Threads of Service Gallery
Threads of Service is my way of stitching together a life lived in and around military and defense service with the broader story of those who serve. The series draws on military uniform cloth, flags, and worn surfaces to echo both personal memory and shared history—how duty, sacrifice, and resilience mark us, yet don’t define our limits. Each piece stands as a small tribute to the people and moments that shaped me, while inviting viewers to consider how service continues to thread through families, communities, and 250 years of a changing nation.
These pieces can be replicated as commissions - "Drop A Note" below.
Blood Ties and Battle Ribbons (framed)
(#2026-022)
16" x 20"
Third in series - “Blood Ties and Battle Ribbons” contrasts the clean symbolism of the flag with the torn reality of combat. Camouflage stripes and a battered blue field hang from barbed wire, echoing bodies, lives, and families bound to the nation’s wars. Below, frayed edges and flashes of red suggest blood, valor awards, and lingering wounds. A small, pristine flag patch on the side recalls uniforms and ceremony, highlighting the distance between polished ritual and lived experience. This piece reflects how duty, sacrifice, and remembrance are stitched together in every service member’s story.
Threads of Service
(#2026-013)
16" x 20"
SOLD at Falls Church Arts 250 & Counting Exhibition 18 April - 31 May 2026
First in series - “Threads of Service” reimagines the American flag through my eyes as a Soldier who wore it while leading troops in combat. Camouflage cloth and distressed surfaces echo the uniforms, patrols, and constant danger. Service emblems symbolize the joint force, shared risk, and the weight of orders given and followed. The flag’s scars mirror the bodies and minds I saw changed by war. Its fabric feels heavy, rippled, and imperfect, like my memories, honoring national ideals while revealing the deeply personal cost of defending them and the ongoing work of healing afterward.
250 Years of Holding the Line (framed)
(#2026-028)
16" x 20"
Fourth in series - "250 Years of Holding the Line” reflects how a nation’s promise is carried by lives woven into military and defense service over time. This battle‑hardened flag—torn, stained, and wired in tension—refuses to collapse, echoing the long arc of duty from front lines to those who support them. Its stripes are constructed from actual Navy, Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps uniform cloth, stitching many branches and roles into one shared standard. Frayed yet still vivid, these colors honor the resilience of all who continue to hold the line into America’s next 250 years.
From 1775, Still First to Fight
(#2026-029)
9" x 12"
Fifth in series - “From 1775, Still First to Fight” honors 250 years of Marine Corps service and its enduring bond in the Naval Service. Marine and Navy uniform cloth is transformed into a living flag, symbolizing lives devoted to defending the nation. Barbed wire reflects both protection and the cost of freedom’s sacrifice and vigilance. The weathered flag bears the scars of each generation, yet the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor remain steadfast. As America marks its 250th year, this piece celebrates the legacy, sacrifice, and esprit de corps that have defined Marines since 1775. Semper Fidelis.
Remembrance Border
(#2026-014)
18" x 24"
Second in series - “Remembrance Border” surrounds a battle-worn flag with a ring of red, white, and blue flowers. I built the flag from camouflage of the Army, Navy, Marine and Air Force uniforms, thinking of the deployments, and joint-force missions where I led troops in combat. The flowers echo poppies of remembrance and ceremonial wreaths, hinting at the lives we lost and those who still carry invisible wounds. Inside the border, the flag feels heavy and scarred; around it, the colors feel almost celebratory, mirroring how public gratitude and ritual coexist with private grief and ongoing healing.