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{ Mother's Day }

Celebrating Mother's Day with a Kindergartener is extra fun. Andres created a wonderful painted montage of images in his class along with a sweet card. I addition, his high school art buddy drew a portrait of Andres that we will treasure always (thank you Erik!). We're spending a perfect day out in the garden and hope that you are having a fantastic weekend. Wishing all who celebrate a lovely Mother's Day:)

{ Three Fragments of a Lost Tale }

image © Copyright 2012  John Frame **

I've mentioned Artist John Frame on my blog before, and his ongoing project involving his stop motion animation film. I finally had the privilege of "experiencing" his work in person this week at the Portland Art Museum. The show includes his work in progress film and large photographs and his stunning figures all of which are achingly beautiful. There is something about  Frame's pieces and way of non narrative storytelling that made me wish to experience it all privately without anyone around and to be able to hold, touch the figures. I can't recall the last time I was so impressed by a body of artwork~it truly is something special. Right now there are no plans for the show to travel but hopefully, with continued exposure, other museums across the country and beyond will decide to bring John Frames work to their city to be  enjoyed by artists and non artists alike.

image © Copyright 2012 John Frame **

 

image © Copyright 2012 John Frame **

image © Copyright 2012 John Frame **

Above is  short clip of a talk in which he discusses how this project came to be after a successful career as a sculptor and several years of a complete creative block. For a much more in depth lecture, visit the Portland Art Museum's website or click here. I also picked up his three exhibition catalogs, the latest includes gorgeous photographs from the show and a book I recommend adding to your library if you are inspired by his art.

**Please note~all images in this post are © Copyright 2012 John Frame. If you wish to post/pin images, please link back to his website or links provided.