When I grow up…
2023, weaving in a fridge
The fridge is seen as the pinnacle of any child’s art career, it is seen as the highest reward to an instantaneous abundance of imagination. The weaving “When I grow Up” is designed to captivate the audience by being placed within a fridge door. Heffernan’s weaving depicts a car journeying down a path, the artwork encapsulates the idyllic aspirations of childhood dreams. The artist’s minimalistic approach reflects the pure and unbridled imagination of a child’s mind, harking back to the ethos of the avant- garde movement’s that sought to break free from conventional artistic norms. Bringing the viewer back to simpler times.