- Heather was initially approached to work on Unmatched by Jason Taylor, who "originally reached out to me about working with a few other artists to make posters for Restoration Games' newest game at the time, Fireball Island, back in 2018. After working together on that project, he kept me in mind as a concept artist for another game, Return to Dark Tower, which happened at the same time Buffy Unmatched was in its planning stages. Jason chatted with me about the overlap and he felt that I'd be a better fit on Buffy, and with me being such a huge Buffy fan, it was a no-brainer to shift gears and dive into that."

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- "I was and remain a MASSIVE Buffy fan. My father was a big fan as well and didn't really mind that I was a bit too young to be watching it when it was still airing so I've been watching the Scooby gang dust Vamps since I was just a little guy. I legitimately cried when they told me they wanted me to work on Buffy. Working on any established IP can be really cool, but when it's a property you already enjoy and are a fan of, being asked to officially contribute to the story of a character and world is such a neat thing and a big honor (and also a bit terrifying, the pressure you put on yourself to do it justice can be a lot)."

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- While a lot of the art I *show* is character-based, I do have experience with scenery and background work [...] So I guess I approached it like doing a set for a play. Focusing on making a recognizable setting, without overdoing it on details so that the board didn't become too overwhelming. I tend to be texture-heavy with color and saturation turned up to de 11 so trying to stay on just this side of “all-out visual assault” is my goal.

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- "[Sunnydale High and The Bronze] are pretty recognizable, so bringing those elements in to make sure my interpretation of the spaces was something players would immediately recognize was important. I think speaking personally, I didn't execute that aspect as well as I could have. If I could go back and spend a little more time on the boards I'd actually bring in a little more detail."

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- Heather is open about using references when composing art; "I actually can't really visualize in my head - like I don't see a picture of an apple when I think apple - which is pretty annoying for someone who works in the visual arts. So seeing the thing is really important to me. There are a lot of embarrassing photos/videos of me, my partner, and my friends dressed up weird and acting crazy on my various devices in the service of reference. Then I just basically collage everything together and then move things around, and warp images until the basic composition looks compelling. Then I can get in there and worry about likeness and costume etc."

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- Heather's favorite character to work on was "Spike. Hands down. I have/had a huge crush on James Marsters since he first showed up on Buffy and I will tell you I took the most care with Spike when I was drawing him 🤣"