 Her work is often evocative of the darker side of life, and she has been nicknamed Bloodbath McGrath after the subject matter of her works.Along with her career in art, from 1989–1999 she was the lead singer for the hardcore band Tongue, and co-founded the fanzine Censor this.From 2000–2011 she was the lead singer of the Los Angeles-born band Miss Derringer along with her husband/songwriter Morgan Slade.