Helen has long been interested in ways to incorporate printmaking with sculpture. "My experiments took me in many directions until I recognized that it is crucial the sculptural support be made of paper as are the prints. Each sculpture is constructed out of 4-ply matboard, essentially compressed archival paper. These architecturally inspired structures are then coated repeatedly with layers of unprinted, translucent Japanese paper. At this point the sculpture’s surface appears like sunbaked bone, the hard edges of the matboard having been softened with the layers of Japanese paper. Drypoint etchings printed on translucent Japanese paper are adhered to the sculpture forming a skin of intuitive, visual imagery. My intention with these sculptures is reinforced by combining the two mediums. The sculptural support and the prints work together moving beyond their individual identities providing new and unexpected meanings."