The MAMF December 2024 Facebook banner

A couple of months ago, I became the artist in residence for the Museum of the American Military Family (MAMF) in 2025. One of my duties as the artist in residence is to create the Facebook banner each month.

The image pictured here is the artwork I did for December 2024.

Dandelion fluff is the adopted symbol of military Brats, because we are blown to the four corners of the Earth by the winds, and take root wherever we land. Dandelions are also considered a weed, growing anywhere and everywhere, and really tough to kill. Dandelions are strong, and also beautiful when blooming.

Each design in the MAMF Facebook banner series will feature dandelion fluff to remind us that military families are dispersed throughout the world, at the mercy of the winds, tough as weeds, and we endure.

The rest of the design in each of these these works will serve to symbolize both the diversity of Brats, the wide variety of places we live around the world, and also the values we all share despite our different cultures and concerns.

I hope you enjoy this series as much as I’m enjoying making it.

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