Hela Norman Celebrates 80th Birthday

Hela's 80th Birthday

Hela's 80th Birthday

Hela's 80th Birthday

Hela's 80th Birthday

Hela's 80th Birthday

Hela's 80th Birthday

My dear friend Hela Norman recently celebrated her 80th birthday surrounded by friends at her Half Moon Bay home. Hela is the wife of the brilliant surrealist painter Irving Norman, who passed away in 1989. She has been doing an amazing job promoting her husband’s legacy through museum shows and a recently published book of his work. Here are some photos I shot at her birthday party and of her beautiful gardens that surround her home. Happy Birthday Hela!

photo credit: Scott Beale
Scott Beale
Scott Beale

Scott Beale founded Laughing Squid in 1995 in San Francisco and is currently based in New York City. When not running the blog, Scott can be found posting on Bluesky and sharing photos on Instagram.