Artist bio

I am surrounded by the green beauty of Oakland — the farmers’ markets where I spend part of my weekends, the hills where I take my walks, the plants that surround me in my neighborhood, the garden I care for. All this informs my ever-increasing celebration of beauty in the everyday.

My partner Peggy Kass and I own a plant nursery here in Oakland called Kassenhoff Growers. We produce mostly edible plant starts and I see more and more how food — the growing, harvesting, preparing and sharing of it — is so fundamental to my sense of art and community.

As the world changes so fast around me I find myself even more attracted to basics, such as the food we eat, the plants that provide it, and the beauty they add to my life. In an effort to extract myself from the negativity in the news, I practice being grateful for what I have. Read More

Welcome to my website!

Click on the slideshow above to see my illustrations or explore under Portfolio in the menu. I have organized them by subject. I hope you have some time to poke around.

You can purchase items made with my illustrations like cards and recipe books. Also my 2025 calendar is back from the printer! See them all at helenkrayenhoff.square.site

If you see something you’d like to buy or license for a project, contact me, it might be available . . .

If you are looking for my natural fiber dyeing products, check out plantscolorplace.square.site

And this is where you can find our organic plant nursery website: Kassenhoff Growers

 

Watch me watercolor

Check out a video of me painting by videographer Joel Kurtz.

 

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