Art Heals the Pain of Separation

Art Heals the Pain of Separation

The last 7 months have been emotionally challenging. My son and his wife separated, and we are blocked from visitation with our grandchildren. This pain led me to resign as OSA president as the year ended, find a counselor, and take a Reduction Woodcut workshop with...
Art of Healing and Healing of My Art

Art of Healing and Healing of My Art

My last blog shared our family alienation crisis that began last June. These last 8 months have begun an exploration of health challenges and finding new ways to help me express what I’m personally going through. Not all my artworks are about beauty and peace....
A Transformational Life Journey

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,...
Last Blog Before the OSA Studio Tour

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...
An Incredible Week to Share Here

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...