Shimmering light and energetic forms
to complement striking spaces
Heather Hancock is a Chicago-based artist exploring urban light, structure, and perspective through the material of glass. She collaborates closely with art consultants, architects, and designers to place work in private residences as well as corporate, healthcare, and government collections nationwide.
Drawing on the materials of contemporary architecture—glass and concrete—her work captures the rhythm and energy of urban environments. The work’s clean materiality and subtle dimensionality bring a refined presence to a wide range of contemporary spaces. Her interest in the urban–natural interface emerges in some series, where nature is represented through geometric and architectural forms.
Heather Hancock in studio | photo credit T. Favarula 2023
“The piece on my wall is so incredibly striking. It looks so beautifully interesting from various distances and angles. It totally completes the space. As for the artist herself, not only does she have a truly unique perspective, she is an absolute professional and a delight to work with.”
Frequent Questions
Wait, is this photography?
Nope! It’s hand-cut glass set in grout. Heather abstracts architectural forms and renders them in glass, capturing the energy of street-level perspectives and the play of light and shadow on the architectural materials. The end result is a dynamic, visually responsive effect that can’t be captured in photos.
Do you work from drawings?
Heather uses sketches, watercolors and digital illustrations to explore concepts, new ideas and the many inspo images she takes. Compositions are refined and a dimensional approach established in digital drawings—which also makes it easier to communicate ideas and vision with clients. Glass and texture bring drawings to life.
Are these pieces heavy or hard to hang?
The work is engineered to be surprisingly light and very easy to hang. The glass and grout are adhered on Wedi panel (foam core with a cementitious coating). Work can be priced ready-to-frame or ready-to-hang.
Ready-to-hang edged panels are created using anodized aluminum for a clean 1 3/16” edge and a 1/8” outline on the face of the piece. Each piece ships with a standard metal z-cleat. At approximately 3 lbs / sq ft, even large pieces weigh only a fraction of the load capacity of the cleats.
Does the work require special lighting?
Glass loves light. The opaque, clear, mirrored and iridescent glasses in these pieces respond to natural and ambient light in your space. Natural irregularities in the glass play with the light as it changes in your space throughout the day. Custom lighting can enhance this effect. Downlighting/wall washes will highlight texture; angled (45degrees) spot lighting will bring out shimmer and reflectance.
“The lines are so clean and yet the piece still feels very organic.”
Formats
Commissions
Heather enjoys collaborating to meet the needs of commercial and residential clients, in sizes ranging from 20” x 20” to multi-panel full-wall compositions.
Fine Art Inventory
Small format pieces are available ready to hang individually or in multiples. Trade pricing is available to qualified resellers.
Technical details
Material
All work is created with hand-cut glass, adhered to foam-core Wedi panel and infilled with grout.
Ready-to-hang format: edged panels are trimmed with anodized aluminum.
Ready-to-frame format: work can be framed with minimum 1” rabbet.
Hanging / Weight
Ready-to-hang edged panels ship with a standard aluminum z-cleat.
At approximately 3 lbs PSF, even large panels weigh only a fraction of the load capacity of standard z-cleats.
Lighting
The work responds well to natural and ambient light. When possible, custom lighting will further enhance the presentation. Angled spots brings glass to life with shimmer and shine.
The work is permanently colorfast under any lighting conditions.