Helene Makes Mosaics

I will be in Fredericton, N.B. creating a large mosaic landscape LIVE in M&T Deli's window from July 18-21. I don't get paid but I do get to keep all the money if I sell my piece and best of all the fine folks at M&T Deli will feed me for 4 days! Their food is yummy! Come and see me do my thang!

The Power Of Song And Hunting

Digital collage created using vintage poster, magazine cut-outs and image from THE GRAPHICS FAIRY

Art at Home

Just some of the few pieces of art in my washroom. Top: Original drawing by Julie Fillo, Middle and bottom: me. I bought Julie's beautiful drawing way back in 2005 on Ebay when a bunch of us artist under the 'folkart 'or 'outsider' category, encouraged and promoted each others work! They were such fun days!

Waiting For The Dream

Digital composition created with paint, stencils and images from THE GRAPHICS FAIRY.

My Lupines in NB

I started my beautiful Lupines from seeds last year and this year I have a backyard full. So happy.

Helene Lacelle at TNAF

Helene Lacelle at her booth in the Glebe's TNAF, photo by: Renee Savoie

 Big thank you to Renee Savoie of Peaberry Designs for the mention on her bog.

peaberry designs has posted a new item, 'The New Art Festival'
I am such a huge fan of the New Art Festival and a little rain wasn't going to
stop me from checking it out.  It got pretty brutal at times and I felt pretty
bad for the artists having to deal with that all weekend.  They must have been
chilled to the bone.  It was [...]

You may view the latest post at
http://peaberrydesigns.com/the-new-art-festival-2/

Lady On The Verge

'Lady On The Verge' was created using paint, stickers, plastic lace and an image from 'THE GRAPHICS FAIRY'

TNAF in Ottawa

Paris In The Morning

Digital image created with paint, stencil and images from THE GRAPHICS FAIRY.

'RUN' group show at CUBE GALLERY

Helene Lacelle sitting by door as guests file in to CUBE GALLERY for the RUN show.


 Helene Lacelle & Don Monet, owner of CUBE GALLERY

 My submission for the group show 'RUN' titled, " RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT '.

The runners running the 10k race last night in Ottawa.

Lady With No Where To Go

A happy melange of paint, stickers and images from The Graphics Fairy.

HELENE LACELLE in group show at CUBE GALLERY

We run for cover, for office and sometimes for our lives. We could be in it for the long run, have a run of luck or run ourselves ragged. And by the way, is that a run in your stocking?  

Run, don't walk to the Cube Gallery, to be part of Ottawa's biggest running weekend May 25th. This will be a group show celebrating, showcasing and wondering why we love to run.

Featuring this mob of 24 artists/athletes:
Alison Smith-Welsh, Adrian Baker, Batya Cavens, Bina Mirza, Catharine Clarke, Choleena DiTullio, Dave Andrews, Norman Takeuchi, Simon Whitfield, Dave Cooper, Harry Nowell, Helene Lacelle, Keith Bell, Judy Slack, Karole Marois, Katrin Smith, Margaret Chwialkowska, Russell Yuristy, Peter Monet
MaryAnn Camps, Karin Rabuka, Reid McLachlan, Richard Austin, Tony Clark

Cube Gallery
1285 Wellington St. W.  Ottawa, K1Y 3A8    
613 728 1750   Cubegallery.ca
Tues-Fri 10:30 – 6pm  Sat.-Sun 11-5pm
Open late the First Thursday of every month

Sweetie Pie

My friend Sweetie Pie was cobbled with love, paint, stickers and images from The Graphics Fairy.

Getting Ready....

A beautiful day today to get my blocks ready for The New Arts Festival in Ottawa on June 2,3 2012.  My blocks are at stage 2, ready for the collaged images then the resin finish.

A Picture Of Health

A lively compilation of layers of colors and images from The Graphics Fairy.

Wild Life

A little bit of wild and a little bit of abstract coming together to make  
WILD LIFE. Beautiful raccoon image from THE GRAPHICS FAIRY.

A Beautiful Day In The Parkette.

'A Beautiful Day In The Parkette' is a collage created by layering paint, stamps, stickers, and VINTAGE
image from THE GRAPHICS FAIRY. Have a beautiful day!

Glancing

GLANCING........What is old one day is new the next, it's a matter of how you feel.  Victorian image from THE GRAPHICS FAIRY.

Lady In August

Mona In July

A Walk In The Park

Seen on Somerset St. in Ottawa

New Blocks

HELENE LACELLE at CARMEN' VERANDA

The opening on Tuesday night was fantastic. The food was amazing,{Thank You Carmen}, the mood was warm and so receptive. The photographs and stories of Jacques seemed to touched everyone there. Many people came up to me to say they were moved by the show. I was also very pleased with how all my artwork looked against the cherry red walls. READ MORE: article that appeared in 'BETWEEN THE BRIDGES'

The Jacques Show

~ Artist Helene Lacelle is having a show of her art and retrospective photographs of her close friend Jacques Couillard who was taken by brain cancer in February of 2010 - the show is dedicated to his memory and all his friends are invited to share those memories - at Carmen's Veranda, 1169 Bank Street, Ottawa from Oct.4 to Dec.31, 2011.

These photographs are snapshots of Jacques (and Helene) between 1977 and 1987, the college years, the dancing years, the traveling years, the shopping at Goodwill years, and the 'who the hell am I years'.

~ "It was impossible not to be affected by Jacques' sense of humor and desire to participate in fun"~


Please Join us for an evening of happy memories:


Opening reception: Tuesday, October 4, 6:30pm - 8:30pm, Carmen's Veranda, 1169 Bank St., Ottawa

Cash Bar, nibblies provided by Carmen.

Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society in the memory of Jacques Couillard, will be greatly appreciated.

More prints

New illustration

'My Helping Hand' an illustration I made on the back of a very old book I found in the garbage at a church bazaar.

Fun with old embroidery.

If I see the word 'vintage' posted one more time I'm going to puke.

Mounting old embroidery on woodblocks - a project

I'm getting a whack ready for QWAC. Yes, I'm getting a whack of woodblocks ready for the Queen West Art Crawl , Sept17-18,  in Toronto. My big thing is painting, collaging, mosaicing bright images on woodblocks. I must have sold thousands by now. Am I running out of ideas? Heck no. In these images I demonstrate how to mount embroidery on a woodblock. 1}- I cut the pieces of embroidery to fit the size of woodblock.

I trim the excess edges of my embroidery off.

Then using regular carpenter glue I spread it evenly all over the embroidery. I mix my glue with water to make it easier to spread. Let it dry. {CLICK on READ MORE to see entire project}

NEW work for OSA

Cathy from the Ottawa School of Arts is hanging the NEW summer show this week in the boutique and here are my 2 entries. Original drawings on photographic paper in distressed vintage frames.
Also, I was at the IDLE Hands Spring show last Saturday at St-Lukes, CHinatown. It was full of artisans and crafters that I had never seen before. The organic treats were fabulous (maybe a bit too fabulous!) Jennifer Stone the organizer, puts on a good show, thanks Jenn!