2019
Original collage is on a stretched 12" x 12" canvas then mounted in a Floating Frame
This is why we wear combat boots ladies - to march on all that glass we keep shattering!
Made from vintage US Army logistician and transportation magazines from the late 1990s and 2000s, this Rosie the Riveter inspired collage is shattering her way through her chosen field of combat service support honoring her sisters that went before her and inspiring the ones still in the fight as well as those yet to come. This collage also specifically represents my own service in combat service support as a proud 88A / US Army Transportation Officer from 1998 to 2009 (with a smattering of FA30 - Info Ops thrown in there at the end for good measure:) My service as a combat service supporter, and a female Soldier, has shown me that everyone has a story and everyone has a voice. It is time to make ours heard. And guess what? While all our stories are inspiring, not every story is nice or warm or touchy feely-but they all deserve to be heard. So, as we stand on the shoulders of those who came before us, proudly tell your story, not only because it makes it easier for those women who come after us, but because your voice is worth hearing! Your service is worth honoring! Combat Service Support has been the bastion for how women have been able to climb through the ranks and make a difference when the other services and military occupation specialties were closed to us-so be proud of your service-like Rosie is depicted here: Endowed by Her Creator-strong-proud-patriotic-and above it all, A Transporter!
