Iraq War Veteran Recycles Uniforms Into Art
 Thursday, May 29th, 2008

Aren't these beautiful? You'll never guess what they're made out of!   Well, yes you will, because you probably read the title of this article. Jon Michael Turner is a US soldier returned from the Iraq War. The creative veteran has used his combat duds and his artistic touch to actually make notebooks, art paper, and other items out of his uniforms!

Turner took up paper art and bookmaking when he returned to the US, and works out of the Green Door Studio in Burlington, Vermont. According to his website, he was discharged from the Marine Corps in 2007 after suffering post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

"Art, poetry and performances have now become my way of letting go of the past," Turner says. "They also have reminded me of who I was before I signed on that solid black line. I will never be able to go back in time to change things. All I can do is look back, learn and progress forward."

He's been working at the Green Door Studio since August of 2007. You can check out more of his work here. Does anyone know, by the way, if this is the same Jon Michael Turner who is the famous Winter Soldier?

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