hi, i'm helen. i build dresses. i paint paintings.

  • dresses

    Hand-built one at a time. Eclectic. Improvised. Made without patterns — no two are identical. Pockets when I can. Curve-friendly. Limited quantities.

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  • Helen shows you what a 12 by 12 painting will look like on your wall: an album cover

    paintings

    Mysterious stories, imaginary archeologies, abstracted landscapes. Sometimes funny. Tiny to big and imminently collectable.

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  • preserves - helen carter abstract painting energetic vibrant abstract with possible mystery vats — and of course, detailed sides because those matter

    brand new

    My latest batch. I'm painting full time except when I'm sewing full time, somehow? I let each morning's mood steer the work for the day.

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big sale on these fine specimens

My need to shed my old skin and grow into something fresh and new is your fine opportunity! 
Dramatic discounts on some excellent pieces, while they last. 

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