It is nearly impossible to see a piece of art without it being framed in a certain context. Even when viewed outside of a museum or gallery an art object is framed by the culture, history, and personal motives of the artist. In a museum, however, even more frames are placed around objects. There is the set up of the gallery, the choice of lighting or use of sound, and there is the choice of what text accompanies the objects. Contemplating frames such as these I chose to compa

You may recognize this as my banner image. Thats cause it is! Hooray! This was a mixed media piece I did in a hurry that turned into something I really liked. The background behind the tree is a bunch of scrappy pieces from another project that I couldn’t bring myself to throw away. I no longer remember where the image of the plant came from. The Frame however is my favorite part. I used old paint that I believe was acrylic on the frame, but for whatever reason it didn’t want