In 2019, she authored Where Today Meets Tomorrow, Eero Saarinen and the General Motors Technical Center, published by Princeton Architectural Press.
[1][2] Before joining General Motors in 1995, Skarsgard worked in the Detroit design studio founded by Jerry Campbell and Dick Isbell.
[3][4][5] In addition to her career at General Motors, Skarsgard has maintained an active practice as a calligrapher, working in both traditional and digital media.
According to Paul Shaw, "Skarsgard’s alphabets are not simply collections of 26 letters but compositions that explore shape, negative space, rhythm, pattern, colour, texture and perception," and are "light years removed from what is popularly thought of as calligraphy.
"[1][6] Her work has been featured in several exhibitions including those held at the Grolier Club and the San Francisco Library.