Applause
FROM THE YOUNG UN’s…
“It was a very interesting workshop. We worked with PuzzleArt and connected different shapes and colors. It opened up a new way for me to look at my problems. It was relaxing and I learned something new. I’ll use these methods to come up with new solutions to problems now.”
—Dan R/businessman/62 years young
(Pointing to the PuzzleArt) “I see the prow of a boat in the water and a whale-like animal is swimming toward the boat. He’s guarding the coastline. It’s very enjoyable. I don’t know why but I feel at peace, and years younger! – thanks for the new experience.
—Ben E/creative person/99 years young
“It makes me feel good to put the colors and shapes together. You’re never too old to be creative, especially with this PuzzleArt.”
—Sabina Rose/homemaker/103 years young
“Lots of colors and swirling shapes. Interesting to put them together again and again. You could keep doing it for a very long time, it makes you feel so good. It makes me feel very creative and younger for some reason…”
—Jack L/businessman/101 years young
“I totally reached a peace – I felt like i was sharing a part of me with everyone. Thanks. I have a new perspective now.”
—Barbara L/businesswoman/59 years young
“Experience the creative process and the joy of discovery while connecting to thousands of people around the world. Berman’s interactive abstract PuzzleArt is an experience not to be missed. The creative experience is educational and unifying,…and it’s fun!”
—Pat Snyder, Director Education Center, East End Arts Council, Riverhead, NY
“The art you’re doing is very accessible…you’ve created art for the people.”
Okay, think now…what does a puzzle make you do? It makes you think. It’s brain food or brain therapy. Well I went to an art exhibit at the Long Island Children’s Museum, and on display was my good friend, Puzzle Artist Alli Berman’s art work, that is being used in schools and in many countries around the world. Folks, Life is a wonderful puzzle, we are always trying to figure out, why we love one person over another, how to make more money, how to fix something, how to stop something…so many questions, so little time but the beauty is with both this art and life is that YOU CREATE YOUR OWN ANSWERS! Yes, the ultimate adventure to figure out how to make your own life a wonderful journey. So get cracking and start solving your life puzzle!
—Fran Capo, March 7th 2011 ‘CuppaCapo’ YoutTube Channel,
CuppaCappo Episode #52
Dear Alli,
Although I was unable to attend yesterday’s trip to the LIC’s Museum, I was met with rave reviews of your presentation when I entered JASA this morning, and throughout the day. Everyone was impressed by your art work, and warmed and delighted by you and your program. One of my seniors even told me that you inspired her to resume art projects that she had left unfinished after many years. I appreciate and applaud your efforts and I thank you for welcoming us to your exhibit. I’m so glad that it worked out wonderfully for all.
With appreciation, Bonni L. Goetz, JASA Assistant Project Director
The Rave Reviews Are In!
[People] couldn’t seem to get enough of moving pieces around and creating their own art.
— New York Times
When I first encountered Alli Berman’s PuzzleArt, I thought it was a wonderful way of increasing creativity. Then I realized that PuzzleArt is much more — it’s a new creative weapon in the anti-aging arsenal.
—Robert Goldman, M.D., Ph.D., D.O., FAASP Chairman, American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (WorldHealth.net)
For someone who’s going to stay 37 until she’s 97, this is the perfect way to do it. Berman’s PuzzleArt helps my brain stay sharp.
—Fran Capo, World’s Fastest Talking Female“It was a very interesting workshop. We worked with PuzzleArt and connected different shapes and colors. It opened up a new way for me to look at my problems. It was relaxing and I learned something new. I’ll use these methods to come up with new solutions to problems now.”
—Dan R/businessman/62 years young
(Pointing to the PuzzleArt) “I see the prow of a boat in the water and a whale-like animal is swimming toward the boat. He’s guarding the coastline. It’s very enjoyable. I don’t know why but I feel at peace, and years younger! – thanks for the new experience. —Ben E/creative person/99 years young
“It makes me feel good to put the colors and shapes together. You’re never too old to be creative, especially with this PuzzleArt.”
—Sabina Rose/homemaker/103 years young
“Lots of colors and swirling shapes. Interesting to put them together again and again. You could keep doing it for a very long time, it makes you feel so good. It makes me feel very creative and younger for some reason…”
—Jack L/businessman/101 years young
“I totally reached a peace – I felt like i was sharing a part of me with everyone. Thanks. I have a new perspective now.”
—Barbara L/businesswoman/59 years young
Various Workshop Participants Around the Globe Say:
— I felt opened up by this experience. There was a sense of wonder as I worked with the PuzzleArt.
— It challenged me to pursue creativity in all areas of my life. It helped me sense that life can be far more exciting than it’s been so far.
— It opened me to everything!
— I learned that I had to be willing to change and how to do it.
— The retreat helped me see how I could grow in a constructive and positive direction.
— I started to comprehend how I could look at the world with an ‘open eye’ to avoid preconceptions.
— This time away — a true retreat — gave me the chance to really think about opening myself to new experiences.
[During the PuzzleArt workshop] I truly did not understand… where you asked us how we could be creative in our daily life… That evening when I was taking my shower, everything clicked. All of a sudden I wasn’t in my bathroom, but rather on a tropical island standing under a waterfall. Now I understood what you were trying to teach us. I thank you for that moment and hopefully moments like it in the future.
—Meg Z, New York business woman
You have beautiful energy around you, Alli. I really enjoyed the colors and ‘freedom of stroke.’ ” —Roselin, Namibia
This was a fun-inclusive experience – thank you. —Susan Olde, O.B.E. Grand Cayman
Hey Alli — You’re doing a Gr8t job making a difference! — go wild and color the world your way! —Shani, South Africa
Lot’s of colors and swirling shapes. Interesting to put them together again and again. You could keep doing it for a very long time, makes you feel so good. It makes me feel very creative.
—Jack L. 101 years young
[PuzzleArt] is opening my mind to see different things. I’m able to take something that’s a challenge and step back and see things form a different perspective.
—Kathy Viola, senior sales director, MaryKay Cosmetics, as quoted in New York Newsday
A 71-year-old woman in a nursing home put one of Berman’s puzzles together, then wrote: ‘So much utter beauty in so small a place. My good eye caught a most graceful bird who seemed to be eyeing his prey. I felt such utter joy seeing it.’
The Art Of Alli Berman 
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