He was born in Canada and educated there (B.A. with distinction, U. of Sask., 1954), as well as in the United States (U. of Wisconsin, M.S., Art Ed., 1955), in the Netherlands (Academy of Fine Arts, The Hague, Holland, 1956) and travel in Europe. He is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Western Ontario, in London, Canada. His research involves the cultivation and harvesting methods of hemp and fibre flax at Environmental Sciences Western. He has a particular interest in the development of alternatives to trees as a source for papermaking. Currently, he is experimenting with ancient processing techniques on hemp for papermaking and sculptural applications.
A couple of Helmut's woodcut blocks are included in the new group exhibition at Westland Gallery running from June 19th - July 7th.
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