HELEN MCNULTY
A year of windows
ART + STORY + ...
Twelve paintings of the place where the house meets the weather. One windowsill for every month, painted in the Wicklow Mountains or in the Drumskinny bog on the edge of Europe with room on each page for the things you'll want to remember and achieve.
12
original pictures and writing
A3
When folded out on 150gsm
2
original pictures and writing
ie
painted, printed and posted in Ireland
Why windowsills
A window (coming from Norsk word 'Wind Eye') is the eyes to the interior and exterior of my existence. Without them, I am blind to the comings and goings of my own thoughts
A windowsill is the one part of a house that belongs to both the inside and the outside. It's where the light lands first, and where things gather that nobody has quite decided about: the jug that never gets put away, the plant doing better than anyone expected, a stone brought home from a beach. My ancestors, working with their hands in fields and on the land, were enslaved so much that windows were taxed at a premium, a silent haranguing of their souls' light. Of course they made music and raised floors with heavy bróga despite the darkness, but the songs are still dark and sad and I think what song would they have made with bigger windows.
I live in one of these old cottages, and I paint them because they're small and honest and full of weather and ancestral memory. This calendar puts twelve of them together, so every month you get a different window to look through while you're looking out of your own.
Helen
The Calendar
Made to hang where you'll see it
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Format
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Wall calendar, A4 Landscape when closed, A3 Portrait when open |
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Paintings
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Twelve months plus a cover, all from the Windowsills series |
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Paper
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150 grm inside paper and 300 grm cover uncoated so you can write on it |
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Binding
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Saddle Stitch with a hanging hole |
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Dates
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Week starts Monday · No holiday markings - left clear for your preferred importants dates. |
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Printed
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With the brilliant Willie and team in Bridgeprint, Tallaght, Co. Dublin. |
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Posted
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From Wicklow, board-backed so it arrives flat |
Giving it
A window for someone who needs one
Add a note at checkout and I'll write it by hand and post the calendar straight to them. Order by 16 November for Christmas delivery in Ireland.
The Single Calendar
€22
2027 · A Year of Windowsills.
€22.00 per calendar for 1-4 calendars.
Postage from €6 in Ireland
Currently shipping only to Ireland via stripe link. For other locations contact Helen.
Business packs
Business packs
Irish-made client gifts for small businesses.
Looking for a Christmas gift for your clients that won’t end up in a drawer? A Year of Windowsills is an art calendar painted and written across the borders in Ireland, from the boglands in Co. Fermanagh and in the Wicklow Mountains. Each calendar is printed in and posted from Ireland.
It hangs on the wall for twelve months, so your thank-you is still there in July.
Business packs make it simple to gift a meaningful, affordable present to the people who kept your business going this year.
Secure payment by Stripe. Calendars ship from mid - November 2026. Single destination shipping is quoted. Contact for other options. hello@grit.ie
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Questions
When will it arrive?
Do you post outside Ireland?
Yes, anywhere An Post goes. International postage is given on request.
How many are there?
200 copies. When they're gone there won't be a reprint.
What if it arrives damaged?
Send me a photo and I'll post another.
About
Fermanagh born, Wicklow based Artist and Storyteller and Comedian, Helen McNulty's work explores journeys, through space, time, age and distance. In attempt to grasp pattern and fathom perspective, Helen's work is colourful, deep and often filled with pathos and humour.
- paint
- pastel
- pencil
- pen