Melissa Meyer's paintings are characterized by elongated, curvaceous brushstrokes. In Lilith, the lattice of red and orange swirls honors an exemplar of female independence. In Jewish legend, Lilith was created at the same time as Adam, but left the Garden of Eden when she refused to be subservient to him, and became associated with demonic powers. Jewish feminists consider Lilith a heroine, and a long-running magazine bears her name. Meyer coauthored the influential essay on "femmage," or women's collage, with Miriam Schapiro, published in Heresies in 1977. Lilith has been previously displayed in the permanent exhibition of The Jewish Museum.