Her background surfaces begin with vintage materials with an interesting history; things like out-of-print Italian textbooks, 从战场上手写的家书, 她女儿的小学作业, 或者是一个多世纪前的建筑蓝图. 她逐渐建立层次. 随着层次的发展, 她有选择地画画,让他们安静下来, 刮, 雕饰, 模糊, and sanding; often revealing hidden layers from the background of the work.