| About the Artist |
Helen was raised in San Francisco where ethnic and cultural diversity
greatly influenced her sense of creative design. Expressing herself
artistically began early with a strong interest in textiles. Embroidery and
quilting have been a passion since her teens and ones that she still
continues to pursue. Other methods of artistic expression have passed
through her life, but the same qualities prevail in each -- color and texture.
She accidentally discovered glass fusing while taking a stained glass class.
She found that she could uniquely combine her love for color and design
with her other great love -- cooking and presenting her culinary creations on
a beautifully dressed table. Her colorful plates and platters now grace many
homes.
Helen’s glass fusing skills are mostly self taught, although she has honed
her skills with a few classes at Bullseye Glass Company in Portland. She still
experiences excitement and anticipation each morning when she opens her
kiln to see what the previous night’s firing has achieved.
Helen recently left a career in Human Resources management to pursue her
glasswork on a full time basis and to fulfill a life long dream of building a
home with her husband in the Sierra Foothills outside of Yosemite National
Park.
Her work can be found in gift shops in the Mariposa, Madera and Sonoma
County areas and at arts and crafts festivals throughout California.
greatly influenced her sense of creative design. Expressing herself
artistically began early with a strong interest in textiles. Embroidery and
quilting have been a passion since her teens and ones that she still
continues to pursue. Other methods of artistic expression have passed
through her life, but the same qualities prevail in each -- color and texture.
She accidentally discovered glass fusing while taking a stained glass class.
She found that she could uniquely combine her love for color and design
with her other great love -- cooking and presenting her culinary creations on
a beautifully dressed table. Her colorful plates and platters now grace many
homes.
Helen’s glass fusing skills are mostly self taught, although she has honed
her skills with a few classes at Bullseye Glass Company in Portland. She still
experiences excitement and anticipation each morning when she opens her
kiln to see what the previous night’s firing has achieved.
Helen recently left a career in Human Resources management to pursue her
glasswork on a full time basis and to fulfill a life long dream of building a
home with her husband in the Sierra Foothills outside of Yosemite National
Park.
Her work can be found in gift shops in the Mariposa, Madera and Sonoma
County areas and at arts and crafts festivals throughout California.
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