Join the Fight
acrylic, collage, charcoal
24 x 24
Framed Size: 26 x 26
“Join the Fight” is part of my ongoing series, “Between the Lines,” inspired by more than 500 letters my father wrote home during World War II. Written almost daily to his girlfriend, mom, and sisters, these letters document not only the experience of war, but the emotional lifeline between those who served and those who waited.
This portrait of my dad’s mother in the spirit of a WWII poster symbolizes the countless women who held families together on the home front. She had two sons actively fighting and a third who enlisted just before the war came to an end. It captures the many women of her generation: their strength expressed through endurance rather than spectacle managing daily life, sustaining hope, and offering steady reassurance through letters that crossed oceans.
Across the Between the Lines series, fragments of handwritten correspondence are embedded into the surfaces of the paintings. These letters function as both historical record and intimate voice, reminding us that national events are lived through personal relationships. Patriotic symbols appear not as decoration, but as lived realities—woven into ordinary lives shaped by sacrifice and responsibility.
As we mark 250 years of American freedom, “Join the Fight” honors the women whose labor, resilience, and emotional leadership made that freedom possible. Their contributions were often invisible, yet foundational. This work asks viewers to recognize freedom not only as something won in battle, but also as something preserved at home—through devotion, courage, and unwavering resolve.
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