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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
Feb 254 min read
Yay Diversity
Every life form plays a role in the eco-system. If there was not diversity, there would be no Life on Earth.


Laurie Marshall
Feb 42 min read
Selfless Acts of Love
This is a time to celebrate Selfless Acts of Love. This is a time to focus on living in generosity and for a higher purpose.


UTC Unity Through Creativity
Jan 211 min read
Camp Fire Five Year Memorial Mandala
Our hearts are with all the people in our world going through disasters


Laurie Marshall
Nov 20, 20242 min read
Tapping the Aquifer of Goodwill Amidst the Storm
Our most recent mural, The Cottonwood Singing Tree of Tapping the Aquifer of Goodwill Amidst the Storm, was part of the November 2024 Americ


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...

Laurie Marshall
Jul 20, 20223 min read
Liberty and Justice for All
Five words.The United States is based on these five words. A mission statement of 5 words is memorable. Everyone in our country knows them.

Laurie Marshall
May 31, 20223 min read
The Magic of Co-Creating
What a joyful relief to gather in person at the Bioneers Conference after a two-year Covid hiatus. The focused, caring and visionary activis


Laurie Marshall
Jan 31, 20223 min read
Dream Come True
Have you ever had a dream, year after year, and it doesn't come true, but you keep dreaming it and you never give up and, 20 years later, it


Laurie Marshall
Nov 11, 20203 min read
Embracing Our Unknown Through Creative Collaboration
The 1st “Co-heart” of Certified Singing Tree Facilitators began on-line in August, 2020 with 12 people from five countries.


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
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
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
Mar 28, 20111 min read
Creativity & Community Do It Again
When asked what they were most proud of in making this mural, many of the students at the Grant Grover School of the College of Marin said t


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
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