Portfolios

Speaking to Ancestors

A View of the installation created using 3-D computer programs.
A View of the proposed Speaking to Ancestors installation, Helen Granger, 3D digital scene. This project is fully explained on the Speaking to Ancestors website.

Latest Work (2025)

A 3D multi-media piece which depicts a maple wood table on the top grows a blue tree trunk with some bare branches and red leaves. Underneath the table top hang the roots and drops of blood suspended by strings of red beads from the roots. There are words on the droplets like; rapist, enslaver, mother of 12, patriarch, killer, soldier, farmer.
Family Tree, wood, beads, acrylic, fabric, polymer clay, 2025

Talking Animals

A carrion crow standing on a beach with one foot on a dead fish. The oil painting is colorful but not bright. The caption reads: Finish What You Have Started
Finish What You Have Started, Helen Granger, oil on wood. In a private collection.

Trees

A charcoal drawing of a twisted and gnarly sycamore tree.
Octo 2, Helen Granger, charcoal on paper.

Cats in Ink

A sumi ink painting of a cat, a few simple lines are used to suggest a cat lying on her side with her tail towards. One paw is curled under.
Tail, Helen Granger, sumi ink on rag paper.

Out of My Head

A sand sake is coiled with it's head raised, depicted in a desert environement in this acrylic painting. The snake is shades of pink and yellow. The caption reads: I smell Democrats, which is a quote from Rachel Maddow
I smell Democrats, Helen Granger, acylic on canvas. In a private collection.

Illustration & Technical Drawings

A black and white line art diamgram of the grey triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) with body parts called out and labeled.
Grey Triggerfish (Balistes capriscus)