"In this new body of work I have re-examined the challenges of deconstructing imagery and making sense of it. By focusing on the patterns within the papers I choose to apply and the line that is formed around each piece, I become emotionally attached to the imagery that is formed. The new, abstracted image excites me because a different meaning to the subject has emerged. Each piece of paper that is applied solicits a new response from those pieces already on the canvas and the work changes constantly. This process is both challenging and just plain fun. I think I have come full circle to regain a renewed sense of the importance of the elemental qualities of the work rather than the portrayal of the image itself."

--  Maureen Hood  "Full Circle"