ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z, ʃiː ɡɹˈædʒuːəli dɹˈɪftᵻd ɐwˈeɪ fɹʌmðə fˈæktɚɹi sˈiːn, tˈeɪkɪŋ ɐ lˈoʊɚ pɹˈoʊfaɪl ænd wˈɜːkɪŋ ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəntli ˌɔn hɜːɹ ˈoʊn ˈɑːɹt.
In the 1970s and 1980s, she gradually drifted away from the Factory scene, taking a lower profile and working independently on her own art.