“Repurposing old picture frames is one of those ... or traditional wainscoting, a series of empty frames in varying sizes can be mounted on a wall to create layered paneling,” she explains.

the art I had accumulated didn’t fill up all my walls anymore and I’d grown more homesick than when I first moved out of state. Since placing a few digital picture frames around my house ...

Salmon is moved by the empty frames' restoration because they’re symbols of hope. But up on the wall, the barren box of Rembrandt's seascape is also a gash-like reminder of what’s been lost.