Though Hillinger draws inspiration from botanical and natural scenes, her career has increasingly leaned toward abstraction. Her work also takes inspiration from her formative experiences in different countries, conveying "whole cultural histories through expression that is utterly personal." Her collage work has been noted for recalling
Picasso's graphic work, as well as the paintings of
Paul Klee. This work can be seen as a synthesis of the influences of her youth, the adorned surfaces of Turkey and the minimal forms of the
Bauhaus. == Feminism ==