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bdae2624-d8ec-42fa-890d-0d22acaa3c0e Back to Gallery Mural # 109 The Pacha Mama Singing Tree 1/1 “I haven’t colored anything in so long, it felt good to be creative again. Thank you for the opportunity.” “We kept our original butterflies and had the kids give them to their mothers for Mother's Day.” The symbolism of the elements are butterflies growing and flying through the tops of the tree branches after a long wait of being a caterpillar in a cocoon in the trees trunk below. The core team who painted the tree and cut and pasted the butterflies was Singing Tree Facilitator Naomi Duben, Brynn Heckel and Sarah Kennedy of Los Angeles, CA. People from all over the city contributed butterflies, sending images through internet that were printed and glued. “This was so much fun and such a unique thing to do together” Date: July 17, 2022 Facilitator: Naomi Duben Partners: NA Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA Previous Next

f395b907-7bde-4276-a1df-37ac776b434f Back to Gallery Mural # 151 The Mulberry Singing Tree of What We Love About Our Neighborhood 1/1 35 people attending District 7's Community Meeting were invited by Representative Lily Limon to add drawings of their appreciations and dreams for their neighborhood. They also shared the stories behind the drawings. The painting was unveiled three weeks later at the next community meeting. "For 46 years my wife has been telling me I'm stuck. You got me unstuck." Date: November 19, 2025 Facilitator: Laurie Marshall Partners: Location: El Paso, TX, USA Previous Next

51f58fbb-e765-4fb5-bbbf-480f2de4daaf Back to Gallery Mural # 36 Garden Of Eden Singing Tree 1/1 Garden of Eden Singing Tree made by Naomi Duben . Date: April 20, 2014 Facilitator: Naomi Duben Partners: NA Location: San Francisco, CA, USA Previous Next

7a34e456-305b-450b-9118-84fa3775815c Back to Gallery Mural # 131 Songs of Our Mothers: The 131st Singing Tree 1/1 “We are mothers and grandmothers. We are women who lived through turbulent times in our 20’s. Then, explored our passions through careers in advocacy. Now, we are women maturing into elderhood with strong life stories to be shared with the next generation of younger women.” Members of Healing & Uniting Every Sista (HUES) , a group at San Francisco AIDS Foundation , came together to explore how to share their experiences as long-term survivors of HIV. Our women, our Mothers of the Movement, detail points of their lives, focusing on the 4 phases of womanhood—growth in childhood; the twisting & turnings of young adulthood; the Sisterhood years with the passions of love, friendships and careers; lastly, we learn that the phase of elderhood widens us into a balanced state between matured individuality and dependence upon others. “We needed to draw our tree with big solid roots, because roots are the stories our mothers and grandmothers told us. Stories of their struggles and their hope and their joys. Stories of the hard, often violent injustices and inequities. We need to share these stories so we know that we too can and will survive. Hearing these stories is what makes us grow up with a strong trunk. That solid trunk branches out into four phases of womanhood. Each branch grows leaves, each leaf as unique as each person.” “The Singing Tree Mural Journey has been a vibrant exploration of cultural identity and resilience for me.” - Ebony Gordon Funded by San Francesco AIDS Foundation Date: January 31, 2024 Facilitator: Diana Sciarretta Partners: San Francisco Aids Foundation Location: 1035 Market St fl 4, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA Previous Next

1ed932c3-0030-42ad-a5e2-3c18b724a86f Back to Gallery Mural # 64 Jane Goodall Singing Tree™ of Love 1/1 Jane Goodall Singing Tree of Love was made with Create Peace Project and 300 students and adults. The Jane Goodall Singing Tree of Love Mural is displayed at the San Francisco Zoo . Date: October 11, 2017 Facilitator: Laurie Marshall and Ross Holzman Partners: Create Peace Project San Francisco Zoo Location: San Francisco, CA, USA Previous Next

d1206e88-e550-4093-9d77-54deb8ef9441 Back to Gallery Mural # 53 Mt Shasta Singing Tree 1/1 Mt. Shasta Singing Tree Date: March 30, 2015 Facilitator: Andrea Marchyok Partners: NA Location: Mt Shasta, CA 96067, USA Previous Next

d1f24765-d616-42b1-bd1c-434f9b08f7c5 Back to Gallery Mural # 130 The El Paso City of Peace Singing Tree 1/1 After the County Commissioners of El Paso passed a resolution to make El Paso an International City of Peace (see resolution here ), 27 people from different faiths, cultures, languages, ages, and races, gathered to express their vision of incorporating Restorative Practices in schools, courts, government and in areas of conflict.The painting honors the artwork of Christin Apodaca (the red-headed woman), lawyer Patrick Galbado n (the cactus and colorful sky) Bordalo II , (the 60ft Trash mountain lion in the tree, facilitated by the Green Hope Project ), Cimi A podaca (the man in the yellow hat and the woman with the blue background) and Tino Ortega (915 metallic balloons). UTC is grateful to have artists of such caliber share their images for this effort. The potluck and painting were partly funded by the Multi-Cultural Arts District of the El Paso Museum. Facilitated by Laurie Marshall with help from Fernanda Lugo. Date: December 31, 2023 Facilitator: Laurie Marshall Partners: Multi-Cultural Arts District of the El Paso Museum InterFaith Alliance of the Southwest Abara Score El Paso Eco El Paso Location: El Paso, TX, USA Previous Next

3fe6d6ba-60f8-4b14-a862-78ca21e4b14d Back to Gallery Mural # 38 Baka Singing Tree of Healing 1/1 "The Baka/Tavenui Singing Tree of Healing" Prepared by students in Morgantown, West Virginia and made with 150 people on Fiji . Teaching Artist Deborah Delap Palmer initiated and oversaw the project. Date: August 10, 2015 Facilitator: Deborah DeLap Palmer Partners: NA Location: Taveuni, Fiji Previous Next

f52a5479-7c1d-416e-ab78-3f972fa43e7c Back to Gallery Mural # 112 The Nectarine Singing Tree of Peace 1/1 The Nectarine Singing Tree™ of Peace was made with nine design team members and 37 contributors. On October 23rd, we are having a community-wide follow-up event to complete the mural and begin earnest discussions about creating El Paso as an International City of Peace . Date: October 24, 2022 Facilitator: Laurie Marshall Partners: InterFaith Alliance Keystone Heritage Park Location: Keystone Heritage Park and the El Paso Desert Botanical Garden, Doniphan Drive, El Paso, TX, USA Previous Next

e0cb8307-4370-40ad-a15f-3a3b6138d35b Back to Gallery Mural # 118 The Singing Tree that Heals Heartbreak 1/1 Young people from China, Nepal, Germany and the U.S. worked together to turn their heartbreak into healing, their pain into purpose, and their trauma into beauty at #Bioneers2023 , making The Singing Tree that Heals Heartbreak. Because of the David Brower’s Center need to not have anything that spills in their facility, this Singing Tree is made with colored pencil and chalk on watercolor paper. It was completed by Albany Middle School’s Mural Club. Flax Art and Design Store of Oakland supported this project. “We came up from Louisiana for the conference again this year, and were hoping we’d get to make another Singing Tree mural. It was the highlight of the conference last year.” - Lauren, age 17 Date: April 18, 2023 Facilitator: Leslie Rein, Sweta Chawla, and Laurie Marshall Partners: Bioneers David Brower’s Center Flax Art Albany Middle School’s Mural Club Location: University of California, Berkeley, Oxford Street, Berkeley, CA, USA Previous Next

31f8ec72-8364-4130-b290-d91c109ecad2 Back to Gallery Mural # 76 The McKinley Singing Tree of One Heart 1/1 A mini-Singing Tree at McKinley Elementary School in Burlingame, CA completed today. 100 kids during recess two days in a row. Such a positive school community. First time honoring a bulldog mascot!! I'm excited to partner with Michelle Holdt and Arts Ed Matters in this project. We're celebrating Art Education Month . Date: September 13, 2019 Facilitator: Laurie Marshall Partners: Art Education Month Arts Ed Matters Location: Burlingame, CA, USA Previous Next

751e960e-2fe8-42a4-a7a5-8c5dd34c0ba7 Back to Gallery Mural # 91 The Willow Singing Tree of Celebrating Our True Value 1/1 The Willow Singing Tree of Celebrating Our True Value was done in collaboration and support from Multicultural Cumbria , Furness Multicultural Community Forum , and Cumbria International Women's Network . Made with immigrant women, altogether there were women representing Ireland, Syria, France, Poland, Nigeria, Iran, India, Bangladesh, Germany, England, Afghanistan, Turkey, Japan, Greece, Spain and Lebanon. "The painting done by Gabi with a theme of the willow tree representing what womanhood means, drew me very close to heart and made me feel extra special. The quote I wrote for that tree was - said ‘Shakthi ka Naam hi Naari Hai' in Hindi which means ‘Power, or strength, is the sign of womanhood'." -Rashmi, from Carlisle 'Words cannot describe the beauty and power of this painting' -Lina - Lebanese from Barrow Date: June 4, 2021 Facilitator: Gabi Lipska Partners: Multicultural Cumbria Furness Multicultural Community Forum Cumbria International Women's Network Location: Cumbria, UK Previous Next

Innovative Team-building Certification Featuring the Singing Tree Mural Project This innovative team-building program uses the arts to help change agents creatively transform heartbreaking challenges in their communities. It is a shovel-ready transformation structure, incorporating visual arts, storytelling, neurobiology and ecology to accelerate connection, deepen trust and spark innovation. On-line Innovative Team-building Facilitator Certification the second weekend of April 10th, 11th, and 12th 2026. This Innovative Team-building Facilitator Certification workshop gives participants a complete experience of designing and creating a Singing Tree® Mural . This workshop will be followed by a five-month Innovative Team-building Facilitator Certification program. This program will support you in bringing the Singing Tree® Mural Project to any community of your choice, meeting one Saturday a month. This workshop is a prerequisite for the certification program, but the workshop may be taken on its own. Information for next training Restorative Justice Singing Tree Mural, Oakland, California What you get as a certified Innovative Team-building Facilitator: A cutting-edge marketable Team Building skill, applicable to corporate, governmental, NGO, educational, and community settings Your profile featured as a certified Innovative Team-building Facilitator on Unity Through Creativity’s website Support from the Unity Through Creativity Foundation for outreach, grant-writing and fundraising for your projects Membership in the Innovative Team-building Facilitator Guild, which meets monthly to exchange best practices and make art together Upleveling of leadership skills to facilitate change through creativity Increasing technical skills in painting, media, entrepreneurship, Restorative Justice, and facilitation Practice in a shovel-ready community healing program that turns trauma into beauty and pain into purpose Creating unique murals that envision success to community challenges Connection to an international network of visionary leaders to support transformation in your community Information for next training

c3e9fd54-c125-4a5d-9499-045f39208bbf Back to Gallery Mural # 98 Singing Tree of Love Born Out of the Darkness 1/1 THE SINGING TREE OF LOVE OUT OF DARKNESS - done as a group effort at Rush Ranch , in the Crescent Moon Center's pilot program, with the wonderful help from the Singing Tree Project. Made with the amazing women of the Crescent Moon Center . This visionary program combines horses, poetry and art. Collaboration and celebration. Date: July 17, 2021 Facilitator: Laurie Marshall Partners: Crescent Moon Center Rush Ranch Location: 1007 Oak Hill Rd, Lafayette, CA 94549, USA Previous Next

Hybrid Innovative Team-building Training This innovative team-building program uses the arts to help change agents creatively transform heartbreaking challenges in their communities. It is a shovel-ready transformation structure, incorporating visual arts, storytelling, neurobiology and ecology to accelerate connection, deepen trust and spark innovation. We are happy to offer an hybrid Innovative Team-building Facilitator Certification program. On-line Innovative Team-building Facilitator Certification the second weekend of April 10th, 11th, and 12th 2026 . Participants will have complete experience of designing and creating a Singing Tree® Mural . This can be a stand alone workshop or completed as a pre-requisite for certification. Time: April 10th, 11th, and 12th 2026 Location: UTC Studio, El Paso Westside Zoom Space is limited This workshop will be followed by a five-month Innovative Team-building Facilitator Certification program. This program will support you in bringing the Singing Tree® Mural Project to any community of your choice, meeting one Saturday a month. The Singing Tree® Mural Project is an invitation to everyone on the planet to transcend disconnection and loneliness by having fun creating together. Founder Laurie Marshall designed the Singing Tree® mural structure - works of art created by many people working together inspired by the mutualism of trees and forests. The Singing Tree® Mural Project demonstrates that collaboration is not only possible, but it produces extraordinary results. 154 murals have been made by over 27,000 people from 64 countries. For Monthly Payment Plans and Scholarships : Call (415)612-0401 or email: certification@unitythroughcreativity.org Innovative TB Certification | Online $ 2,997 2,997$ Full Certification as a Innovative Teambuilding Facilitator Online Program Select Innovative Teambuilding Facilitator Certification Innovative Certify Installments Hybrid $ 550 550$ Every month 6 installments of $550 each ($3300) Full Certification as a Innovative Teambuilding Facilitator Online Program Select Innovative Team-building Facilitator Certification Stand-alone Workshop | Online $ 497 497$ Innovative Teambuilding | Workshop Only | Online Select