A Transformational Life Journey
The entire Blog content can be viewed on the Ojai Studio Artist's website. https://www.ojaistudioartists.org/post/a-transformational-life-journey In this deeply personal memoir, artist and peacebuilder Brian Berman recounts a journey shaped by Holocaust memory, the...
Last Blog Before the OSA Studio Tour
As you are likely viewing this blog on my website, most of the blog is about my Memoir, and my new website. I have invested most of creative energy over the last couple of years to bring these two projects to realization. If you'd like to read the entire blog with...
An Incredible Week to Share Here
My presentation was about the Healing Power of Art. I gave my presentation and the challenges that I faced and the amazing discovery that I could actually be a fine art sculptor. Though I had no formal training, I found myself lost in my midlife crisis, and carved my...
Art Adventures in Peace Building
This September has been packed with events that highlight my life as an Artist for Peace. I have the goal of completing my new website before the end of this month. I am combining the three primary media of my art. I will feature Sculptures, HOLOS Amulets, and Wall...
Meeting in the Middle
As artists, we know that creativity is more than expression — it can be a path to healing. My own journey has shown me again and again that as an Artist for Peace, I have the power to transform sorrow into peace and fragmentation into wholeness. Last month, Lisa and I...
Art as a Path to Healing
In today’s fast-paced world, where stress and anxiety have become an everyday reality, finding ways to nurture mental and emotional well-being is more important than ever. One powerful and often under appreciated tool for healing and self-expression is art. Whether...
What I Discovered with a Pastry Roller
I have this beautiful toroidal graphic that I embossed on paper and had great success. What an amazing feeling after 30+ years of making sculptures in stone, steel, and cast glass. The lightness of making artwork with paper was transformational. Click the link below...
Entering 2025 as OSA’s New President
Little did I know that when we moved back to Ojai in the spring of 2024 after volunteering for the One Humanity Institute in Poland for 1.5 years, I would be volunteering for OSA as the 2025 president. With my deep passion for art and community engagement, I bring...
Happy Valentine’s Day
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Art Saves Lives
ART SAVES LIVES Click on the link to read and view. Art for Mental and Emotional Wellbeing…
The entire Blog can be read on the Ojai Studio Artists website.
https://www.ojaistudioartists.org/post/a-transformational-life-journey
In this deeply personal memoir, artist and peacebuilder Brian Berman recounts a journey shaped by Holocaust memory, the search for belonging, and the calling to build bridges of peace. The Unseen Hand: My Journey of Becoming chronicles how early wounds transformed into a lifelong devotion to reconciliation, compassionate listening, and art as a universal language of healing.
From intimate encounters to global initiatives, Brian’s story affirms that peace begins within and radiates outward. His creation of the HOLOS — a symbol for One Humanity — embodies his vision for a more compassionate and united world. For readers drawn to stories of transformation, resilience, and the healing power of art, The Unseen Hand offers both inspiration and hope for our shared future.
Brian has memoirs for sale during the studio tour and if you are unable to attend, you can order directly from Amazon with this link. http://bit.ly/4gW73Wo
My creativity for the last couple of years has been devoted to writing my memoir, and the administrative role as the president of the Ojai Studio Artists. Over the last few months, I’ve been working on my new website.