[9][10][11] She founded Simplemente Maria Press in 1995, which produces limited edition artist's books that combine her paintings and writing.

[13] HarperCollins published trade editions of two of Heebner's artist's books that paired her paintings with the poems of Pablo Neruda, which featured translations by Scottish writer Alastair Reid, printed in honor of the poet's 100th birthday.

A visit to Angkor and Ayutthaya led to large installation pieces ("Bodhisattvas at Ayutthaya"[18][19] and "Ancient Presences"[20] and three artist books (Full Lotus, Bayon: Sketches from Bayon Temple, Angkor Thom,[21] and Silent Faces/Angkor[22]) and the series Geography of A Face: Khymer.

[26] Cassandra is a hand painted accordion fold book referencing Greek myth, and poetry by Stephen Kessler.

[32] On the Blue Shore of Silence: Poems of the Sea by Pablo Neruda, translated by Alastair Reid, commentary by Antonio Skármeta (Harper Collins/Rayo, 2004).

[34] Heebner's interest in Classical sculpture influenced a series of large paintings including the Venus Paintings, exhibited in 2013, of which Dr. Bruce Robertson has written, "Heebner had miraculously rescued these sculptures from the museums she has seen them in and returned them to the world they came from, a world of change, accident, thick encrustations and vaporous atmosphere.

"[35] Heebner resides in Santa Barbara, California, with photographer and husband Macduff Everton, whom she married in 1989 and shares a stepson.