Amherst Lions Club Annual Holiday Craft Fair - Featured Artisan

The Amherst Lions Craft Fair - an annual juried show that has done so much for so many since 1981.

The Lions Club is the world's largest service club organization. Lions are men and women who volunteer their time to humanitarian causes in their local and world communities. By conducting service projects and raising funds, Lions strive to help those in need, wherever the need exists. The Lions' motto is "We Serve."

Amherst Lions Club Website
Amherst Lions Club Facebook Page   

Bead & Button Magazine - Featured Artisan

Featured Jewelry

Helen's silversmithing, "The Birches."

Ascend Design Challenge

Winner “The Birches”

International competition with 43 entries representing jewelry from all mediums.

Martha Fitzmier Designs - Featured Artisan

Featured Jewelry on Tool Inventor's Website
"Honeycomb Tessellation Collection"

“Helen you have exceeded all my expectations! This is exactly what I had hoped someone would do with the H.T. Form, take it to new places. Collaborating with you has been a lot of fun and I look forward to hearing and seeing more!”

MarthaFitzmier.com

Vice President of the Georgia Goldsmiths Guild

Gilmore Shows - Featured Artisan

Gilmore Shows – Craftsmen’s Classics have been named more often than any other promoter to the "100 Best" list by the prestigious Sunshine Artist Magazine, the "Top 100" and "Top 200" Arts & Crafts Shows by ArtFair Source Book and have been named often as "Top 20 Events" by the Southeast Tourism Society.

Artisan Promotions, Inc. - Featured Artisan

Artisan Promotions, Inc. - considered one of New England’s leading show producers since 1982, are 23-year winners of the Sunshine Artist “200 Best Award” for their Boston Spring and Christmas Festivals.

The Old Deerfield Craft Fairs - Featured Artisan

The Old Deerfield Craft Fairs – named by Yankee Magazine as one of the top 20 events in New England and as the top 3 in Massachusetts. Sunshine Artist Magazine, a leading publication for the arts and crafts movement in the United States, has ranked the Old Deerfield Fall Craft Fairs among the best for many years.

Castleberry Fairs & Festivals - Featured Artisan

Castleberry Fairs & Festivals – promoters of events throughout New England since 1989 with 21 annual shows from Cape Cod to the White Mountains. Squirrel-Eze also featured on their brochures.

North East Expos, Inc. – Featured Seminar Speaker

Hollis Arts Society – Featured Seminar Speaker.

Squirrel-Eze Interview by Boston Voyager Magazine

Read "Meet Helen Yetman-Bellows and Jim Bellows of Squirrel-Eze" Article from Boston Voyager Magazine

Article PDF: http://tinyurl.com/y3x6o2fv
Website: http://tinyurl.com/y48jqbkp

Handworks Gallery of American Crafts - Exhibition

Annual Expressions of Love Exhibition
Exhibition participant since 2010.

Florida Society of Goldsmiths Exhibition

Anita London Memorial Display

Juried exhibition, January 18 – April 17 2017. The pieces were kept on display for a second exhibition, May – July, and then ultimately were kept on display for 2 years at the Florida Society of Goldsmiths, St. Petersburg, Florida. The Chain Maille Collection’s Anniversary Set and the Collaboration Collection’s Shaggy Leaves Set.

Morean Arts Center & Florida Society of Goldsmiths Award

Story Telling in Metal National Competition & Exhibition
"The Birches & Matahbah"

Included works: sculpture, wall art, and jewelry.

Only 33 pieces were chosen from across the nation, 2 of which were Helen’s: The Birches & Matahbah

Fitchburg Art Museum 77th Regional Exhibition of Art & Craft

First Place: "Harbingers of Summer"

300 Entries, 160 chosen, 2 of which were from Helen's work. Harbingers of Summer and The Pussy Willow. Harbingers of Summer won First Place in the Craft Division.

Ascend Design Challenge Winner "The Birches"

Ascend Design Challenge Winner "The Birches"
"The Birches"

From the Article "5 QUESTIONS WITH CHALLENGE WINNER HELEN YETMAN-BELLOWS"

"We're pleased to talk to Helen Yetman-Bellows, one of the winners of our ASCEND Design Challenge for her piece, Birches.Birches is part of Helen's Wilderness Collection, is made from silver and incorporates metal stamping, chasing and repousse..."

Article (PDF): http://tinyurl.com/y5y8komy
Website: http://bit.ly/2iRx7ID

"Traveling with a Full Metalsmithing Studio" Article

From the Article "TRAVELING WITH A FULL METALSMITHING STUDIO, Learn how one silversmith takes her show on the road"

"This summer, we've been taking a look at how to travel with your jewelry making...This metalsmith takes traveling with your jewelry to a whole new level!"

Article (PDF): http://tinyurl.com/y2dn8lpl
Website: https://tinyurl.com/yanx27od