More than 20 pieces of artwork by veterans are on display at the National Veterans Memorial and Museum through March 19.
“Participating in the arts ... is proven to build resilience and enhance coping skills and increase self-esteem and generate well-being,” said Meagan McGowan, director of exhibitions at the memorial and museum.
“Most of the artwork that is shared really is an unpacking of service and what that may have been for someone who served,” McGowan said. “In some cases, it’s about a very specific moment or something that happened, or for some, they’re talking about it sort of as a whole.”At Walter Reed, Reer began making paintings in acrylic that reflected her state of mind at the time.
“Recovery Chaos” features a swirl in plaster that represents the chaos and confusion of Reer’s injury; at the center of the swirl is a yellow dot that stands in for the light at the end of the tunnel. A second carved wooden piece, showing light shining through leaves, hangs in front of the plaster swirl.“The swirl in the back is my yesterday,” she said. “The walking out of darkness is my today.”
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