George’s Market in Belfast, and this place brings out a different aspect of Helen’s energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Helen uses art to create her own world<\/strong>, It is a world that fascinates her and makes her feel safe  She likens Belfast of the 1970s to be its own form of lockdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discover more about how the magical environment of Strangford Lough influences Helen’s creative output.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This episode is sponsored by Property Insurance Centre<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The transcription with images can be seen at Travel Inspires – Strangford Lough and Belfast with artist Helen Sharkey<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Episode Release Date 11th December 2020: For much of her week. visual artist, Helen Sharkey, lives and works on one of 70 small islands dotted along the coast of stunning Strangford Lough. She is based beside a monastic site called Nendrum, which is 5th century, and about four metres from the water up a slight hill on the hill of Nendrum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":934,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":""},"tags":[],"series":[12,13,16],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/creativeplacesandfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Strangford-Lough-Ann-Smyth-Scenic-route-from-the-Studio-to-home.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/creativeplacesandfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Creative-Places-Faces-Podcast-Cover.jpg","download_link":false,"player_link":false,"audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":[],"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/creativeplacesandfaces.com\/feed\/podcast\/ireland","embedCode":"

Episode 8: Artist, Helen Sharkey: Strangford Lough and Belfast<\/a><\/blockquote>\n