- Laurie Marshall
- Jan 27
- 2 min read
What would it be like if we truly focused on our families, our faith and serving others as a culture, as a nation and as a world? There would be less suffering, more joy and abundance. There would be happy children and cared for elders. There would be gratitude for the earth we have been blessed with and courage to connect when conflicts arise. Fear-based greed and zero-sum thinking would be replaced by the universal availability to serve at all times.
This uplifting vision emerged from CASA Prescott (AZ) Auto Dealership, which includes Casa Chevy and Casa Nissan. They are a recent acquisition of Casa Auto Group, based in El Paso. The Casa Prescott personnel participated in an Innovative Team Building program the first two weeks of January, 2026. The Lead Design Team of 18 employees co-created The Casa Prescott Singing Tree of Family, Faith, and Serving Others. The process included designing, drawing and painting the mural, as well as facilitating workshops where the rest of Casa employees added their imagery on leaves, birds, pine cones and stars.
You can see the process from start to finish in this short video, and hear the insights of the employees.
Every Singing Tree Mural is unique and addresses a need in the community. The Lead Design Team of Casa Prescott wanted their community, and beyond, to understand their values, as well as to deepen their bonds with each other.
Expressing their respect and love for the United States of America, they added the 100-foot flag that flies above the dealership to the painting. They honored the 19 Hotshot firefighters from Prescott who died in 2013. Two weeks after this elite fire crew succeeded in protecting a 2000 year-old alligator Juniper tree (included in the mural), they lost their lives protecting their community from another fire. A star for each Hotshot fire fighter spreads across the top of the tree. The lone survivor from that disaster is symbolized by a firefighter angel above a pine cone.
The mural also includes a ponderosa pine with seedling, 1.3 billion year old Granite Mountain, and Thumb Butte. Plants and animals abound: prickly pear cactus, coyote, roadrunner, and the oldest rodeo symbol of a man riding a bucking horse. A woman's face is formed by the branches in the juniper tree to honor the feminine - the sacred vessel that holds new life. The family in front of the earth is the human family and the big purple spiral holds it all together.
So much love and creativity is available to burst open where ever people gather. Our intention is to tap that resource through making shared visions of success. Please join us.
With blessings for the New Year,
The UTC Team
