Palmetto Fine Arts Gallery: Helga Rippen - August through September 2026

Crooked Creek Art League thanks Palmetto Fine Arts (PFA) for generously providing a dedicated space for two of our artists to showcase their art among the great display of Fine Art in their gallery. You can see the current exhibit through the end of September 2026.

Featured in the current exhibit with multiple pieces is CCAL member and award-winning artist Helga Rippen.

"Lake Moments"

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About the Art

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"Lake Moments" - mixed media in resin, $200

Row 1:

"Lake Home" - resin encased print on board, $50

"Magnolia" - resin encased print on board, $125

Row 2:

"Red Skies" - 17 x 22", resin encased print on board, $175

"Waiting" - 17 x 22", resin encased print on board, $175

Row 3:

"Floating" - 17 x 22", resin encased print on board, $175

"Unfurling" - 17 x 22", resin encased print on board, $175

Row 4:

"Purple Wisps" - 17 x 22", resin encased print on board, $175

"Vibrant" - 17 x 22", resin encased print on board, $175

Row 5:

"Lake Pollen" - resin and Lake Murray Shells, $200

Artist Bio

Helga Rippen

Dr. Helga Rippen is a multidisciplinary photographer, artist, and maker based in South Carolina. Through her studio, Her Escapades, she creates handcrafted works in wood, resin, and photography inspired by lake life, natural environments, and moments of quiet reflection. Her work emerges from a practice shaped equally by intuition and analysis. With formal training as an engineer, physician, and public health leader, Helga brings a sensitivity to structure, precision, and experimentation into her artmaking. This background informs a process that values close observation and material exploration, allowing light, water, and organic forms to guide the final work. Across both photographic and handcrafted pieces, she seeks to create spaces for stillness and attentive looking—inviting viewers into a slower, more reflective engagement with the natural world.

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CCAL Gallery Host:

The gallery is located in the heart of Palmetto Fine Arts at 140 Amicks Ferry Road, Unit E, Chapin.

The CCAL Gallery Display at Palmetto Fine Arts & Custom Frame Gallery is hosted by TC Bowers, owner and league member. Floral, landscape, still life and abstract works by local artists illuminate the gallery and pieces are rotated on a regular basis. The gallery is open to the public during Palmetto Fine Arts normal business hours. Find a print or original piece. You can have TC frame it for you or select a piece that is already framed and purchase it immediately. To find out about special shows held throughout the year visit their web site where information is updated constantly.

Two artists are included in each exhibit, each with an 8'Hx4'W wall to display a number of pieces of wall hanging artwork. The displays rotate every two months.

For more on our public galleries, click HERE.