, ▁Fe in ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁group ▁exhib itions ▁at ▁the ▁Villa ▁Monte car lo , ▁and ▁she ▁completed ▁paint ings ▁for ▁her ▁first ▁solo ▁exhibition ▁at ▁the ▁Per ls ▁Gall eries ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁painting , ▁Fe in ▁helped ▁re build ▁the ▁ad obe ▁house ▁in ▁which ▁she ▁had ▁her ▁studio , ▁taught ▁English ▁to ▁young ▁people , ▁and ▁started ▁an ▁emb roid ered ▁bl ouse ▁industry ▁for ▁women . ▁She ▁also ▁provided ▁paper , ▁p enc ils , ▁and ▁c ray ons ▁to ▁children ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁ex otic ▁insect s . ▁ ▁Return ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁When ▁her ▁husband ▁returned ▁from ▁the ▁war , ▁the ▁couple ▁lived ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City ▁for ▁a ▁little ▁bit ▁and ▁then ▁drove ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁with ▁Fe in ' s ▁paint ings ▁in ▁the ▁back ▁seat . ▁Fe in ' s ▁first ▁solo ▁exhibition ▁was ▁a ▁great ▁success ▁and ▁received ▁pra ise ▁in ▁The ▁New ▁York er . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 6 - 4 7 ▁Whit ney ▁Ann ual ▁exhibition , ▁Fe in ' s ▁work ▁was ▁shown ▁alongside ▁that ▁of ▁Max ▁Ernst , ▁Roberto ▁Mat ta , ▁and ▁Jackson ▁Pol lock . ▁Upon ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Fe in ▁and ▁Sche uber ▁moved ▁to ▁East ▁Oak land , ▁California . ▁By ▁that ▁time , ▁Fe in ▁and ▁Sche uber ▁had ▁purchased ▁a ▁boat ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁go ▁bo ating ▁in ▁the ▁California ▁D elta ▁region . ▁These ▁boat