I found with my transition into more collage-work, I wanted to find more artists that utilize collage. One artist in particular I was drawn to was Beth Hoeckel. In her work, she builds an image utilizing a variety of different layers and perspectives.  I was especially drawn to her statement about her work in which she says she wants a “balance between complexity and simplicity. Contrasts with harmony. Revealing something personal without revealing anything personal.”  In my own art-making, I have always been drawn to this idea of revealing a part of myself, but doing so in a more subtle way in which the viewer can interpret it in different ways. Hoeckel has also discussed how part of her process is very intuitive, which I am very interested in. Art created out of pure instinct can have a greater meaning that is not at first completely understood, but upon then looking back at what was created, I then can try to understand more about myself. Thus, besides utilizing collage as her medium of choice, these deeper questions that are created are the reason I chose Hoeckel as my mentor artist. Looking at her work as inspiration helps raise deeper questions about the art that I make and looking closer at finding balance, something that I consistently struggle with.