| 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.
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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