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Laurie Marshall
Mar 42 min read
Selfless Acts of Kindness - Sonda Folk Cheesbrough
This month we share artist/educator Sonda Folk Cheesebrough’s Selfless Act of Kindness.


Laurie Marshall
Dec 30, 20241 min read
The End of the Year - The Beginning of Another
Veteran Jesse Brown, Singing Tree Facilitator Fernanda Lugo and Founder Laurie Marshall keep growing the message of The Cottonwood...


UTC Unity Through Creativity
Nov 15, 20232 min read
Healing Images in Times of Strife
Dear Friends of Unity Through Creativity, We are deeply grateful to all of you for your support on El Paso's Giving Day. We exceeded our...


Laurie Marshall
Mar 11, 20232 min read
Dragons - Friend or Foe?
East Oakland Boxing Association (EOBA), Oakland, CA The Singing Tree Mural of Strength and Happiness - Ahmir, 13, Painting the Dragon...


UTC Unity Through Creativity
Dec 22, 20223 min read
You are Stronger Than You Think
Study of The EOBA Oak Singing Tree of Strength and Happiness “You are stronger than you think” Dear Friends of Unity Through Creativity,...


Laurie Marshall
Jan 7, 20223 min read
Winter 2022 - Nourishing the Roots
I am sending you a winter greeting of nourishing the roots during the fallow season. As I reflect upon the concept of Unity Through Creativi


UTC Unity Through Creativity
Sep 23, 20192 min read
The Symbolism of the Singing Tree of Climate Solutions
The students from Ukiah High School in northern California co-created this powerful image. They used Project Drawdown as a resource


Laurie Marshall
Apr 19, 20192 min read
Connecting Through Art
Belonging and connecting are tools against violence. My colleagues and I at Create Peace Project in San Francisco, CA use art to help people


Laurie Marshall
Feb 15, 20193 min read
Healing Art Project Created One Year After The Tragic Parkland Shooting - Turning Pain into Beauty
Westglades Middle School in Parkland, Florida coped with the first anniversary of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School


Laurie Marshall
Jun 13, 20163 min read
Strengthening Resilience in Young People Through Creativity
In the face of unprecedented challenges, there are tools we can give our young people as a vital source of protection


Laurie Marshall
Jan 1, 20161 min read
Beating the Odds Using our Collective Genius
May the abundant miracle of Nature fill us with faith and generosity in 2016.


Laurie Marshall
Nov 19, 20152 min read
Beating the Odds of Climate Chaos
“Is climate changed happening to us or for us?” Paul Hawken asked at the Bioneers Conference this October.


Laurie Marshall
Jan 9, 20156 min read
Sharing Questions from Young Artists
I asked the photography, film, and painting high school students to write questions throughout my talk to support further exploration of th


Laurie Marshall
Apr 15, 20134 min read
Nourishing Creativity
Dear Young Mother, I am thrilled that you have embarked upon this rigorous, holy career


Laurie Marshall
Apr 9, 20112 min read
Beating the Odds Starts with the Inner Work
The inner work that will help us beat the odds focuses on listening to the quiet voice inside as well as the roaring dragons.


Laurie Marshall
Mar 9, 20112 min read
I Don’t Know What Odds Are
I’m making a 8′ x 12′ mural at the Grant Grover School, a branch of the College of Marin, for young people with special needs, through the


Laurie Marshall
Feb 24, 20112 min read
We Are 1 Tribe
“We Are 1 Tribe” was made by my students at the Arts & Ethics Academy in Santa Rosa, CA.


Laurie Marshall
Jun 27, 20102 min read
The Singing Tree as a tool to Beat the Odds
This Child Singing Tree is focusing on some of the odds children are up against


Laurie Marshall
Apr 21, 20101 min read
Earth Day and the Singing Trees
I believe in the power of creativity to beat the odds we are up against.
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