Heda graduated from the Industrial School for Art Design in Czechoslovakia in 1976 and worked as a graphic designer applying her skills to everyday living. She hand-designed wallpaper motifs, labels, vignettes, wedding invitations, and packaging for mass production, and delighted to see her creations on store shelves. In 1995, without family, friends or any English, Heda emigrated to the USA. Fifteen years later she started working with a new medium – oil paints. Her subjects includes landscapes, portraits, animals and floral themes with a goal of capturing rich, rewarding and flamboyant colors. In this way, she is able to display her creative imagination through innovative expression, and is growing continuously as an artist.