www.lulu.com Object of Deployment Juliet Madsen  Book I wrote about my experiences over the last few years, since being injured while serving with the Army in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Free downloadable copies available on lulu or paperback books whose proceeds go directly to the Veteran's Book Project. I do not benefit financially from these books or the majority of my art.

We have had several gallery shows in the last few months to include:

"Plates and Palettes"  at various galleries in Old Colorado City, CO

Arati Artist Gallery at 2425 W. Colorado Ave. Old Colorado City, CO

Studio 101 at 2609 W. Colorado Ave. Old Colorado City, CO

Colorado Springs Airport 3 month art show for paintings and quilts

Auction Quilts include:

Cause 2010, 2011

FOB Summit County 2011

Invisible Disabilities Association (IDA) 2011

        Invited to be an IDA Ambassador 09/2011

        2011 Volunteer Honorable Mention Oct 2011 IDA

We have made it into multiple magazines like Newsweek, Washington Post, Denver Post, Unlimited Possibilities and Quilting Arts Magazine. My quilts have hung at the Capital Building, many quilt shows, and one quilt is being dedicated to the Veteran's Administration Medical Center in Denver. We are featured in  a book, a documentary, and many web sites... We were even on CNN during the Thanksgiving Weekend because of the following link:

• http://www.kktv.com/news/headlines/Using_Art_To_Help_Deal_With_PTSD_131955593.html
• http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.startribune.com%2Fentertainment%2Fstageandarts%2F124430649.html&h=d69ea 
• American Wartime Museum http://www.nmaw.org/profiles-of-american-service-peter-and-juliet-madsen/ 
• May 8, 2008 Prepared Statement of Ryan Kelly Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. U.S. House of Representatives 
• LAWRENCE BRIDGES' MUSE OF FIRE book and documentary
• Colorado’s Outstanding Veteran Volunteer http://www.castlepinesconnection.com/pages/news/2010/qtr2/dar.html
•  Multiple Radio interviews with Rick Crandal on KEZW Denver Radio                               
• Special to the Grand Junction Sentinel
• Juliet Madsen of Parker quilts on a long-arm machine in her home. Quilting is her new calling, having been badly injured in 2004 while serving as a paramedic in Iraq.
• By Sherida Warner http://www.gjsentinel.com/lifestyle/articles/quilting_helps_iraq_war_vetera/ 
• Quilting helps Iraq war veteran heal wounds. Posted on February 23, 2010 by chris  http://welovequilting.com/quilting-helps-iraq-war-veteran-heal-wounds/ 
• U.S. Soldiers Get Comfort In Pay It 4wars Project reported by Suzanne McCarroll http://cbs4denver.com/payit4ward/iraq.soldiers.stitch.2.837357.html 
• Art Therapy Helps Heal Our Wounded WarriorsPosted on August 20, 2010 by Kris  http://heartsdeployed.com/2010/08/20/military-creative-expressions-helps-heal-our-wounded-warriors/ 
• Disabled Veteran’s Quilts to Benefit Other Disabled Veterans http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:5ByjM2Ib6REJ:www1.va.gov/opa/speceven/wcg/news/pr-quilt.doc+juliet+madsen&cd=15&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us
• http://www1.va.gov/opa/speceven/wsc/athlete-info.asp
• Porter: Sewing the seeds of kindness By William Porter Denver Post Columnist Read more: Porter: Sewing the seeds of kindness - The Denver Posthttp://www.denverpost.com/porter/ci_11621302#ixzz12IJCfbgn 
• A Publication of the Paralyzed Veterans of America Mountain States Chapter Volume 54, Issue 1 FALL 2008 (page 8)http://www.mscpva.org/pdfs/scoop_fall08.pdf
• CNN Newsroom Transcripts http://archives.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0911/26/cnr.02.html
• http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-109073
• National Endowment for the Arts/ Arts Mid West http://www.docstoc.com/docs/19967568/THE-NATIONAL-ENDOWMENT-FOR-THE-HUMANITIES-AND-THE-NATIONAL-ENDOWMENT-FOR-THE-ARTS-OVERVIEW-OF-PROGRAMS-AND-NATIONAL-IMP
• Thread Scarves: Juliet Madsen teaches at the Spring Retreat Dates: May 1-3, 2009 at Snow Mountain Ranch in Winter Park, CO http://www.coloradoquiltcouncil.com/images/2009SpringRetreatClassList.pdf 
• Uhuru Quilters Guild, Seat Pleasant, MD http://www.uhuruquiltersguild.org/newsonline/sep08nwsltr.html 
• Parker Chronical May 30, 2009 http://coloradocommunitynewspapers.com/articles/2009/06/12/parker_chronicle/news/05_cm_army_vet_pk_dc_ltv_elb.txt 
• http://media-dis-n-dat.blogspot.com/2010/02/disabled-vet-uses-quilting-to-help-heal.html 
• VFW Colorado http://www.vfwcolodept.org/coloveteran2Nov-09-10.pdf 
• http://www.coloradodar.org/members/stateconference/SundayCourier2010.pdf 
•  http://spamantha.typepad.com/diary_of_a_mad_fabriholic/2009/04/index.html
• Quilting Arts Magazine June 2009 Artist's Issue
• Colorado Threads: Newsletter of the Colorado Quilting Council March 2009 

 Thank you for all the faith you have had in me and my work.

Juliet