Hold on to yourself when life doesn’t go the way you want. The different embroidery techniques show changing emotions, the vertical threads show events in your life that you have no control over. 

But hold on to yourself and feel that everything will be fine one day.

H O L D   O N

In time of Covid 19 I embroidered my embroidered portrait with the text Gonna Stay At Home. This was a fun challenge among artists on instagram. Each artist in his own way edited this text in the face of their artwork.

  

G S A H

When the sun comes in and shines on you everything becomes even more beautiful!!

I T  I S  M E

Your life! Think of yourself as a white canvas that you can color however you want. The artwork consists of two parts in which the life around you is filled in color. But what is your color? How do you color your own life? Do you prefer to color outside the lines or within a box? The artwork is based on an old work that I combine with my own embroidery style.

C O L O R  U P

With the hand-embroidered figurative embroidery art. Old embroidery revived in a new setting. For the project “revive embroidery” I show 4 works that merge old and new embroidery.

This work is an old embroidery by the French artist Jean Honore Fragonard “young reading girl”.I found this old embroidery at the thrift store and gave it new life with my own embroidery style of P.M.K.D.

R E V I V E  

Accordion book structure on paper, watercolour, mixed drawing medias. 

Tableau of Recovery- Coming Back to Life 1

Heidi Bergstrom brings her take on the Phoenix to the Shelf Life project for the month of June 2024 at the Victoria Arts Council. This site-specific work created from paper, sinew, moose hide, textile fibres, and vinyl offers a visual allusion to the mythological winged creature symbolizing rebirth and renewal. Bergstrom’s installation incorporates natural and synthetic materials, pointing to a continuum where the viewer is left to decipher whether it is the remains or the reemergence of the Phoenix on display.

Phoenix

Knitwear completely designed from a piece of wool. Thread woven on the sleeve with rvs quality beads.

W O V E N

E Y E 

The artwork is completely made up of different threads. The jacket is designed by using multiple embroidery techniques. The treads consist of mohair, cottonwood and gold thread.

E C R U 

Hand embroidered blouse with a terra flower. in the background a very fine blue embroidery stitch.Shadow and movement are important to this artwork.The artwork fades at the bottom making it look like the terra flower is growing on the model's blouse.

F L O W E R S

Golden hands on your shoulders that give you positive energy. Shaped by gold beads that overflow into gold wire.

G O L D E N - T O U C H 

Hand - embroidered coat with two different embroidery stitches. The eye in the coat is made of gold stainless steel and quality beads.

I  - S E E  -   Y O U 

Self - portrait of the artist of P.M.K.D | embroidery Art completely in blue sketch. Small golden details that indicate that it is Heidi.

B L U E 

Oil on Recycled Bubble Wrap, Tissue, & Paper Bags; 48" x 36"; 2021
This piece represents a wonderful human exchange I had in Cuba. I love the combination of accoutrements and how the image invites cross-cultural comparisons. Painted on recycled bubble wrap and paper bags, the materials remind me of the creative nature of how many Cuban artists work, often employing innovative use of the everyday materials when resources are limited.

Cigar and Nails in Havana

Oil, Acrylic, and Paper on Canvas; 34.5" x 42"; 2020
These are two beautiful children I had the honor of spending time with when I was in Kenya. They were part of the host family whose house we built with Habitat for Humanity. In the background was their original house which was a mud structure. It kept falling apart and they had to re-build it almost daily. The building of the new house, done together with the family, was an amazing experience for the Habitat group but also brought a sense of empowerment and better life to that family. Though there were language, racial, religious, and economic differences between the Habitat group and the people there, the interaction brought us all a sense of togetherness, understanding, and appreciation for each other. 

Siblings with Mud House


Oil on Paper Bags and Foil, on Canvas; 60" x 58"; 2020
This depicts a dear friend whom I used to socialize with often, but didn't see at all during the pandemic. He is seen here in happier times, lording over the empire of his back yard.

Seeing Is Believing

Oil, Acrylic, and Paper on Canvas; 56" x 30"; 2020

This features my daughter, a young art student, whom I want to remember during this time of intense togetherness, with all the confidence and insecurities of that age. 

Tween

Oil on Recycled Bubble Paper; 78.25" x 46.5"; 2021
These are 2 of four people I met in this quiet space. They seemed to be living an alternative lifestyle. They were friendly and eager to communicate about American music. They interested in comparing culture.

Squatters Club, Cuba

"I'm Not Angry Anymore" is a mixed media work including the following materials on paper: acrylic, watercolor, graphite, charcoal, ink, and oil pastel. It is 49.5 inches by 54 inches. This work addresses a plethora of elements, including emotions and thoughts triggered as a result of COVID19, self-harm, and acknowledgments of previous trauma. 

I'm Not Angry Anymore

"Gone" is a part of a body of work titled "Taking a Closer Look." This is a mixed media piece: ink, acrylic, charcoal, graphite, oil pastel, watercolor, and chalk pastel on canvas. It is 4 feet by 2.5 feet. This work deals with the emotions and remembered trauma as a direct result of COVID19 and social distancing.

Gone

This painting i made in inspiration of aboriginal culture. 
There are lots of dots in this painting.I made it with a wooden stick and for each dot, i dip my stick in the paint and apply it onto the canvas,it is a very time consuming technique but it is almost like meditation. I completely lose track of time when i dive into painting.

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