Mixed Media Assemblage | 22 x 18 x 4 inches | Custom Framed
 
Strings is a contemporary assemblage that contrasts the craft of parachute rigging during World War II with the postwar domestic tasks many women were steered toward after 1945. 
 
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.