Saturday I was privileged to experience the John Frame exhibit at the Portland Art Museum. I was profoundly affected by it, an affect that has continued, non stop, to work it's magic on me. His work is art in it's truest sense and it is profoundly altering my thinking about how I want to approach my own work. I am humbled and inspired. Some of his story can be found on a series of videos on You Tube. I just want you all to know this creation exists in the world. Now I want to go back to pondering it's magic...and how it is changing the way I see my own pieces. Something that must be completely obvious to formally trained artists or makers, but I have come so slowly to realize on my own, is that I need to show you who I am. When I look at the work of other artists, I want to understand who they are. John Frame has changed my viewing lens from a critique of the piece itself to experiencing the unique being expressed in that piece.
Summer Talisman of a WomanWith a Bohemian Soul and a Love of Collecting Interesting Bits of Texture and Color
