Vessel centers on the inspiration taken from my youth as the only daughter of a single mother, who operates to this day as a ship captain on the Great Lakes. Vessel is the story of a non-traditional upbringing on the waterways of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and how these experiences with my mother in this ultra industrial landscape shaped my identity as a designer and more. The work honors the sacrifices and lessons of womanhood she has imparted unto me through the exemplar of her leadership on the seas.