As Helen Stewart, she left Berkeley, California in 1965 and moved to a remote sheep farm in the Rockies with her her husband and baby. In 2004 she released an adult storybook, with intaglio prints and photo collages, entitled From Berkeley to the Barnyard, to recall her adventures. She is a Victoria printmaker and mother of five who has also made three children's titles: Christmas Snowflake, The Porcelain Doll and A Child's Enchanted Garden.

[BCBW 2004] "Kidlit"