Lace: I followed Susan Rostow's demo (many helpful videos on youtube: akuaprintshop4511 ) I covered a plexiglass plate with black Akua intaglio ink, placed cloth doilies and other lace on top, and printed them on damp/wet paper with tight pressure, which embossed the paper. I hand-rolled more black on top to highlight it. I removed the lace pieces and printed a second print using the pattern that was left on the plate. I cut these out and glued them to the larger print. Dr

There's a lot going on! Click arrow to view all; click on an image to enlarge. Part 1: Started with a drawing on tracing paper. The wall piece, at 23” x 46” is longer than my 24” x 30” press so I used two pieces of Arnhem 1618 paper. I printed the monotype using @Akuainks, added more layers and details and glued the two pieces together. The swirly lines in the background were made using Akua liquid pigment in a fine nibbed applicator bottle onto acetate, then printed. #artp

I thought this part of "About Time" would be simple. It’s just a fan, right? Live and learn! When flat, the fan was 56” wide. Folded it's 12.5" H x 23”W x 2” deep. I combined some prints and papers I had in my archives, printed a few more, and added some collage. I collaged all this onto a piece of Arnhem 1618 that I had scored for the folds. Oops!: didn’t account for the glued layers now being very thick, so when I made the final accordion folds into the fan shape, the cent

“About Time” is my newest, largest, most complicated monotype/collage ever! It celebrates the passage of time, hopefully flowing into a better future. It’s in the “Over the Edge: Printmaking without Limits” exhibit @PajaroValleyArts, May 26 – July 11. Reception: Saturday May 30, 1:00- 3:00, 280 Main St., Watsonville, CA Another printmaking show is also on view: "Voice for the Voiceless: The Art of Malaquias Montoya." 23” x 56” Akua ink: Monotype, collage, tetrapak drypoint

I'm honored to have my monotype “Raven Conversation” featured on the cover of “That Other Song – Poems by Amber Coverdale Sumrall.” Amber is a celebrated poet, author and teacher. She celebrated the release of her third collection with a reading on a lovely sunny day in January. Available from Hummingbird Press .

I'm often asked how I make my prints... Printmaking is a mysterious and time-consuming process! I start with a drawing on tracing paper. Then come many layers. Here's a few steps from my 2025 "Glow" monotype that included use of monotype (background), hand-cut paper stencils, leaves, and recycled tetrapak container plates. Let me know what you think! Finished piece!

"Do not think that time simply flies away…" I started this piece four years ago after my birding trip to Costa Rica. Time has ticked...

You’re invited to my Open Studio! Anita Heckman, artist #128. One weekend only: Saturday and Sunday, October 5 & 6, 11AM – 5PM. ‘Hope to...

View a brief process video of my recent fishy monotype. I was inspired by a live exhibit at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Mine is an...

Another in my constellations series. Cancer means Crab in Greek... Egyptians described it as Scarabaeus (Scarab), the sacred emblem of...

Version one of a recent print in my Constellations series. This monotype combines multiple recycled tetrapak drypoints, lasercut...

Waterlily peel/reveal and other Tetrapak plates for my next print. The plates are made from recycled Almond Milk aseptic containers. I...

Finally made it to see the "New Beginnings" exhibit at @PajaroValleyArts this week in Watsonville before the storms, on a sunny but windy...

It’s my favorite time of year, when the darkness begins to turn toward the light… Redtail hawks at sunset @Wilder_Ranch_State_Park : my...

Every day, I am grateful for hands that can hold, birds that soar, and the simple beauty of our earth. What do you think of my...

Finally back in the studio! I managed to complete my first piece since last July, in between hand therapy exercises. It’s another in a...

SC County Open Studios- this weekend - October 9 & 10, 11AM - 5PM!! Visit my studio: #148. With a LOT of help from my husband and...

Collage and acrylic, 12”x12”. Another piece inspired by my February, 2020 birding trip to Costa Rica. (Doesn't she ever do pictures of...

“Other artists pursue beauty, I pursue wonder.” Have you seen this film: "MC Escher: Journey to Infinity"? I enjoyed it. It’s a...

“Clockbirds II – Turquoise-Browed Motmots” has landed in its new home in Washington state. This piece, inspired by a birdwatching trip to...