Helen Todd
Helen's work has been showcased in numerous Northwest art shows, including the Bellevue Arts Museum "ArtsFair", both the Edmonds and Anacortes arts festivals, and the "Best of the Northwest" shows. Two of her works, "Painted Door" and "Two Paths", were selected for the 2007 juried show, "Brushes with the Land", at Gallery by the Bay in Stanwood. Helen was born in a small town in England and moved to Virginia when she was
seven. She dove headfirst into photography in 1993 when a relative loaned
her an old 1960s-era Pentax Spotmatic camera. She hasn't stopped taking
pictures since. In 1998, her innate affinity for wet, foggy climates
inspired her to move to the Seattle area. She currently lives near
Carnation, Washington, surrounded by trees, squirrels, deer, and the |
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Helen Todd is a photographer who focuses on objects and details often
overlooked in everyday life. Anywhere there is rusting metal or peeling
paint, Helen can be found, searching for a different type of "Northwest
landscape". Her evocative photographs encourage observers to take a closer
look at the unappreciated beauty of decay.