So Far We've Created 9 Murals With Seeds & The Community
The Community Seed Mural Project has been invited to several schools in New Mexico, as well as public events and institutions, where a variety of diverse communities join together to work on creating murals out of seeds. During our visits to classrooms, students and teachers work on the seed murals by gluing seeds by color following pre-designed patterns, while volunteer experts from different fields lead discussions to raise awareness on several important related topics including seed preservation, organics, community nutrition, sustainability and their connection to a healthy environment. The goal is while creating awareness on environmental subjects, we will complete 10 murals - we are currently working on the 7th one - all of which will be displayed together as an art installation in partnership with the Education Department at the National Hispanic Cultural Center.
•We attend Schools & events free of charge and we provide all the materials too. We welcome donations for materials to continue the project, it can also be a tax deductible donation, seeds, glue or simply a smile and a thank you is enough too!
Education Approach
Artist Jade Leyva explaining the project to participating kids, teachers & parents.
Ms. Cohen's Homeschool Classroom
Artist, Seed Preservationist & Bee Keeper Isaura Andaluz from Cuatro Puertas teaching kids about the importance of Bees for the environment and biodiversity
Ms. Cohen's Homeschool Classroom
Artist & Environmentalist Noel Chilton Giving a presentation on seeds.
Bosque School
Bee Keeper Jessie Brown teaching teens organic ways and all things about bees
Simon's Scholar program University Of New Mexico..
Click on images to enlarge Note: All seeds with rare colors were dyed with food coloring
SEED LOVE MURAL
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(First Seed Mural made under this project).
Mural seeded by the community of New Mexico in public events & schools. Designed by Jade Leyva with the assistance of Noel Chilton.
Size: 12' X 7'
Estimated Community Participation 700 people. September 2013 thorugh January 2014
Seeds used on this mural: Corn, Pumpkin, Squash & Beans
PEACOCK SEED MURAL
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Mural seeded by the community of New Mexico in public events & schools.
This mural was created to teach about subject about seeds in India. The peacock is their national bird and most of the seeds used in this mural are use for Indian Cuisine and the design is based on Indian Gond Art. Designed by Jade Leyva with the assistance of Noel Chilton.
Size: 8' X 8'
It took 16 months to complete this mural. January 2014-July 201. Several hundred people worked on this mural.
Seeds used on this mural, Corn, Pumpkin, Squash, Black Beans, Yellow Peas, Green Peas, Munch Beans, Red Lentis.
LET YOUR CREATIVE HEART FLOW
SEED MURAL
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Seed mural done with detained young Women at the Bernalillo Youth Detention Center. This experience was transforming and a lot of leaning went on. The staff at the detention Center rocked!!! They helped and had a great time doing it! The Summer Camp kids at The Orchard in the South Valley of Albuquerque also participated in a couple of the sections. Everyone did such a wonderful job on this piece.
35 Participants in 5 sessions to complete this 12' X 8 piece.
Summer 2014
Seeds used on this mural: Corn, Pumpkin, Squash & Beans
SEED MANDALA CREATED IN CHIAPAS, MEXICO
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Jade Leyva (Creator of the Community Seed Mural Project) was invited by the European and world wide series Dreams & Divinities to speak and to show her original work in the museum Museo casa de La Enseñanza in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas.
She traveled to be part of the conference along many other international artists to take part in this meaningful event. After her speech, Jade Leyva had the international and local audience participate in the creation of a seed mandala done with natural bees wax and all the seeds were purchased at the market from Mayan people that grew them. The piece was donated to the museum.
March 2014
BEE THE CHANGE SEED MURAL
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This mural was seeded and by the community to raise awareness about the importance of bees and their deep connection to everything else.
We gave out severaL hundred organic wildflower seed packets and educational material regarding how we can help bees and pollintators at home and with the every day things we do by changing and adopting habits.
This mural has 10 sections and have been designed by many New Mexico Artists, including Jade Leyva, Endion Schichtel, Priscilla Garcia, Noel Dora Chilton, Ashley Cummings, Cate Clark, Christian Gallegos, Dona Dowell, Dennie York and Emily Schuyler
Seeds used on this mural: Different varieties of Corn & Beans.
BIODIVERSITY SEED MURAL
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What an amazing job they did with this seed mural at Ms. Cohen's Homeschool Classroom!! We used 18 drawings from kids at the school and Artist Jade Leyva mashed them up together to make this design.
With the assistance of Jade Leyva, Ms. Cohen and parents, the kids worked on the entire process, from sketching and designing the mural, to painting it, dying the seeds and seeding the whole mural! Seeds a Collective Voice, sponsored educator Isaura Andaluz to come into the school and talk about biodiversity.
April-June 2015 Seeds used on this mural, Corn, Pumpkin, Squash & Beans
NEW MEXICO SEED MINI MURAL
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ACCESS (Arts, Community, Culture, Education, Sports & Science). Had a total blast with ACCESS group in the south valley of Albuquerque!!! This piece was designed by some of the beautiful kids part of this organization based in the south Valley of Albuquerque and everyone enjoyed placing seeds on it. We took 5 drawings from kids and Artist Jade Leyva mashed them up together to make this design.
Size: 4' X 4' .
Made During 2 visits with kids and parents. We are planning on creating a larger seed mural with the same group.
Seeds used on this mural, Corn, Pumpkin, Squash & Beans
YEMAYA SEED PIECE
(EARTH GODDESS SERIES)
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This piece is part of the Earth Goddesses From Around The World Series. It will be compessed of several pieces designed by different artists. This mural was seeded in one day by many community members during Fiesta Caribe at the National Hispanic Cultural Center.
Size 4' X 4'
Summer 2015.
Seeds used on this mural, Corn, Pumpkin, Beans & Rice
TONANTZIN SEED MURAL
(EARTH GODDESS SERIES)
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This piece is part of the Earth Goddesses From Around The World Series. It will be compessed of several pieces designed by different artists.
Tonantzin is a combination of Mother Earth and the Virgin of Guadalupe. This piece is dedicated to Corn and it is part of Earth Goddess Series that will be created by several women artists. This piece will be traveled for the community to work on it mostly in the South Valley of Albuquerquee.This piece was designe by Jade Leyva
Size: 8' X 4'
Seeds used on this piece: Corn & Beans. All naural colors.
CURRENTLY IN THE WORKS
GAIA
(EARTH GODDESS SERIES)
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This piece is part of the Earth Goddesses From Around The World Series. It will be compessed of several pieces designed by different artists.
Gaia This piece is dedicated to Mother Earth and it is part of Earth Goddess Series. This piece was designe by Tanya Musselwhite.
Size: 4' X 4'
PACHA MAMA-FELRILITY GODDESS
(EARTH GODDESS SERIES)
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This piece is part of the Earth Goddesses From Around The World Series. It will be compessed of several pieces designed by different artists.
Gaia This piece is dedicated to Mother Earth and it is part of Earth Goddess Series. This piece was designed by Kerry Bergen.
Size: 4' X 4'
"JUMPING WITH JOY"
(Piece dedicated to Forest education)
This image was created by visual Artist Elzbieta Kaleta and it will be used to create a bicolor seed mural to raise awareness about how we can take care of our forests and why they are so important to the global ecosystems.
Size: 8' X 4'
Seeds used for this piece will be black and white beans.
"Tehei Moari Ora""
(Piece cretated at the International Interpretation Conference in Wellington, New Zealand.)
Community Seed Art being created in New Zealand under the direction of Endion Schnichtel who participated last year (2015) creating one of the sections of our mural "Bee The Change".
It is Aotearoa (Moari for "the land of the long white cloud") themed with clouds, the southern cross and a Moari saying "Tehei Moari Ora" which means the breathe of life.