Initially focused on drawing and sculpting the figure, she worked through these media to an understanding of
the physicality of objects in space, which has remained with her throughout her career and brought her directly to abstraction.
Microsoft hasn't documented Fluent Design
in depth, but says light is to draw your attention, depth aims to create
space with layers, motion refers to a smooth, non-distractive transitions between tasks, while material aims to give digital
objects a sense
of physicality.