Become an Art Patron!

You will get a sneak peek at Heidi’s upcoming art exhibit and behind the scene look at the creation of her children’s book, Sassy Susie Sasquatch Sets Sail along with discounts and free art!

For more details & to become an art patron, visit Heidi’s Patreon page here.

Appreciated Art Patrons

Heidi just self published her first book with the help of her Patreon Members and graphic designer Mary-Frances Burt!

Sassy Susie Sasquatch Sets Sail is a heart-warming picture book of wood-burned illustrations written as a fun tongue twister!

Silly Li’l Susie bravely faces obstacles in the wild, strengthening her ingenuity and self-reliance, risking her life for what’s most important to her.

This is Heidi’s first book, written and illustrated by her. It is available at Ember Maypop Shop and for order at major book providers. An e-book and an audiobook will be released soon! Join her Patreon group to be part of the process!

“I like being weird. Weird is all I’ve got. That and my sweet style.” -Maurice Moss, The IT Crowd

Artist Bio

Heidi Clinite, weirdo extraordinaire, has many talents & endless creative ideas. She makes imaginative works of art in acrylic on canvas & walls, wood-burned crafts & fine art, mixed media dream catchers & more.

You can find Heidi hustling around town developing art happenings, painting murals, participating in many community events & craft fairs, working on commissions, creating & displaying art at local businesses.

Her checkered past includes apprenticing with a blacksmith & at a gold leaf atelier, studying figure drawing at The Art Students' League of New York, building sets for Mercer Theatre and Form & Space of NYC, & working as a touch-up artist for Backdrops Fantastic, among other odd jobs.

Heidi is also a musician. As a viola player, she received her Bachelor's Degree in Music History & Music Theory at Mercer University. She has recorded on several albums & performed at numerous weddings & special events.

As a surreal artist, Heidi's whimsical designs expand your imagination. She challenges herself to capture the realistic details of animals blurred with their quick actions in a magical environment. She's not afraid to mix media & styles, explore graffiti & henna tattoos, research cultural designs & fonts, or reference colloquial phrases & historic artists in her work.

she never looked nice. she looked like art, & art wasn't supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something.

-Rainbow Rowell