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2020…How Has the Year Left Us?

We are all probably looking back to early January, 2020 when the new year was looking bright.  The calendar was beginning to fill with engagements. Excitement was in the air – a new decade upon us!  It was not long before it turned to a...

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Altered Lives .. 2020 Montage

There are many reasons the sonobe cube is such a compelling art challenge for me.  One, of course, is working with the unusual colors.  There are the brilliant colors of Japanese origami paper and unpredictable hues from the “Sunday NY Times”.  The other is the...

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New Inspiration in a Changed World

Attaining visual interest with color and texture is the fun part of working with Hanji, the handmade mulberry paper from Korea. It begins with experimentation and observing how the colors of the various papers play off each other.  My fingers get into the action by...

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PJ Bergin's artwork entitled "Quiet City No. 2"

Mind game

Most of the time when I finish an artwork I have a sense of accomplishment. I usually like the way the piece looks and am satisfied with the outcome....

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A different understanding of time

"Quiet City" by PJ Bergin, 2020   I’m writing this on Earth Day. Over the past few weeks, references to the first Earth Day 50 years ago point to how far we’ve come and how we far we still need to go to make significant improvements to...

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Topsy Turvy

Staying steady in topsy-turvy times

"Topsy Turvy" by PJ Bergin, 2020 – shown in place   What can be said? Over two weeks ago, when I was just beginning this artwork, the title came to me. Little did I know how upside down my life — and everyone's lives — would come to...

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Context is everything

In today’s world, how do we create an environment to help us achieve our personal and professional goals? Original artwork is a key element for developing a creative space. Art is no longer just a symbol of status, but a tool to inspire. By having artwork...

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Detail of "Ecriture No. 55-73" by Park Seo-Bo

Visit to NYC, Jan 2020

"Ecriture No. 55-73" by Park Seo-Bo, 1973   As much as I love living in the small town of Salida, there comes a time during the year when I need an extra boost of inspiration and some big city excitement to get my imagination and creative juices...

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The Enigma of Venus

Making space for silence

Recently a visitor to the studio asked me how I come up with the compositions I make out of Hanji (handmade mulberry paper from Korea). “After all”, she said, “the work is abstract. You're not looking at something in nature and painting it as a...

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Life imitates art

Recently I discovered just how valuable my life as a visual artist can be. Several disruptive events developed in my personal life and my typical methods of coping weren't working. It required mustering all of my positive energy reserves to take a fresh look at...

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