Lord and McCord Art Works Gallery ~ Longview, Washington

Lord & McCord Art Works Gallery in longview, Washington, was opened by award winning artist, Linda McCord, the owner and director of the gallery.

6 of my motherhood paintings are on display at Lord & McCord during the month of October, 2011.

shown: Like Water, Taking A Moment and Stay.

The Gallery current features approximately 20 represented artists, including a generous supply of wearable art, hand-made jewelry, fused glass, printmaking, paintings and sculpture.

Mother and Child Art for the Coffee Table and the Pocket ~ art books make great gifts!

Gorgeous quality, coffeetable- and purse-ready fine art books stuffed full of intimate motherhood paintings make exquisite gifts for mothers, daughters, doulas/midwifes and mama-girlfriends.

Quantities are limited, so plan ahead for the Holidays!

I now have 5 separate books for you to choose from:

Introducing Moments With Messages, volume 1 ~ a Glossy hardbound motherhood art Book ~ autographed ~ and featuring 29 of the 4x4" chunky acrylic paintings. ($27.99 each)


♥ This is a gorgeous, sturdy, high quality book shares rich images exactly representing the texture and heart of the first 29 4x4" original paintings.♥ Each original painting carries a message, and includes an embedded text, painted right into the texture. Thus, each smooth printed page of this hardbound book reveals meaning.


Find Moments With Messages here, in the online shop









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Introducing 85 8x8 Paintings ~ a dance of intention & creation ($34.99 each)


♥ A high quality book featuring 70 premium quality pages, a gorgeous glossy soft cover and behind the scenes musings and insight for the 85 8x8s Collection.


♥ This luscious 7x7" book seeks to thrill you with images and inspiration ~ but to also encourage you to engage in your own creative endeavor.



85 8x8 Paintings ~ a dance of intention & creation is available online, direct from the printer




Have a deserving loved one in a far-away place? Grab the 70-page e-book here! ~ just $4.99
featuring motherhood art & writing by Katie m. Berggren and I can email it directly to the recipient with your message.




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Introducing the Hardbound Inspiration Book ~ featuring 20 Motherhood Paintings ($24.99 each)


♥ This sturdy autographed book is perfect for reflection and sharing. 6x8 inches by 3/8" thick. Only 2 left in stock!



Find the Hardbound Inspiration Book here (with 20 full-color motherhood paintings)








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Introducing Mini Pocket-Sized Inspiration Books, volumes 1 & 2 ($5.99 ea)


♥ Pull your super cute little book from your purse, wallet, diaper bag or bed-side table ~ and take a moment to breathe in the moments that make Motherhood purposeful and special.♥ A great gift ~ stocking stuffer ~ new mother blessing.


Find Volume 1 here (with 20 full-color motherhood paintings)



Find Volume 2 here (with 21 full-color motherhood paintings)

Each book that I have created for you makes a lovely, simple yet substantial gift for a mother, doula or midwife, girlfriend or daughter.

I also love these books as an opportunity for a hand-held, personal retreat. A few moments to breathe and remember the moments in life that keep us going as busy mamas.

Have a wonderful week's end.

Thank you for your continued encouragement & love.

Let me know if you have any questions,

Love & Sincerely, Katie

85 8x8 Paintings: a dance of intention & creation ~ the printed book is available

85 8x8 Paintings: a dance of intention & creation ~ featuring behind the scenes notes & images, inspiration, paintings, quotes & heart-felt sentiments.

A brand new beautifully printed publication, featuring motherhood art & writing by Katie m. Berggren ~ Grab YOUR copy here!

"Katie, I just finished reading your book. Well, actually I devoured every sentence, quote, and picture. I was sad that it had an end, but giggled that it took 9 months for you to compose the pictures…the length of a pregnancy. That's perfect for motherhood paintings. I admire your approach to simply focusing your attention on your sweet boys, and letting the good energy flow. Thank you for publishing a piece of yourself. It was a delight.
Kindly, Sara ~ Camas, Washington"

85 8x8 Paintings: a dance of intention & creation features the art and writing of Katie m. Berggren, an award-winning painter, recently cited as the #1 Motherhood Artist in America.

70 pages of rich imagery featuring 85 paintings devoted to love and connection, family, touch, breastfeeding, babywearing, and the intimate moments of motherhood ~ including the emotional musings and heartfelt insights behind the creation of each painting.



This book desires to show, but to also inspire you in your own creative endeavors by providing personal journal entries and blog posts, inspirational quotes and notes from the author/artist.

Making 85 8x8 Paintings: a dance of intention & creation a perfect gift for a loving mother, devoted doula or midwife, and/or a creative soul yearning to fly higher.

Snag YOUR copy here, for just $34.99


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Do not hesitate to let me know if you have any questions ~ thank you so much!

Love & Sincerely, Katie

New Painting, Sacred Space ~ 8x8 Book Coming to Print ~ Magnets & Buttons

An Update ~ New Goodies To Share!

New Original Painting: Sacred Space, 24x24", $625
find Sacred Space in the shop

The BRAND NEW Book: 85 8x8 Paintings: a dance of intention & creation
will be Coming to PRINT in a WEEK'S TIME! ~ Stay Tuned! ~
Grab the 70-page e-book here! ~ just $4.99
featuring motherhood art & writing by Katie m. Berggren

New Buttons & Magnets featuring Home & Spinning Tales, just $3.99 for a set of two.

Have a wonderful week's end.
Thank you for following along, and for your continued encouragement & love.
Let me know if you have any questions,
Love & Sincerely, Katie

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“Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; love more, and all good things will be yours.”
Swedish proverb

Submit Your Photo | Mindful Mothering Paintings ~ inspired by You! | Get a Free 8x10 Print

Gentle, Mindful Mothering Paintings… inspired by You!

In general, I find myself inundated with natural instances of inspiration, and more than anything I’m aching for time to get them all down on paper or canvas before they flit away…

If you hang out with me in person, you know my journal is always in hand, and I annoy myself, even, with my need to capture sketches, thoughts and words on so many occasions.

However… I’ve got an itch, an idea, an inspiration and I’d like to involve you ~ my community of intriguing, wise mothers and women, fathers and friends, followers and motivators.

Drawn In? Wanna Get Caught Up?

Submit your Photo(s) of Gentle, Mindful Mothering ~ however you describe it, however you find meaning in the words Gentle and Mindful ~ however you make it your own.


For you, is it: breastfeeding, co-sleeping, baby-wearing, walking together, talking together, reading together, laughing together, cooking together, crying together, playing together…?


Share your moments, if you feel the urge, and swirl your beauty into the fertile soil from which the Intimate Moments of Motherhood paintings sprout.

If you’d like to get involved, here is what to do:

1) Save your favorite photo(s) with YOUR name as the title of the image.

2) Email your photo to Katie@kmberggren.com

3) Add the understanding that by sending me a photo, you agree to let me be inspired by your image, and you agree that the design and copyright of the painting in its process and finished forms remains with the artist (that’s me!). But you can certainly brag to your friends by sending them over to the Painting Motherhood blog!

4) Agree that if your photo is chosen, you will be honored as I delight in sharing your lovely photo (and your first name) with my Facebook and Painting Motherhood blog Communities, as well as revealing process images as your photo inspires a painted canvas…

This is important: I do not strive for photo likeness in my paintings ~ more importantly, I capture the essence, the emotion, the movement, the connection, the contact, the energy…


What's In It For You? If your Gentle, Mindful Mothering Photo does indeed inspire a painting ~ wooohooo! ~ YOU get a free 8x10 print of the finished painting ~ RAD!


Have questions? I’m here, just let me know what they are.


OH! ~ I forgot to mention ~ the first 5 people to send a photo via email get a free gift in the mail!

Thank you for your consideration,
Love & Sincerely,

Katie

Free Cards Winner ~ More Chunky 4x4 Original Paintings

I'm still having a blast with the 4x4 paintings ~ and I plan to create them as long as I am having a blast :) If they start to get boring, I'll take a break!

And I'm really loving how these paintings look hung in a group. In the above photo, all mini paintings are claimed, except the lower left (Resilient) and the lower right (Calm In A Crazy World).

Resilient ~ this one is available! Let me know if you are interested.



Calm In A Crazy World ~ this one is available! Let me know if you are interested.

It is IMPORTANT to NOTE!

I've decided to offer these little 4x4 paintings for $44, and am, at this point, only offering them on the Facebook page ~ so if you are not playing along over there, you may want to come join us!

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The Free Cards Winner For Last Week is Amanda, thanks for playing!

Love & Sincerely, Katie

Free Cards Friday ~ Chunky Original 4x4 Paintings ~ what fun!

On my mind for years now... has been the idea of creating tiny originals. I've flirted with the idea, and at the advice of another artist, set the idea aside for a couple years, thinking is may not have been a good one.

Recently, at a craft store sidewalk sale (we just stopped to get a canvas, but ended up with much more!) I spied these little canvases and the idea came flooding back.

Remind Me (sold), 4x4

This idea is also related to my urge to create beautiful products, while stumbling over the option of whether or not to license my work (I've been on that stumbly path for years). I am working on the full story behind my "licensing" thoughts, to share with you in the near future.

These little paintings allow me to produce hand-painted, artist-created, straight-from-the-studio original pieces ~ that hang right on a nail (without a wire, actually) ~ or would love to be propped on a tiny easel.

Granted, they are priced higher than prints created by someone elses mother in China...

This is what I want, deep inside ~ to create work that is actually created in-studio, by the artist (hence my previous mention of my licensing stumble).

No Place (collection of the artist's son), 4x4

Thus, I prepared a few of the 4x4 canvases, and just this week gave them a go!

Paired with the new attraction to adding text to my paintings I am in hog heaven. Having So much Fun!

Memories Made (sold), 4x4

I've decided to offer these little 4x4 paintings for $44, and am, at this point, only offering them on the Facebook page ~ so if you are not playing along over there, you may want to come join us!




Above shows the newest set I'm working on ~ and will be posting them one by one to the Facebook page today (and maybe into tomorrow morning).



Let me know if you have any questions ~ THANK YOU for your support ~ as you prove to me that I am on the right track.


It's Free Cards Friday ~ Add your note or insight to this blog post (here at the blog or on the Facebook page) throughout the weekend and be in the running to win some cards ~ I'll choose the winner on Monday. Come back on Tuesday to see if the winner is YOU!

Sincerely,
Katie

Featured Artist: Stephanie Dyer of Beyond Words Designs

I'm honored to feature the work of Stephanie Dyer ~ a mother of 5 ~ an artist and wife.

Stephanie focuses on Celebrations of motherhood and Tributes to loss ~ her work is thought-provoking, warm and flowing.

Stephanie's lovely customized work is truly Beyond Words,
so I will leave you with samples of her work.
~ I hope you will take a moment to visit her website ~

Have a great weekend,

Love & Sincerely, Katie

Spirit Soul & Sweetness ~ Today's New Painting ~ Event Tonite!

As the LAST PAINTING for The Expanded Visions Collection, I am honored to present Spirit, Soul & Sweetness ~ the FIRST painting where I have added the written word to a painting.

Spirit, Soul & Sweetness

Original Painting: 8x8", $95

This original painting has SOLD

All of my life, I have been writing, and collecting my writings, poems, stories and blurbs, painting titles, phrases and tag lines. I have been wanting, for a couple years now, to find a way to incorporate the words into the paintings ~ to give a glimmer of my thoughts behind the work ~ a glimmer brighter than the title can provide ~ and to be present when the painting's statement was not around.

With Spirit, Soul & Sweetness, I really felt a need to include words.

I was able to clip paper directly from my journal, write in my own handwriting with my trusty drawing pen ~ and adhere the text, scumbling paint around and layering transparent tones over the paper ~ welcoming that little slip of paper right into the world of the image, making it feel necessary, making it appear natural.

I have done this just once now, but I can already tell that a new door has opened to me, and conquering this fear will lead to additional fears to be conquered. How fun.

This painting, while Available, may be found in the Online Shop.

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EVENT ~ TONITE!

artful bliss: an evening of intimacy, stories & art
Thursday, August 11, from 5-9pm

Bring the children from 5-7 and let them create their own works of art; and/or come from 7-9 for live music. Enjoy Original Motherhood Paintings, Hors d’oeuvres, healthy chocolate samples & book signings throughout the 5-9pm event.

•intimate motherhood paintings & inspiration books, presented by Katie m. Berggren www.kmberggren.com

•activity books & art by Kirsten Klug, to encourage play, open communication & build confidence www.healthyfunchoices.com

•story-infused mixed media art by Liz Ness
www.liznessstudio.com

also: Inspiring Live music by singer/songwriter Mila Polevia

New Day Center For The Arts (Day Theater)
5516 SE Foster, Portland OR 97206

Questions? 360.213.7879

Have a great day,

Love & Sincerely ~ Katie

Bloom & Pure ~ Today's Fresh New Original Paintings

2 NEW Releases for The Expanded Visions Collection
Learn More!

Bloom

8x8", Original Acrylic on Canvas
$95 ~ with $10 going to a charity benefiting Mothers & Children

This painting has SOLD, thank you

Pure

8x8", Original Acrylic on Canvas
$95 ~ with $10 going to a charity benefiting Mothers & Children

This painting has SOLD, thank you

I hope you have a wonderful day ~Love & Sincerely, Katie

Hardbound Inspiration Painting Books ~ just a few left

Hardbound inspiration painting books are here!

~Featuring 21 full color Intimate Motherhood paintings by Katie m. Berggren

~Autographed and perfect for reflection and sharing. 6x8 inches by 3/8" thick.

~This book has a sturdy cover and lovely vellum fly sheets at the front and back.

♥ Pull your super cute 6x8" book from your purse, diaper bag or bed-side table ~ and take a moment to breathe in 21 intimate moments that make Motherhood purposeful and special.

♥ A great girlfriend-mama gift ~ stocking stuffer ~ new mother blessing ~ doula or midwife thank you.

Your hardbound book will ship via Priority Mail (for U.S. buyers), arrive to your hands wrapped in bubble wrap and shipped in a stiff mailer ~ for extra protection ~ and including a full color postcard and free full color 5x7 art card.

ENJOY! There are just a few left in this first run of books, so go GET YOURS Here!

Have a wonderful Thursday,

Love & Sincerely, Katie

Enlightened & Meditation ~ two Brand New 8x10 Originals

~ Enlightened & Meditation ~

2 NEW Releases for The Expanded Visions Collection
a new series of Original 8x10 Paintings Learn More!

Enlightened
8x10", Original Acrylic on Canvas
$120 ~ with $10 going to a charity benefiting Mothers & Children

This painting has SOLD

Meditation
8x10", Original Acrylic on Canvas
$120 ~ with $10 going to a charity benefiting Mothers & Children

This painting, while Available,
may be found in the Online Shop

I will have a new limited stock of Mini Inspiration books in the shop ~ SOON! (see 'em here)

“Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; love more, and all good things will be yours.”
Swedish proverb

I hope you have a wonderful day ~
Love & Sincerely, Katie

Available 8x10 Original Paintings from The Expanded Visions Collection!

There are currently a few 8x10 original paintings available
~ grab 'em here! ~

This collection is chugging along ~ next Thursday will bring the release of 2 more originals ~ the following recently released paintings are not to be forgotten... intimate moments captured in thick shiny textured paint on canvas make touching and meaningful gifts. Even for Dads.

Heart Healthy

Discover

Nurture
(one of my very favorites ~ you have to see this one in person, it is luminous)






Naturally










Inspiring Passion


~ grab 'em here! ~





Don't hesitate to contact me with any questions!



Have a wonderful day,

Love & Sincerely, Katie