Of course I had built most of it. Easy come, easy go. Among the few survivors were a 1950s couch and an Eames chair passed down from her parents. Then she made herself a Chinese-red bed and an orange and yellow armoire. Practically every surface in Heilig's home offers some sort of play on pigment or pattern.
Color takes the place of a lot of objects, and provides a bit of visual clutter.
The house, however, is just a staging area for the real living room outside, on the porch that virtually doubles her space. Here, the color combinations pink and red, mustard and turquoise get even brighter. Heilig cut up bolts of canvas and had the upholsterer sew it into big bold stripes to cover the furniture and to fashion a vivid red and yellow awning. I can always spot my house when I'm swimming or kayaking it's the most colorful place on the beach. But on Sundays you won't find Heilig at work in her studio.