Paper Challenge 2025/Milliner's Guild
The choice to craft this piece from maps is intentional. Each map has been a silent witness to the battles fought against wildfires. By repurposing these maps that were used on a fire assignment, I aim to breathe new life into them, transforming tools of navigation into vessels of artistic expression.
The airplanes adorning the headpiece are symbolic of the aviation world of firefighting in the US Forest Service. They are crafted as paper airplanes, a playful yet poignant homage to the paper challenge. The paper airplane is an object familiar to us all, evoking the innocence of childhood and the beginnings of dreams. Here, it serves as a bridge between the lighthearted and the profound—an invitation to consider the delicate balance between playfulness and the weight of responsibility
The choice to craft this piece from maps is intentional. Each map has been a silent witness to the battles fought against wildfires. By repurposing these maps that were used on a fire assignment, I aim to breathe new life into them, transforming tools of navigation into vessels of artistic expression.
The airplanes adorning the headpiece are symbolic of the aviation world of firefighting in the US Forest Service. They are crafted as paper airplanes, a playful yet poignant homage to the paper challenge. The paper airplane is an object familiar to us all, evoking the innocence of childhood and the beginnings of dreams. Here, it serves as a bridge between the lighthearted and the profound—an invitation to consider the delicate balance between playfulness and the weight of responsibility
The choice to craft this piece from maps is intentional. Each map has been a silent witness to the battles fought against wildfires. By repurposing these maps that were used on a fire assignment, I aim to breathe new life into them, transforming tools of navigation into vessels of artistic expression.
The airplanes adorning the headpiece are symbolic of the aviation world of firefighting in the US Forest Service. They are crafted as paper airplanes, a playful yet poignant homage to the paper challenge. The paper airplane is an object familiar to us all, evoking the innocence of childhood and the beginnings of dreams. Here, it serves as a bridge between the lighthearted and the profound—an invitation to consider the delicate balance between playfulness and the weight of responsibility