Part of the From War to Peace series, Strings pairs parachutes with birthday party balloons — tension lines and ribbons echoing one another — while a Tuskegee Airmen patch widens the frame from gender to race, acknowledging parallel histories of service in segregated units.

Restrained yet focused, Strings combines women-in-WWII history, social justice, and aviation in a compact narrative assemblage.

Materials: Tuskegee Airmen patch, public-domain WWII poster, Murano glass, citrine, jewelry findings, freshwater pearls, dollhouse miniature cake, fabric, art board, paper

Framing: Archival museum glass in a deep black custom frame by Chevy Chase Art Gallery, Washington, DC.

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From War to Peace (Series)

A collection of miniature, historically grounded narratives tracing a cultural shift that still resonates today. During World War II, women stepped into expanded roles — cryptography, logistics, parachute rigging, radio repair, and more — only to be steered back toward narrowly defined domestic expectations as the war ended.

Drawing on period posters, archival photographs, and symbolic materials, each work juxtaposes wartime competence and leadership with postwar ideals of home and femininity. Intimate and research-driven, the series rewards careful viewing, restores these contributions to the historical record, and reasserts these women as clear role models for later generations.

Steeped in World War II women’s history, the series highlights the roles of both civilian and military women on the home front and beyond.