This hat is part of my ongoing Broken Heart series — a body of work that began during the darkest months of my mother’s illness, when grief was the only language I had left. I set out to create 154 broken hearts, one for every day of her disease, and in the process those hearts transformed.
Where they once represented pain, they now represent strength: the way we carry loss, keep loving, and stay soft in a world that can hurt us.
This hat has a 4-inch dome, a rolled brim, and a two-tone construction with a natural dark gray exterior and a light gray interior. It is strong, thick, and made to hold its shape. It fits a medium 22–23 inch head and was dried overnight beside the fire — infused with a bit of winter magic and resilience.