hodgson often uses found materials and reconstituted building materials (shingles, vinyl roofing, etc.), in addition to natural materials such a wooden stumps, twigs, and reeds. these are combined to address the "conversion of natural elements into ones that will destroy the world as we know it," as in the juxtaposition of dying trees laden with industrial steel pipes and other human-made material. the tension between human intention and natural forces is a repeated motif in her body of work. in printmaking, hodgson's works are limited to small editions, as she is opposed to mass production; her prints are not concerned with repetition.