Shimmering light and energetic forms
to complement striking spaces
Heather Hancock is a Chicago artist exploring urban light and perspective with glass. Heather has collaborated extensively with art consultants, architects and designers to place work in private residences and corporate, healthcare and government collections across the United States.
Heather’s work embraces the materials of modern architecture—glass and concrete—to capture the energy of the urban environment. Durable yet surprisingly light, work in each of her primary series can be shaped to a client’s story and space.
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 2.8 lbs / sq ft, 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.