Christmas & Old World Santas
Carving, Wildlife & Woodburning
Southwest & American Indian
A Change of Pace
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Pine Needle Coiling
| All About Hellen Martin |
Well, this is me during a very, very long show in 2006. I was just a wee bit tired when
it was taken.
I've been married to Barry for 35+ lovely years. Don't ask him because he may have
a different opinion. We have three children (2 girls & 1 boy). My son and his wife
gave us a our first grandchild in September 2005. He is a beautiful boy ... another
fisherman in the family and hopefully a gourd artists.
it was taken.
I've been married to Barry for 35+ lovely years. Don't ask him because he may have
a different opinion. We have three children (2 girls & 1 boy). My son and his wife
gave us a our first grandchild in September 2005. He is a beautiful boy ... another
fisherman in the family and hopefully a gourd artists.
Barry & I have done a great deal of traveling during our married life. We've lived in Texas, California,
Washington, Oklahoma, and even Holland. I did teach while in Holland to ladies from Holland, Germany, New
Zealand, US, & Belgium. Our children have traveled right along with us, but only the youngest went to Holland.
The older two stayed in the USA to attend college. They did visit during the Christmas holidays, and we showed
them all around. Barry & I presently live in Grapevine, Texas.
I've juggled working, family, and my love of painting most of my married life. After being laid off from a bank for
the second time, I decided to give myself two years to get my business going. That was January 2002. I
accomplished my goals and decided I like what I was doing too much to return to the corporate world. I will
continue giving private lessons as time allows & maybe a few classroom lessons along with selling in more
galleries and stores.
Barry and I both love Native American art. Maybe it is because we both have an Indian heritage ... Barry is
Cherokee, and I'm Comanche and Blackfoot. One of my distant grandfathers was with Quanita Parker, last
fighting Comanche chief, when he and his 22 fighting comrades finally decided to make peace with the 'white
eyes.' A distant grandmother was married in the Oklahoma Territory in 1893. Even though we don't belong to
any tribe, I have been researching it.
I love working with gourds, painting, pine needle coiling, Indian coiling, and wood burning. I've been painting for
over 20 years. I studied art in college, but it seems all I learned was how to take black and white and make lots of
gray colors. So, you might say I'm a self-taught artist. I've read and practiced a great deal. During the last few
years, I've developed my own style of painting Santas eyes, beads, and fur. This makes my Santas unique and
has helped make them become collector pieces. Since 2005, I've mainly been doing SW/American Indian,
wildlife, lodge, and western pieces. Everyone needs "A Change of Pace" so I added a page on my web in 2008
to share what I do when I need to just do something else.
These are a few pictures of my booth taken in 2006. So, if you see me at a show, please stop by & say "Hello."
Washington, Oklahoma, and even Holland. I did teach while in Holland to ladies from Holland, Germany, New
Zealand, US, & Belgium. Our children have traveled right along with us, but only the youngest went to Holland.
The older two stayed in the USA to attend college. They did visit during the Christmas holidays, and we showed
them all around. Barry & I presently live in Grapevine, Texas.
I've juggled working, family, and my love of painting most of my married life. After being laid off from a bank for
the second time, I decided to give myself two years to get my business going. That was January 2002. I
accomplished my goals and decided I like what I was doing too much to return to the corporate world. I will
continue giving private lessons as time allows & maybe a few classroom lessons along with selling in more
galleries and stores.
Barry and I both love Native American art. Maybe it is because we both have an Indian heritage ... Barry is
Cherokee, and I'm Comanche and Blackfoot. One of my distant grandfathers was with Quanita Parker, last
fighting Comanche chief, when he and his 22 fighting comrades finally decided to make peace with the 'white
eyes.' A distant grandmother was married in the Oklahoma Territory in 1893. Even though we don't belong to
any tribe, I have been researching it.
I love working with gourds, painting, pine needle coiling, Indian coiling, and wood burning. I've been painting for
over 20 years. I studied art in college, but it seems all I learned was how to take black and white and make lots of
gray colors. So, you might say I'm a self-taught artist. I've read and practiced a great deal. During the last few
years, I've developed my own style of painting Santas eyes, beads, and fur. This makes my Santas unique and
has helped make them become collector pieces. Since 2005, I've mainly been doing SW/American Indian,
wildlife, lodge, and western pieces. Everyone needs "A Change of Pace" so I added a page on my web in 2008
to share what I do when I need to just do something else.
These are a few pictures of my booth taken in 2006. So, if you see me at a show, please stop by & say "Hello."
I've included a photo of my one and only grandchild. Nick is
a future "gourder." He loves rearranging my gourds in my
studio. He is a joy!! This was taken when he was one years
old.
He even has his own special box of gourds.
a future "gourder." He loves rearranging my gourds in my
studio. He is a joy!! This was taken when he was one years
old.
He even has his own special box of gourds.
Express yourself with any type of art. You will be amazed how talented you really are!!
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