The purpose - where I start - is the idea of use. It is not recycling, it's reuse.
Issey Miyake
In my pursuit of unusual frames I mostly haunt the halls of Ebay. I don't particularly enjoy shopping, but running through the frames up for auction, in the comfort of my studio, is another matter. I did good work as a framer for many years. I was respectful and used the best materials available for my clients. Now I find charm in odd and even weird ways to present art. This frame, classified as "tramp art", was made from a tin can. Installing the art required pulling back a few of the little curls, dropping the art and the glazing into place and pushing the curls back to secure them.
The insect pictured is a weevil with Hoag's Object / ring galaxy backdrop. Weevils form the largest family in the animal kingdom. I am planning a wall of little frames containing insects.
Beautiful.
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