PROJECT: 2014 HERO[series]
LOCATION: Grand Rapids, Michigan
VETERAN: Juliet Madsen
BRANCH: U.S. Army
DESIGNER: Georgia Taylor, Tyler Way
VIDEO: N/A
PORTRAITS: Adam Bird
VENUE: GRid70
U.S. Army Veteran Juliet Madsen has flown an airplane, driven a tank, thrown grenades and fired every kind of weapon. She was a paramedic firefighter, forensic research assistant, holds two college degrees, has won multiple triathlons, and is a mother of three. She has also hand-crafted quilts that have been displayed in the White House, Library of Congress, Pentagon, and many others.
As represented within her design and in her quilting artwork, life is in the details. Surviving an ambush and living with PTS are just two stitches within the greater design of Juliet’s artwork of life – don’t let a couple of stitches make or break the greater picture of your life. Keep living.