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anitaheckman
Sep 28, 20241 min read
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...
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anitaheckman
Sep 24, 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...
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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...
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anitaheckman
Sep 10, 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...
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anitaheckman
Jun 25, 20231 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...
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anitaheckman
Mar 4, 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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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anitaheckman
May 11, 20221 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...
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anitaheckman
Oct 6, 20211 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...
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anitaheckman
May 31, 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...
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anitaheckman
Feb 27, 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...
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anitaheckman
Jan 25, 20212 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...
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anitaheckman
Dec 27, 20201 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)...
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anitaheckman
Dec 19, 20202 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...
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anitaheckman
Nov 6, 20201 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...
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anitaheckman
Nov 6, 20201 min read
Hope Rising
“Hope Rising”- monotype/ chine collé, by Anita Heckman. Keep hope alive! #choosedemocracy #counteveryvoteus #choosedemocracyus The story...
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