SKAGGS Blog

Recently Bradley and I had the pleasure of hanging out with artist Amy Helfand and her canine companion Jengo at her Redhook-based studio.

Jengo’s a big dog, but still a puppy! We’ll be working with Amy to update her identity and to create a new website which will showcase her artwork.

Amy works with many mediums but her interest in abstraction and our relationship to landscape, real and imagined, has remained a constant throughout her career.


Amy’s eye for color and pattern are evident in her rugs, made to order in custom sizes and colors from hand-knotted Tibetan wool and Chinese silk, in a workshop outside Katmandu certified by Rugmark, an organization working to end child labor in the carpet industry.

These close-up shots show the rich detail of each rug. They are all created by hand.


For her latest pieces, Amy took her inspiration from her travels in Nepal where her rugs are created. She takes photographs and develops three-dimensional artworks that then provide the basis for two-dimensional shapes and patterns which are woven into her designs.

“[Inspiration came from] prayer flags at Buddhist temples and hanging from trees.”

— Amy Helfand

Thanks for showing us around, Amy!