Canadian artist Helga Sermat’s childhood was full of her parents’ Estonian culture before she earned a fine arts degree and pursued additional training in theater design, drawing and printmaking from some of Canada’s most highly esteemed schools. Her work experience is as colorful as her artwork and includes time as a dairy hand, jingle vocalist, and square dance musician. She was a co-founder of an alternative art materials store and now works in illustration, art and web design.