London Heist

Artist in green sweater stands in front of an abstract pink mural

An airport hallway with a wall covered with a painting

Artist in green sweater stands in front of label on artwork with their name on it

My painting is up in the Indianapolis International Airport for the next two years!!!

Showered, moisturized, and tucked in by 10pm. Going to unplug for the night and read with soothing music on. 😌

Haha me neither! I’m still trying to find my way on here. :)

A pink set of circles within circles drawn on procreate on the iPad

Drawing circles within circles because it’s about all my brain is capable of on this Tuesday night

OMG my dog lost her mind barking at the delivery guy and he left her treats on top of the package!!! It's so sweet I could cry!

I have always had an art account and a personal account over on meta - not wanting to bombard people who didn’t sign up for it with pics from my studio. I liked having people who intentionally followed my art practice. I’d like to be a more whole version of myself on this app, though, sharing it all

A sculpture that resembles oysters or mushrooms that have formed into a circle and will hang on the wall.

Since my BFA, I’ve gotten frequent feedback that my work reminds people of deep sea creatures and coral reefs. I think I agree with the association on this one-though it wasn’t really my intention! I’ve just been exploring new shapes and trying to push the limits of how delicate I can get clay to be

Pink mug with a heart carved on it in front of a set of houses

Happy #mugshotmonday from me and this pink heart mug.

Aw thank you!! I can’t take any credit for that part, my friend has good taste in florals :)

Like made out of clay? I have been mounting mine on a slab before firing and cutting triangles into the back to hang it from

I love this! I just started making stoneware wall sculptures a few months ago and have been looking for other artists to connect with who are doing similar things.

London is sewn into yellow felt in blue embroidery thread. There is a smiley face also embroidered on

A trifold name plate is made out of clay and has not been glazed yet.

The hand sewing community meet up that I went to was awesome! One of the cutest things they had us do was sew our name tags. I went to my ceramics class the next day and was like “I should make a media specific name tag for this too!” Now it’ll sit on my workspace like a little name plate.

A sculpture in a gray or black engobe coating is on a pile of newspaper

This week, I got to try out a new ceramics thing: engobes! I didn’t even know these existed until this month, but it’s essentially a cross between slip and underglaze. This one will make my white clay sculpture look like it was made out of black clay - and any glazes I add to it will be interesting!

I do have a newsletter (sign up at londonheist.com/links) but I think having a short form option for random studio thoughts could be cool. I hope to share the artists I’m inspired by while I’m at it.

Hi internet friends :) There are like… 30 of you but that’s a huge increase from the 2 I had a few days ago! I think I’m going to use this as an art studio diary for my ceramics, fiber arts, found object art, and digital drawings.

I had the pleasure of going to a community gathering yesterday for fiber arts! It was so lovely to make with others and chat. Here’s a micro quilt I started:

Awesome this is good to know!! Appreciate your thoughts!

(Also thank you sm!! Love your work too!)

A hand holds a blue, green, white, and hot pink crocheted throw pillow

I’m working on a scrap yarn throw pillow, and it’s the first project where I’ve actually set out with a goal and crocheted it. It’s imperfect but I’m proud of it!

Ah I LOVE this!!!

What kind of fabric are you using? I’ve had some trouble getting my felt to stick into fabric, so I’ve been building a base out of core wool. I’d love to be able to work into cloth though! Here is what I’m working on lately

London Heist poses with their dog, pepper, who is a German shepherd Labrador mix in front of a blue sky.

Hi! I’m London Heist (they/them) - I’m a queer artist that mainly works in abstraction, ceramics, and found object art.

You can see one of my paintings as a mural at the Indianapolis Airport for 2025-2026!

I live in Indianapolis and work at a nonprofit, and I’m excited to be on a new platform!

This is gorgeous!

Two peas in a pod ❤️🫛

Thank you so much! I’m going to try to get more of my work up on here asap. New to this platform, but excited to hopefully find some community on here :)

A digital painting of a young woman sleeping with her cuddly calico cat.

I’m so lucky to wake up to this every day. #digitalart #calico

A purple and white striped vase full of flowers sits on a kitchen table beside 2 candles.

This vase I made found a new home!

Hi! My name is London Heist and I’m a visual artist based in Indianapolis. I hope to share my work on here - from weird mugs to abstract sculpture. If you’re an artist too, I’d love to follow along!