Granite Inspired 1

Suzanne Hellums

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"My husband and I fell in love with a piece of granite called "Meteor Shower" from Brazil, looking over granite slabs during 2015. I wanted to work with a new medium I had gotten and I wanted it to be able to hang them where they would complement browns, black, and ivory-white that is in our kitchen near this granite on the kitchen island. Each one is done a little differently, but has our interior house paint (Dunn Edwards Antique Paper) color as the ivory, and has a different chemical added to each one - but designed to work together as a series. They are some of our favorite pieces and were created to hang in a certain place in our kitchen!"

- Suzanne Hellums

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Suzanne Hellums (she/her/hers)

Anchorage, AK

Once a biochemist and molecular biologist, Suzanne now uses a scientific approach to create her paintings. Art has become a way to combine her interests, which allows her to cope with chronic pain and mobility issues from Crohn's disease and Ankylosing spondylitis. Suzanne often uses resin, acrylics, micas, and polymers; to create new consistencies coupled with traditional art materials. This process informs the line, design, and flow of her paintings. She writes:

"Every painting I make has a scientific process, technique, or inspiration to it. Art connects me to science.”

Suzanne combines her favorite elements of science and nature, as she writes: “I imagine a landscape or object, and what it would look like if it were taken down to its basic scientific components. I find the marriage of science and the beauty of nature most challenging to paint, but also makes for the most interesting pieces.”

“My autoimmune diseases can limit my painting frequency. I put my joys, love, thoughts, and experiences onto my substrates and canvases. I want the viewer to find my awe towards life, while seeing the hope I carry with me.”

Suzanne received a B.S. degree in Clinical Laboratory Science, from the University of Mississippi, and an M.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, from Mississippi State University. She was a medical researcher until her health prevented her from returning to the lab. Being in New Mexico and Alaska has allowed her the mobility to resume painting; something she began as watercolorist during her childhood.

Suzanne has lived in diverse locations from California, Tennessee, Mississippi, New Mexico, Florida and Alaska. As a result of moving often, her family has remodeled seven homes. Suzanne’s current home was designed around a particular piece of granite that now makes up the kitchen counter. Her series “Granite Inspired”, featured at ArtLifting, was inspired by the earthy tones of the stone.

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Prints by Suzanne Hellums (she/her/hers)

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Jupiter's Metallic Hydrogen
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Red Sky Night
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Sailor's Delight
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Beach Sky Inspired
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Deep Sea 2
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Deep Sea 1
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Zephyr Tide
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Misty Lakeside At Dusk
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Splashes of Blue
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Molecular Channel Blocker
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Minimal Nebula
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Canis Major Nebula
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Turned Sideways: Under the Curve
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Phi Angles
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Fluid Mechanics I
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Fluid Mechanics II
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