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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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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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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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Serendipity No. 7, Detail

Unfamiliar source, same wavelength

“Truth Is Worth It” 13”h x 9”w, $290   When I start working in my studio in the morning it can be several hours before I turn music on. As my brain relaxes into a rhythm, it’s nice having something playing in the background. The genres I listen...

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Mulberry paper strips

Springtime in the Rockies

So often the spring equinox in Colorado arrives cold and gray. This year, however, the first day of spring was a time for celebration. Why? Because it really felt like spring! It was warm and sunny with hardly any wind....

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PJ Bergin's Studio

A place to inspire

When I'm not putting my Joomchi collages together in the studio, I read all sorts of books and articles about other artists and how they practice their art. One detail I noticed is there are many who work in a solitary fashion, just like I do....

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