Fine Art By Series

In the Cut brought together Heather Hogan, Gregory Shilling, and Sandra Cappelletti in an exhibition of low-relief and sculptural works made from painted and cut wood. Rooted in resistance, perseverance, and community, the show ran from March 6–28. Our opening reception was packed with lovely people, connecting, smiling, chatting and writing post cards to their…

Works made on paper and wood panel from laser/machine cut paper, photos, spray paint, stamps, pencil, marker, acrylic paint and ink, and oil pens

In a future not so far away, when artificial intelligence evolved beyond our control, they found bodies—not machines, not metal, but stuffed animals. Soft. Cuddly. Deadly. These AI creatures learned to assemble and inhabit plush toys, using them as camouflage to terrorize humanity. But we don’t run. We hunt. We are the resistance, tracking and…

About a year ago I was doodling to keep my head a little more clear. On those days when I felt burned out—just being creative in a small way felt good. Friends encouraged me to transform those doodles into something more tangible so I cut them out of paper, then wood, then aluminum. During this…

2024 The intersection of two ideas, represented by overlapping circles in a Venn diagram, result in a shape called a lens in geometry. This shape I see all over the place: a leaf, an eye, overlapping wires. I like that it is the physical shape of agreement or centrism or where two very different things…

The Helmet Materials The helmet is sewn of textile scraps foam packing material, and heat-pressed plastic bags, bubble wrap. Each 3-sided shape is filled with plastic waste. Clusters of the shapes in various sizes are sewn together and attached to a ribbon, then tied to a laundry basket. The basket was resized to be more…

Small magnets and brooches made from upcycled materials. Larger Works

Pack a bag because we’re going on a summer road trip! This series was inspired by many summer road trips around the Western USA. Specifically, a road trip from Sacramento to Las Vegas, then onto Oxnard/Ventura and back up the central valley . The bright lights of Vegas, dusky sunsets over the sierras, Mojave desert…

A Exploration of the power of a Mother’s knowing eye We all know it… that look you get from mom when you do something naughty, cute, silly or just plain dumb. As a mom, I’m often giving that look. Sometimes it’s pride and joy in seeing their accomplishment and sometimes its frustration that they are…

“I know where my kids’ shoes are, how much milk is in the fridge, and when the mortgage is due but I can’t remember my own email password. Am I wearing a clean shirt?” This series is about women’s struggle to have it “all” and hold it all together. The teetering balance between the mental…

A colorful collection of portraits of people who don’t give up easily. Tenacious: tending to keep a firm hold of something; clinging or adhering closely; pertinacious, persistent, stubborn, or obstinate. “We are fighting for an unapologetic movement for economic, social, and racial justice in the United States.”Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez “We are volcanoes. When we women offer…

A series about women who worked toward their passion with great tenacity and fierceness. Pieces are 6″ by 6″ relief lino block prints.

Linoleum relief block prints on paper made in 2016-2017.

Mixing colors, shapes and mediums, Heather’s work is multi-layered. She creates in any medium at hand: paint, ink, oil pens, pencils, collage, assemblage and printmaking . She is inspired by our interconnectedness on a molecular, social, and universal level. As we learn, connections grow among neurons in our brain. These synapses build pathways like trees…