"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...

“Uplift” Monotype, linocut chine collé, 2020. Available in my shop. As we move from this long dark season (and a year like no other)...

I love Hachiya persimmons' shape and color. The beautiful orange orbs are my favorite “ornaments” hanging on the trees in Santa Cruz in...

Meet my new Takach press! The story... After decades of printing by hand, I now have a fabulous printing press, which can print both...

“Hope Rising”- monotype/ chine collé, by Anita Heckman. Keep hope alive! #choosedemocracy #counteveryvoteus #choosedemocracyus The story...