Two large bodies of work on paper, Bell’s "vapor drawings" and the more recent "mirage works", are also the products of Bell’s use of thin film deposition technology. The vapor drawings are created by using PET film to mask paper sheets, which are then coated. "ELIN 71", from 1982, in the collection of the Honolulu Museum of Artis an example of these vapor drawings. "ELIN", which stands for "elipse insert", is one of several series of Bell's vapor drawings. Bell describes the advantages of this process and medium: