All About Hellen Martin
Well, this is me at Kiva Indian Art Gallery during the 2010 Santa Fe, NM Indian
Market  If that piece looks big, it's because it is big!  The pieces behind me are
at the gallery.  View
Galleries Representing Hellen to see my art at this gallery.

I'm a born Texas girl!!  I've been married to Barry for 40+ lovely years.  Don't ask
him because he may have a different opinion.  We have three children (2 girls
& 1 boy).  Our son gave us our one and only grandson in September 2005.  He
is a beautiful boy ... another fisherman and hunter in the family and, hopefully,
a gourd artist.

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
visited during the Christmas holidays, and we showed them all around.  Barry &
I presently live in Grapevine, Texas with the kids within 15 minutes from us.
I've juggled working, family, and my love of art most of my married life.  I left my VP position with a bank in January 2002,
because it was literally killing me .... long, long hours.  I  decided to give myself five years to get my business going and actually
accomplished my goals within two years.  I was having way too much fun to return to the corporate world.  It is a challenge to
take care of all the paperwork, art, taxes, shows, house, yard, etc., but I have a background in finance, business, and marketing
so was able to make some good decisions .... 90% of the time.

I started teaching again in 2010 and will continue giving private lessons as time allows.  Visit
Classes to see what classes I'm
teaching now and where the classroom classes are held.   

I've also written several books within the last two years.  I've learned so much in my artistic career that I wanted to share some
of it.  I was also hoping it would help other artists learn faster and not struggle like I did ... and sometimes still do.  Visit
Books &
Patterns to see what books I have available.  Hopefully, they will help you.

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 fighting comrades finally decided to make peace.  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 really need to do the DNA!  It would be much easier.

I love working with gourds, painting, pine needle and closed coiling, carving, and wood burning.  I've been painting for over 30
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.  Since 2005, I've mainly been doing Southwest and
American Indian inspired, wildlife, and western pieces.  I'm very fortunate to be a in quality galleries.  I hope to get in a few
more during 2011.

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 "artist."  

He  has his own special box of gourds along with a lot of
other supplies.  We have FUN just working away in my
studio.  He even tells me "get to work Mema.".

He is my "heart beat!"
Express yourself with any type of art.  You will be amazed how talented you really are!!
~~ Hellen's Motto ~~
Always remember art is in the eye of the
beholder, but it's my job to create it.
1  year old
3 1/2 years old
Most of the designs within this web site are originals of Hellen Martin.  Under no circumstances may they be used or
reproduced in any form whatsoever without written permission.
Galleries of Pieces for Sale:                                    Additional Pages:
Carving, Wildlife, Woodburning & Leather Tooling                             About the Artist
Southwest & American Indian Inspired                                                 Favorite Links
Christmas & Santa                                                                                    Order Form & Order Information
Pine Needle Coiling                                                                                 Why Pine Needle Coiling Cost So Much?                 
                                                          
                                                      
                                      Books and Patterns:
Galleries:                                                                                              Pine Needle Coiling          Woodburned Leather Tooling
Award Winners                                                                                         Closed Coiling                   Let's Add Texture
My Favorite Sold Pieces                                                                         Acrylic Painting                  Santa Pattern
                                                                                                                Copper & Bronze Metal Coating with Various Patinas
                                                                                                                            
Galleries Representing Hellen Martin:  
Photos and Information about the galleries                                        
Class Descriptions and Schedules
Pieces located in each gallery
                                                                                                               
Texas Indian Market & Southwest Showcase
Home                                                                                                      Photos of the Show - Attended in 2009.
                                                                                                                                  
Contact the Artist:
to discuss a special request, questions about an item, ask about teaching a class, &/or comments.  You can also call the artist @  
817-907-3320.  

E-Mail Me ... or use hellenmartin@att.net   
Fine Gourd Art
Carvings, Paintings, Closed Coiling,
Pine Needle Coiling, Woodburning, & Western Leather Tooling
in Southwest, American Indian Inspired, Western, Wildlife, &  Santas
Instructional Books & Patterns ~ Gourd Classes
Southwestern ~ Native American Indian Inspired
Wildlife ~ Western (Leather Tooling) ~  Painting ~ Woodburning
C
arving ~   Pine Needle Coiling ~ Closed Coiling ~ Santas
Instructional Books & Patterns ~  Classes
Fine Gourd Art
by Hellen Martin
~ Gourd Art is My Passion ~