The subject of my drawings and photographs interrupts a busy world in motion.  I capture thoughts, situations and natural scenes.  My portfolio includes ordinary observances and travel highlights.  I like to draw mermaids,  friends, strangers, mostly snapshots from everyday life that make me pause.  I aim to create a feeling of simplicity, an "aha", a short story.  I use an iPhone, permanent marker, watercolor, acrylic or random found materials to express what I see.  Trapping space-time on paper, in wire, glass, clay, sticks, beads, video, mobiles, thread, photos or other constructions helps to dissolve complexities by relaxing my mind.  My art allows me to focus on an experience or document a journey while observing the world more closely.  At least the walls will never be bare.

Heather O'Neal​