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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 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.


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...


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
Jul 18, 20242 min read
Daring Team Building
Dear Friends of Unity Through Creativity, The Singing Tree® Project conducted a breakthrough program last month with the Japanese-based...


UTC Unity Through Creativity
Apr 30, 20241 min read
Life Will Out!
The gathering of loving minds at the Bioneers conference this March in Berkeley, CA was expansive, strengthening and focusing. 50 youth from


UTC Unity Through Creativity
Apr 5, 20241 min read
To Bioneers, and Beyond!
My mentor and friend Laurie Marshall and I drove from El Paso, Texas to the Bay Area for 16 hours, in two days, to bring our Singing Tree Mu


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
Aug 22, 20222 min read
International Day of Peace
In 2001, my mentor, Avon Mattison , saw the proposal she made to the United Nations come true - the establishment of the International...

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
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 18, 20201 min read
Building the Beloved Community
George Washington University’s e-Co Leadership Coaching Certificate program asked the 15 participants to reflect on what they learned.


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
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
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
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