Thoughtful conversations with the people of Maine

The idea of Andrew Mellon was to give a museum for the American people, and probably that's why he called it National Gallery of Art, rather than calling it the Andrew Mellon collection. He really had the ambition to create a large museum that would serve entire generations for the future.

The frame is part of the art, and whether it stands out and becomes a focal point with some of the more simple items, or it is in the background and just the bass would floater, that's the balance and that's a fun part of it to come up together and work together with the client to get to that end.

The beautiful thing about Mercy is the core of it has not changed. We're still sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy. We still are very, very focused on each encounter and the person that we're serving.