Dear Friend of Unity Through Creativity,
As the Light starts growing, we'd like to celebrate this season of "Peace on Earth" with our short video of the El Paso International Day of Peace Symposium at the University of Texas at El Paso. May it lift you up.
Below are three talented El Paso teens who came to Keystone Heritage Park's Mystical Market and added to The Cottonwood Singing Tree of Tapping the Aquifer of Goodwill Amidst the Storm. You can see their delightful artwork under their photo, as well as a "Magic" leaf drawn by a Folklorist who attended the American Folklore Society conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Singing Tree Project welcomes the unique creativity of everyone on the planet and look what happens!
Singing Tree murals evolve with the stories of the communities they grow out of. After the election, a ring of mushrooms appeared in my Texas backyard. I was glad to see them as a harbinger of healthy soil, community and underground connections. Artist Serena Ornelas painted them on the mural.
Another special event occurred that affected the mural: On Dec. 4, 2024, 77 native Desert Big Horn Sheep were released in El Paso's Franklin Mountains, returning them after they disappeared 60 years ago. These magnificent creatures have also found their way onto the mural.
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