"My work is a hybrid of computer and hand done. I will often take sculptural pieces and digital photography and combine those elements into the illustration.” Her illustrative process begins with many quick thumbnail sketches, including "words or anything else that comes to mind," she says. "I will look at art books for inspiration just to get my mind moving in different directions."

Her illustrations have received awards from and publication in annuals including American Illustration, The Art Directors Club, Society of Publication Designers, Communication Arts, Print Magazine, The Society of Illustrators, The AIGA and ID Magazine. Most recently her work was featured at a new acquisitions show at the Library of Congress.

Since graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design, Beck has done illustration and graphic design for such clients as Nickelodeon, Nike, MTV, Island Records, Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, Newsweek, The New York Times, The Progressive, and Time Magazi