Born on Tyneside, Helen grew up in Tintern and attended Monmouth School for Girls.

Although a traditional British craft, Helen learnt the art of solderless wire work in Toronto during the late 1970‘s. She opened her first craft workshop in 1979 at the log cabin, Llandogo, moving to the Model Farm Folk Museum, Wolvesnewton the following year. Helen is still based in the Wye Valley.
As well as attending craft events all over Wales, England and the U.S.A., Helen’s work has been exhibited at many venues. These include The Model House Gallery, Llantrissent, The West Virginia Museum of Art and The Southwest Corner Gallery in Albuquerque.