Free Cards Friday ~ Mother's Day Gift Packs ~ Available Now

The Mother's Day Gift Packs are here, with 2 options this year!

Mother’s Day Gift Pack ~ 12x12 (shown above)
• (2) 12x12 prints of your choice
• (2) 5x7 art cards (I’ll select, unless you would like to choose from the below link)
Value: $64.50
Mother’s Day Gift Pack Special: $48 (you save $16.50)

Find the 12x12 Gift Pack in the Online Shop

Mother’s Day Gift Pack ~ 8x10 (shown above)
• (2) 8x10 prints of your choice
• (2) 5x7 art cards (I’ll select, unless you would like to choose from the below link)
Value: $40.50
Mother’s Day Gift Pack Special: $28 (you save $12.50)

Find the 8x10 Gift Pack in the Online Shop

The blog post where you can see the available 5x7 art card selections.

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.


Have a lovely weekend, Sincerely, Katie

Archival 13x19 Prints - INTRO SALE - Going on Now - Save 6 Bucks - Free Cards Friday

Good Morning!

TODAY, August 27 from 7am-midnight (PST): an Introductory Sale for the Brand New Archival 13x19 Prints! Etsy Shop Only! Save $6 for today only...CHOOSE YOUR PRINT!


You may choose Any Painting from the Mother/Child Connection Portfolio:


You may choose Any Painting from the Privately Owned Portfolio:


You may choose Any Painting from the Emotion Portfolio:


You may choose Any 8x8" Painting from the 8x8 Collection:


You may choose Any SOLD 10x10" Painting from the 10x10 Collection:


sample 13x19: Linger

PLEASE note your chosen print(s) in the Comments Section of your Sale.


Have a blast, mix & match, let me know if you have any questions!

Love & Sincerely, Katie
katie@kmberggren.com


13x19 signed prints celebrating Motherhood, Family, the Woman & Child. Intimate Emotional Moments of Maternity, Pregnancy, Nursing, Parenting & Childhood created in the award-winning studio of Katie m. Berggren.

These pieces are high quality archival prints from an original painting. Printed with archival inks on premium heavy weight smooth matte paper, these piece have a light fastness rating of 150 years, thus, they will last a lifetime.

The finished paper size is 13x19 and includes a white border for handling and framing ease.

Each print is signed by the artist and will ship via Priority Mail in an acid-free sleeve, gently/loosely rolled and carefully inserted into a triangular shipping tube for extra protection.

It's Free Cards Friday! Comment on 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.

Have a great day!

Love & Sincerely, Katie

Free Cards Friday ~ A Word With You Press feature ~ Upcoming Intro Sale for 13x19 Prints

I am proud to announce a lovely feature on A Word With You Press, check it out!

Also, I don't usually do sales, but I had fun with the intro sale for the 12x12 Prints so be ready! The Archival 13x19 Prints will have a one-day Introductory Sale: $48 each for just one day (regularly $54).

The sale will take place only in the Online Etsy Shop.

You can choose your painting - the date is to be announced. Stay tuned...


Join the email list to be sure and get your notification of the sale!

It's Free Cards Friday! Comment on 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.

Have a great Friday,

Love & Sincerely ~ Katie

Free Cards Friday ~ Priority Health Chiropractic ~ 5th Annual Mother's Day Event

Priority Health Chiropractic is presenting its 5th Annual Mother's Day Event

Bring a friend for girls night out and enjoy an evening of gourmet food, wine and live music.

Free massage, mini facials, pampering products, jewelry and candles, the lastest fashions and fitness trends, women's health resources and so much more!

AND Katie m. Berggren prints available!

My darling friend Donna Mac of Auntie Donna NW Pet Nanny will be gracious enough
to stand-in for me, offering my prints.

Thursday May 6th ~ from 6pm-9pm
Riverstone Marketplace ~ 3401 SE 192nd Avenue #100 Vancouver WA
(Same complex as Priority Health Chiropractic)

In honor of you and all that you do, this fabulous event is free! Brought to you by Priority Health Chiropractic.

If you are a Mother...
If you have a Mother....
If you know a Mother...
Then you are WELCOME!

You must RSVP for this event: ~ 882-7733 or email prioritypatients@comcast.net

This is where I see Dr. Min for my Chiropractic care, and this event will be wonderful, I would love to be there but I will also love being in downtown Portland experiencing First Thursday with the art galleries and street vendors.

It's Free Cards Friday! Comment on THIS blog post (here at the blog or on the Facebook page) and be in the running to win some cards ~ I'll choose the winner on Monday.

Love & Sincerely ~ Katie

Free Cards Friday, Harry Potter ~ shared things, Valentine's Day

Good Afternoon!

It's Free Cards Friday! Comment on this post (here at the blog or on my Facebook page) and be in the running to win some cards ~ I'll choose the winner on Monday.




We just got back from the Portland Children's Museum, then playing outside with kites and friends, it was very fun. It occurs to me that it is 2:30pm and the house is still clean from last night's after bedtime blast! Wow - it pays to get out and get active vs staying at home and tearing the place apart :)





We have been reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. I'm reading it to my boys and we are all having so much fun. Spending hours at a time cuddled together on the bed, the beanbag or couch, reading and experiencing it together.

I find myself getting into the voices and characters, and have to slow down to make sure that they understand ~ which they seem to ~ and if I stop to say "how are you doing?" or "are you following me okay?" my 4 year old bangs on the book and raises his eyebrows saying "go on, go on!!"

Today, my 5 year old has been saying Leviosa! testing out his Wizard powers! He made the garage door raise, so I was impressed :)


Having something we can all three share has been very special (thank you to my friend for loaning us the book). And knowing there are many books and many pages ahead in the series makes me feel happy.


I recently read somewhere: If your child has a thing for video games (enter your child's interest here) and you do not have an interest in video games (same interest), you have just missed an opportunity to have a shared thing.

I like that.


I hope you have a wonderful weekend, just hanging out and enjoying your moments. I am packing paintings in my studio, preparing for some shipments and in general getting things cleaned up.


This weekend brings Valentine's Day and despite the fact that I am a woman, (I'm talking to you: every jewelry, flower and candy store) not all of us want candy, roses or some bling ~ what I desire is comfortable times, a good meal together and time to relax :)


Happy Valentine's Day to you!

Love & Sincerely ~ Katie



Images: Several of the 10x10 paintings from The Forty Minis Collection are available as 8x10 prints now (since the originals have sold). I have pictures the available ones here, find them in the Online Etsy Shop.

Prints of Music now available

8x10 Prints of Music, the 3rd 10x10 painting in The Forty Minis Collection are now available!

See Music (and other available prints) here, for $14.

Have a great day!

Love & Sincerely ~ Katie

Prints of Energy Now Available

The original Energy will be off to a new home tomorrow ~ which means prints of this painting are now available ~ learn more in the Etsy Shop: http://www.kmberggren.etsy.com



Tomorrow - it's Free Cards Friday - come back to comment on tomorrow's post and be in the running to win free cards.

Have a great night!

And thank you.

Love & Sincerely, Katie

Love Art Gallery Grand Opening

Let me tell you about Love Art Gallery...



There is a passion that flows through this gallery ~ the second you walk up the purple steps.


The family that has created, designed and presented Love Art Gallery to the world are the type of individuals that I try to surround myself with, those I feel an instant connection with.


Ruby and Heather wrapped their passion and kindness around me and my work, even through the first emails in which they inquired about my paintings.



The evening of Friday, June 5 was the Grand Opening for Love Art Gallery in Sellwood (Portland) Oregon.





The renovated historic building in the shopping district was bursting at the seams with energy, artists, shoppers, sparkly beverages, fresh truffles and Buddhist chanting by Thom.


Every last fragment of this lovely building has been thoroughly attended to – from the garden sculpture to the purple entry steps, to the light switch plates, through to the artwork gracing the bathroom walls.


I invite you to come and experience the joy, the tenderness, the artwork and the spirit at Love Art Gallery.

8036 SE 13th Avenue (on the corner of 13th and Spokane) 503.954.2656

loveartgallery@comcast.net Ruby, Heather, Ted, Christopher

The gallery is open Tuesday - Thursday from 10am–6pm, Friday and Saturday from 10am-8pm, Sunday from 11am-5pm, and is closed on Mondays. Open by special request/appointment.


Have a great week my friends!
Love & Sincerely, Katie

Nurturing New Relationships

I recently met a woman over the phone who generously and spontaneously called to tell me her fondness for my work - it was wonderful visiting with her and she shared her interest in purchasing several originals. She carefully chose the titles that best suited her and we made plans to talk in a couple days.

The "old" me would have considered those pieces "sold" and began celebrating (only to be let down, annoyed and confused later), but the more experienced me (I learn something new every day about the business of art and business in general) appreciated the time she took to call and chat, contemplated how friendly she was and wondered why more people didn't just pick up the phone when they wanted to send a message!

We spoke again and she indeed was still in love with several pieces and chose to purchase several prints while saving up for the originals. I thanked her for her generous order and we vowed to keep in touch. I really like her and I feel so blessed to have begun this relationship.

My point here is to sort of congratulate myself for, but also share the value in, not counting one's chickens before they hatch, and with art - it is all about relationships.

I realize that I have been that excited person on the other end of the line a few times, eager to get those hardwood floors in (half a year ago) and deeply interested in a local artist's sculpture for my bedroom wall ~ I was genuine, but things change, values change and although I still adore both the sculpture and the floors, the time just isn't right.