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Clockbirds III - Turquoise-Browed Motmots
"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...
anitaheckman
Sep 28, 20241 min read


You're invited to my Open Studio! October 5 & 6, 2024
You’re invited to my Open Studio! Anita Heckman, artist #128. One weekend only: Saturday and Sunday, October 5 & 6, 11AM – 5PM. ‘Hope to...
anitaheckman
Sep 24, 20241 min read


Pisces III - Undercurrents. An underwater view of koi fish...
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...
anitaheckman
Sep 24, 20241 min read


“Solstice Constellation- Cancer”
Another in my constellations series. Cancer means Crab in Greek... Egyptians described it as Scarabaeus (Scarab), the sacred emblem of...
anitaheckman
Sep 10, 20241 min read


It makes me happy to imagine fish and waterlilies floating around with the stars in outer space.
Version one of a recent print in my Constellations series. This monotype combines multiple recycled tetrapak drypoints, lasercut...
anitaheckman
Jun 25, 20231 min read


Process video: waterlily Tetrapak print +more!
Waterlily peel/reveal and other Tetrapak plates for my next print. The plates are made from recycled Almond Milk aseptic containers. I...
anitaheckman
Mar 4, 20231 min read


Sold! "Amazon Kingfisher" (and how I made it...)
Finally made it to see the "New Beginnings" exhibit at @PajaroValleyArts this week in Watsonville before the storms, on a sunny but windy...
anitaheckman
Mar 4, 20231 min read


Happy Solstice everyone!
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...
anitaheckman
Mar 4, 20231 min read


Every day, I am grateful...
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...
anitaheckman
Mar 4, 20231 min read


Yay! Finally back in the studio!
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...
anitaheckman
May 11, 20221 min read


Open Studios- 1 weekend only: October 9 &10, 2021
SC County Open Studios- this weekend - October 9 & 10, 11AM - 5PM!! Visit my studio: #148. With a LOT of help from my husband and...
anitaheckman
Oct 6, 20211 min read


La Selva: Turquoise-Browed Motmot
Collage and acrylic, 12”x12”. Another piece inspired by my February, 2020 birding trip to Costa Rica. (Doesn't she ever do pictures of...
anitaheckman
May 31, 20211 min read


MC Escher: Journey to Infinity
“Other artists pursue beauty, I pursue wonder.” Have you seen this film: "MC Escher: Journey to Infinity"? I enjoyed it. It’s a...
anitaheckman
Feb 27, 20211 min read


The clock ticks. Has time passed?
“Clockbirds II – Turquoise-Browed Motmots” has landed in its new home in Washington state. This piece, inspired by a birdwatching trip to...
anitaheckman
Jan 25, 20212 min read


“Uplift”
“Uplift” Monotype, linocut chine collé, 2020. Available in my shop. As we move from this long dark season (and a year like no other)...
anitaheckman
Dec 27, 20201 min read


‘Tis the season… for Persimmons!
I love Hachiya persimmons' shape and color. The beautiful orange orbs are my favorite “ornaments” hanging on the trees in Santa Cruz in...
anitaheckman
Dec 19, 20202 min read


Ahoy! Meet my new fine art printing press!
Meet my new Takach press! The story... After decades of printing by hand, I now have a fabulous printing press, which can print both...
anitaheckman
Nov 6, 20201 min read


Hope Rising
“Hope Rising”- monotype/ chine collé, by Anita Heckman. Keep hope alive! #choosedemocracy #counteveryvoteus #choosedemocracyus The story...
anitaheckman
Nov 6, 20201 min read
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