NYC FiDi | Steel + Light + Life

New gorgeous shimmery skyline project is headed for framing and then installation in a NYC financial district conference room.

VISTA: NYC (Steel, Light + Life) 3@4' x 2.5' glass inlay + concrete c Heather Hancock 2025

The view of the financial district from across the East River (with some artistic license taken of course).

detail of VISTA: NYC (Steel, Light + Life) 3@4' x 2.5' glass inlay + concrete c Heather Hancock 2025

Pieces will hang on this green wall…can’t wait for install pix later this spring.

ENCODE | elevate

I love starting off the new year with work heading out the door.

These clients selected 2 existing pieces from the ENCODE series and commissioned a 3rd piece to create a client-specific installation. I re-worked my leaf design to create an abstract version of their logo. This was embossed with white textured concrete. An abstract version of one of the client’s mission words forms the structure of this composition.

ENCODE 3.43 elevate | 20” x 20” glass inlay with concrete textures c Heather Hancock 2025

Vibrant and light-catching glass is balanced with textured concrete, the perfect fusion of urban grit and refined minimalism.

ENCODE 3.43 elevate | 20” x 20” glass inlay with concrete textures c Heather Hancock 2025 photo credit Chicago Art Source

SCAN | customized for a business consulting firm

Shimmery glass and textural embossed details bring this data-inspired imagery to life. Client relevant content is incorporated into the design for a visually engaging site-specific installation. Iridized glass was used for a highly dynamic piece that shimmers as team members take the stairs between floors in this company office.

These pieces shipped ready-to-frame.

Scan 10.1 | 3 @ 4’ x 2’ | glass inlay + concrete c Heather Hancock 2024

detail Scan 10.1 | 3 @ 4’ x 2’ | glass inlay + concrete c Heather Hancock 2024

Scan 10.1 | 3 @ 4’ x 2’ | glass inlay + concrete c Heather Hancock 2024 photo credit Art Advisory

Scan 10.1 | 3 @ 4’ x 2’ | glass inlay + concrete c Heather Hancock 2024 photo credit Art Advisory

Invited Design proposal | IDOT CDB Art-in-Architecture

It’s been a pleasure thinking about how to both celebrate IDOT’s past and future engineering innovations and play a role in traveler rest and restoration at a historic rest stop to be rebuilt near Springfield.

I proposed that biophilia was an important focus for this site, providing a nature-inspired palette and view for attentional re-set. “Connect” re-imagines the highway as providing a connection to the natural world. Remnant prairies found along (secondary) highways were foregrounded for a fresh vista of central IL.

Connect2A northbound 3@72”x30” concept for glass+concrete installation c Heather Hancock 2024

Connect2A northbound 3@72”x30” concept for glass+concrete installation c Heather Hancock 2024

8×8 glass sample

8×8 glass sample

Connect2B southbound 3@72”x30” concept for glass+concrete installation c Heather Hancock 2024

Connect2B southbound 3@72”x30” concept for glass+concrete installation c Heather Hancock 2024

Connect2c southbound 3@72”x30” concept for glass+concrete installation c Heather Hancock 2024

Connect2c southbound 3@72”x30” concept for glass+concrete installation c Heather Hancock 2024

Philly inspired architectural installation | new ideas

I’m excited about new architectural pieces en route to NYC for installation. These compositions were developed based on imagery from downtown Philadelphia.

REFLECT 4.13 | each 30” x 30” | glass inlay with concrete c Heather Hancock 2024

REFLECT 4.13 | each 30” x 30” | glass inlay with concrete c Heather Hancock 2024

REFLECT 4.13c refracted | 30” x 30” | glass inlay with concrete c Heather Hancock 2024

REFLECT 4.13d urban textures | 30” x 30” | glass inlay with concrete c Heather Hancock 2024

Available inventory | Dec 2024

These are small collages of city and nature, line and light. Fragments from the everyday: text and architecture, paint and texture, shimmer and foliage.

urban moments | each 20” x 20” | glass inlay with concrete textures c Heather Hancock

ENCODE 3.38 bloom | 20” x 20 | glass inlay + concrete texture c Heather Hancock

ENCODE 3.39 thrive | 20” x 20 | glass inlay + concrete texture c Heather Hancock

ENCODE 3.14 thrive | 20” x 20 | glass inlay + concrete texture c Heather Hancock

ENCODE 3.19 build | 20” x 20 | glass inlay + concrete texture c Heather Hancock

ENCODE 3.40 grow | 20” x 20 | glass inlay + concrete texture c Heather Hancock

REFLECT 6.3 | 20” x 20 | glass inlay + concrete texture c Heather Hancock

GROW 5.1 | 20” x 20 | glass inlay + concrete texture c Heather Hancock

My interest in the lines of architecture is ongoing. Borrowing from the material vocabulary of contemporary architecture these pieces are realized in shimmering glass and matte concrete to offer a fresh perspective.

REFLECT 1.55 | REFLECT 1.36 abstract mies | each 24”x24” | glass inlay with concrete texture c Heather Hancock

REFLECT 1.18 black grid | REFLECT 1.54 shadows | each 24”x24” | glass inlay with concrete texture c Heather Hancock

new architectural project ...history in the details

I am thrilled to share a brand new architectural project en route for installation. The brief specified some representation of the historic 1904 Evans School House, designed in the Gothic Revival style. The school has been sitting vacant since the early 1970s and is now being transformed into restaurant and retail/studio/office spaces alongside a new residential tower. A set of details of the intricate brick and terra cotta on the building facade was proposed. Initial concepts in grayscale were re-worked with a color palette featuring neutral tones, warm honey ambers, silver, black, and a hint of Denver blue sky. The final artwork consists of two 4’ x 4’ pieces and one smaller horizontal piece measuring 2.5’ x 4’, all designed to connect with the historic school within the residential tower.

I’m looking forward to final pix of these installed.

History in the details | hand cut glass + concrete c Heather Hancock 2024

2 @ 4’ x 4’

History in the details | hand cut glass + concrete c Heather Hancock 2024

2.5’ x 4’

Evans School Denver, CO

Evans School + new residential tower

History in the details. REFLECT 4.12a 4’x 4’ | hand cut glass + concrete c Heather Hancock 2024

History in the details. REFLECT 4.12b 2.5x 4’ | hand cut glass + concrete c Heather Hancock 2024

History in the details. REFLECT 4.12c 4’x 4’ | hand cut glass + concrete c Heather Hancock 2024

VISTA: forest + city

Ah. Love LOVE this crisp new skyline of midtown Atlanta from the pond at Piedmont (with some creative license taken of course). A colorful mural installed on the exterior of the client’s building is captured in a colored glass detail. The whole effect is crisp and fresh with buildings sketched in gray and silvery black, foliage in layered greens (lime, celadon and olive) and a shimmery reflection on the pond’s surface. The “avalanche white” background feels bright and light, very Atlanta.

The pieces are headed for installation in the lobby of a new construction multi-family building. Can’t wait for install pix!

VISTA: ATL | 3@40”x24” hand cut glass + concrete c Heather Hancock 2024

detail | VISTA ATL c Heather Hancock 2024

detail | VISTA ATL c Heather Hancock 2024

detail | VISTA ATL c Heather Hancock 2024

detail | VISTA ATL c Heather Hancock 2024

lake michigan inspo

I always find inspo in Lake Michigan. Circling back to ideas for water imagery.

sketch graphic lake03 c Heather Hancock 2024

lake + prairie sketch4a c Heather Hancock 2024

lake + prairie sketch 5a c Heather Hancock 2024

OK. Loving this graphic approach. More to come.

summer inspo + sketching

Spring and summer travel included hiking in Colorado, exploring Palm Springs and Encinitas, wandering in Vancouver and a visit to Tofino on Vancouver Island. So much to think about…

image Palm Springs hh

vista: desert sketch hhancock 2024

image Tofino hh 2024

sketch2 chesterman beach Tofino BC c Heather Hancock 2024

sketch 3 Tofino BC c Heather Hancock 2024

Other summer inspo and sketching that I’d love to explore further…

inspo: lake michigan hh2024

sketch: shoreline c Heather Hancock 2024

sketch: shoreline c Heather Hancock 2024

sketch: shoreline c Heather Hancock 2024

sketch lake + prairie c Heather Hancock 2024

sketch: prairie c Heather Hancock 2024

sketch4 wildflowers crop1 c Heather Hancock 2024

sketch wildflowers3 crop1 c Heather Hancock 2024

sketch desert bloom c H Hancock

sketch desert bloom c H Hancock

sketch desert bloom c H Hancock

sketch CA lake c Heather Hancock

watercolors…exploring palette and light, transitions and connections.

sketch: hike01 hh2024

sketch: hike05 hh2024

sketch: hike03 hh2024

sketch: hike02 hh2024

sketch: hike05 hh2024

sketch: hike04 hh2024

sketch: city vibes hh2024

sketch: city vibes hh2024

sketch: city vibes hh2024

currently working on another skyline

Delighted to come back to another skyline project…this one features a crisp white background with grays+silvers alongside lush layered greens. A desaturated palette on silver gray background creates a graphic reflection off Piedmont pond on the bottom section. More soon.

skyline concept c Heather Hancock 2024

soaking up every minute of summer…lots of paddling on lake michigan after work!! which turns into inspo of course.

concept lake c Heather Hancock 2024

concept prairie grasses v1 c Heather Hancock 2024

REFLECT looking up

I recently got to explore this new “looking up’ view based on 1271 Ave of the Americas in NYC. This plan is for the pieces to be framed in black and hang in a home office.

REFLECT 4.11 looking up 2@2.5’x2’ glass inlay and concrete c Heather Hancock 2024

detail REFLECT 4.11 looking up 2@2.5’x2’ glass inlay and concrete c Heather Hancock 2024

detail REFLECT 4.11 looking up 2@2.5’x2’ glass inlay and concrete c Heather Hancock 2024

detail REFLECT 4.11 looking up 2@2.5’x2’ glass inlay and concrete c Heather Hancock 2024

Install pix | REFLECT 4.10

Love getting install pix. Here are the REFLECT pieces created for a Denver based residential developer. Compositions were developed based on the developer’s portfolio to create a grouping for their lobby. The focus is on the various peaked rooflines to echo the surrounding mountain ranges that form the dramatic backdrop to Denver.

REFLECT 4.10 ‘home’ | 4@2’ x 2’ hand cut glass + concrete c Heather Hancock 2024 photo credit: Nine Dot Arts

REFLECT 4.10 ‘home’ | 4@2’ x 2’ hand cut glass + concrete c Heather Hancock 2024

REFLECT 4.10 ‘home’ | 4@2’ x 2’ hand cut glass + concrete c Heather Hancock 2024 photo credit: Nine Dot Arts

REFLECT 4.10 ‘home’ | 4@2’ x 2’ hand cut glass + concrete c Heather Hancock 2024 photo credit: Nine Dot Arts

REFLECT 4.10 ‘home’ | 4@2’ x 2’ hand cut glass + concrete c Heather Hancock 2024 photo credit: Nine Dot Arts

ShoutOut Colorado

Delighted to see this article about my work posted on ShoutoutColorado

read full article here (it is slow to load btw!)

Here are some (condensed) highlights but you can find the full interview + images of recent projects here. 

ShoutOut CO: Walk us through the thought-process of starting your business.

I began my journey in healthcare as a speech-language pathologist and later as director of rehabilitation, providing innovative care to help people return to health and life. Realizing that well-being extends beyond physical health, I combined my understanding of human cognition with my passion for art to establish my own studio.

My goal is to infuse spaces—homes, offices, hotels, and healthcare facilities—with energy and vitality through bold contrasts and shimmering reflectance, enhancing well-being and inspiring those who encounter my work.

ShoutOut CO: Tell us more about your art, what are you excited about these days?
 

My art blends glass inlay with rugged concrete textures to create dimensional pieces that dance with light and transform with movement. Drawing from my healthcare background, I infuse my work with ideas and vibrancy, inspired by the intersection of nature and urban landscapes. I aim to help people see the world in new ways, finding beauty in unexpected places and staying connected with nature.


ShoutOut CO: What do you want the world to know about you and your work?

I believe in creating spaces where everyone can flourish. Art goes beyond decoration; it’s a vital component of living well, fostering growth, connection, and enrichment.

REFLECT home | custom versions of clients’ properties

OK. LOVE this project.

Project brief: Create a set of 4 architectural pieces for a clients’ office lobby using their residential homes as basis for compositions.

The clients provided a range of images of their residential properties for me to use to develop four compositions at 2’ x 2’.

My first decision was to include 4 properties with peaked roofs. These are cut in iridescent glass for a dynamic line that also connects with the mountain context of these projects.

These pieces feature a monochromatic textured sky in bright white and . one in silver gray for a sleek streamlined feel. The buil dings are similarly reduced down to essential features with high contrast elements, rhythms and shadows to create dimension.

Urban Moments

OK. I started calling these “urban fragments” but now I’m liking “urban moments”…these little glimpses of urban beauty…generally where nature and city intersect.