Hyman draws on a wealth of materials – gold and silver leaf, chrome paint, oil, acrylic, cold wax, and sand gathered from her home and travels, including Israel and Denmark.  Found objects, including feathers, leaves, printed materials, as well as her own writing, are pasted and collaged, masked, and scraped into layers with either her bare hands or a palette knife. Through a labor-intensive layering process, the surfaces of many artworks acquire a substantive sculptural relief.