sˈɛpɚɹˌeɪɾɪŋ fɹʌm hˈoːɹd, ʃiː mˈuːvd tə lˌɑːs ˈændʒəlɪs ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈoːɹ, dʒˈɔɪnɪŋ ðə pˈoʊstsɚɹˈiːəlɪst ɡɹˈuːp ɚɹˈaʊnd lˈoːɹsɚ fˈɪɾɛlsən ænd hˈɛlən lˈʌndɪbˌɜːɡ, ænd pɑːɹtˈɪsᵻpˌeɪɾɪŋ ɪnðə mjˈʊɹɹəl dᵻvˈɪʒən ʌvðə fˈɛdɚɹəl ˈɑːɹts pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt, wˌɛɹ ʃiː lˈɜːnd ðɪ ˈɑːɹt ʌv skɹˈiːnpɹɪntɪŋ, wˌɪtʃ wʊd bɪkˌʌm hɜː fˈeɪvɚd ɡɹˈæfɪk tɛknˈiːk.
Separating from Hord, she moved to Los Angeles in 1934, joining the post-surrealist group around Lorser Feitelson and Helen Lundeberg, and participating in the mural division of the Federal Arts Project, where she learned the art of screenprinting, which would become her favored graphic technique.