Sunday, July 2, 2017
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
History in the Making
We continue to be moved by all that is happening in this project! Since our last post we participated in the History Jam at Santa Cruz MAH and were just one of the community collaborators. Our focus was to share about this MOSAIC Communi-TREE project and to invite others to attend and participate.
We asked community to consider what's important to each individual at this point in history and created bowls on the top areas of interest. Watch a little piece on our evening.
Those pieces were then used at the Community Leaf making event. We were delighted to have folks join us Saturday who learned about the project because of the Friday night gathering.
At the event, we also invited community to start helping us consider where it should live. We would like somewhere that is publicly accessible and as easily visible by as many people as possible. Maybe enjoying the ability to have bench nearby and possibly along the ocean's edge, as so many have wanted protection of ocean and nature.
Then on Saturday... we had another amazing community creation day!
Just to share about one leaf.... two co-creators made a leaf on Immigration... using community pieces from the MAH event. The creators included every piece without cutting or changing the tiles in any way. They took turns placing the tiles and moved us to consider how families are broken apart, and wanting to make sure there is always a way to come together, and that every one has a safe place.
Really there is so much more to share and tell you about... but, today we begin a period of retreat, where we will be away for almost a week, learning and practicing cultivating wisdom and compassion. May peace, joy, connection be with you all.
Thank you for your interest and support of this project. Our next community event is on July 9. There are no cost for events and we provide all the supplies. We are asking people to register (as it creates some ease for us) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/
Hope you are staying connected to what you care about and what you value. Join us in July... the events are awesome and meaningful.
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| Christi creating the board - MAH event co-developer |
We asked community to consider what's important to each individual at this point in history and created bowls on the top areas of interest. Watch a little piece on our evening.
At the event, we also invited community to start helping us consider where it should live. We would like somewhere that is publicly accessible and as easily visible by as many people as possible. Maybe enjoying the ability to have bench nearby and possibly along the ocean's edge, as so many have wanted protection of ocean and nature.
Then on Saturday... we had another amazing community creation day!
Just to share about one leaf.... two co-creators made a leaf on Immigration... using community pieces from the MAH event. The creators included every piece without cutting or changing the tiles in any way. They took turns placing the tiles and moved us to consider how families are broken apart, and wanting to make sure there is always a way to come together, and that every one has a safe place.
Really there is so much more to share and tell you about... but, today we begin a period of retreat, where we will be away for almost a week, learning and practicing cultivating wisdom and compassion. May peace, joy, connection be with you all.
Thank you for your interest and support of this project. Our next community event is on July 9. There are no cost for events and we provide all the supplies. We are asking people to register (as it creates some ease for us) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/
Hope you are staying connected to what you care about and what you value. Join us in July... the events are awesome and meaningful.
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| ...Love, Freedom, Justice, Ocean, Health, Nature, Creativity, Community... |
Thursday, May 11, 2017
Barks and Bikes
It is rewarding to see the ways this project is turning out to be a fun
and meaningful learning experience for us and everyone involved. We have taken to calling this our
MOSAIC Communi-TREE... somehow this name makes us smile.
While each day tends to be surprisingly different, there are similarities in the care, focus and attention that people bring. And, in reviewing our gatherings, we notice at least one canine companion most times. Another similarity, often we have had folks arrive by bike. Sweet, unexpected surprises. Here we are building our mosaic leafs, with meaning, reflection and purpose, and in community... our Communi-Tree.
MOSAIC Communi-TREE... somehow this name makes us smile.
While each day tends to be surprisingly different, there are similarities in the care, focus and attention that people bring. And, in reviewing our gatherings, we notice at least one canine companion most times. Another similarity, often we have had folks arrive by bike. Sweet, unexpected surprises. Here we are building our mosaic leafs, with meaning, reflection and purpose, and in community... our Communi-Tree.
Our next community leaf-making event is Saturday, May 20 at 1:30 p.m.
Sign-up here for the next MOSAIC Communi-TREE day.
We are trying this free event system out - let us know what you think. To us, it's less personal but has the big advantage of helping us prepare and know how many plan to come.
Take a look below. We thought you might enjoy a few pictures of our assorted bikes and barks. If you know the names of the dogs, please add them in the comments.
We are trying this free event system out - let us know what you think. To us, it's less personal but has the big advantage of helping us prepare and know how many plan to come.
Take a look below. We thought you might enjoy a few pictures of our assorted bikes and barks. If you know the names of the dogs, please add them in the comments.
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
Poder a la Cultura
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| Immigration justice: Freedom from ICE |
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| Kiernan & Hilary (daughter-mother team) give some life and color to our posters. |
With the caring attentiveness of some hardworking & helpful volunteers, participants touched into the heart and meaning of what they care most about.
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| Anne-Ly, our master tile nipper, hard at work. Nick photobombs. |
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Word is Out
We are honored to be featured in the KQED Arts series, "First 100 Days: Art in the Age of Trump."
Check out our first press coverage: https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/04/13/tree-bursting-with-mosaic-leaves-sends-political-message/
Another highlight is Julie and Christine had a lovely initial meeting with Helen from the Museum of Art and History (MAH) in Santa Cruz, exploring potential collaboration opportunities. We learned about an upcoming event that you might be interested in. Find out more here.
Check out our first press coverage: https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/04/13/tree-bursting-with-mosaic-leaves-sends-political-message/
Another highlight is Julie and Christine had a lovely initial meeting with Helen from the Museum of Art and History (MAH) in Santa Cruz, exploring potential collaboration opportunities. We learned about an upcoming event that you might be interested in. Find out more here.
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