Guernica Redux

Artist Amarie Bergman, who has seen Picasso's original Guernica, took an element of the painting and made it as a backdrop for the opening paragraph of an essay I began writing some four years ago. I thought the taste for war would have abated by now. An excerpt:

"As the US made its case for what was to become a misguided and tragic war the very icon that might have given the UN members and the American public pause in their deliberation was banished from view.

A tapestry copy of Picasso’s Guernica, hanging outside the entrance to the Security Council, was draped."

Mirthwerks Celebrates 1st Anniversary

MIRTHWERKS ENTERS SECOND YEAR, BRINGING MIRTH BY DESIGN

May 31^st, 2007 – VANCOUVER, BC – Mirthwerks Design Co. celebrated its first anniversary today with the announcement of its new summer collection honoring the “Summer of Love,” 1967.

Michael Shandrick, Chief Operating Officer, said the company will also introduce its “Peace and Rebels” series this month, by honoring those who resist conformity and raise consciousness through peaceful contributions.

Mirthwerks was initially formed on a park bench with the idea of making greeting cards that had a startling simplicity, intrinsic depth, and lightness; a cool vibe with a positive spin.

Mirthwerks cards are now retailing in Vancouver at the Vancouver Art Gallery Store and Chapters/Indigo on Granville Street at Broadway.

Words - as nouns, adjectives and, yes, verbs – along with geometric shapes are integral components in Mirthwerks designs.

Over the past year the company has expanded its operations into concepting 30-second spots, package designing and advertising.

Contact: Michael@mirthwerks.com