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Sarah Crowther is The Arty Teacher, based in the United Kingdom and Wales, and we owe Sarah a BIG Texas sized THANK YOU! The Arty Teacher is helping 29 Pieces spread the word about our Global Planet Earth Love Project Art Movement and Competition to art teachers throughout the UK. Check out the many inspiring offering from The Arty Teacher at: https://theartyteacher.com/. And to download all of the free lesson materials for the Planet Earth Love Project, go to: https://29pieces.org/the-planet-earth-love-project/

Collective Learning, LLC, based in St. Petersburg, Florida, is a K-12 education platform offering practical insights, strategies, and resources for educators and school professionals. Thank you Collective Learning and Veronica Allende, Ed.D. for featuring 29 Pieces Global Planet Earth Love Project Art Movement and Competition in your newsletter. We appreciate your help in sharing our project with your readership!

Thank you to TEACH Mag and Associate Editor Kelsey McCallum of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, for our first coverage of the Planet Earth Love Project outside of the United States! Check out the beautiful coverage they did of the project, and please help us spread the word all over the globe! https://teachmag.com/global-planet-earth-love-project-competition/

Thank you to Jennifer Bowden and Katrina Girgis at the World Affairs Council for inviting 29 Pieces to present the Planet Earth Love Project to 75 North Texas educators at the WAC's Global Classroom four day event. 29 Pieces Karen Blessen, Sarah Salazar and Mauricio Navarro represented 29 Pieces.

Download all Planet Earth Love Project materials at: https://29pieces.org/the-planet-earth-love-project/

All of us at 29 Pieces wish you a day, a year, a lifetime of giving and receiving rivers of LOVE. Happy Valentine's Day 2026! (Design and words by Peter Wood. Art by artists across the country for the 29 Pieces American LOVE Project.)

As we enter 2026, we in 29 Pieces would like to thank everyone who has helped make our work possible for the past 20 years! We are connected in this beautiful endeavor and we thank the donors, the educators, the board members, the staff, the bookkeepers and accountants, the exhibit locations, the press, the professional artists, the designers, the thousands of young student artists, the volunteers, and anyone who I might be forgetting! In the graphic below, you'll see images of some of the major projects we've done since 2005. We did this work together and it has been one of the great joys of my life. I hope you feel this sense of pride and joy as well. I personally thank you, and we, the Board of Directors of 29 Pieces, thanks you. We wish you a New Year robust with health, peace, and the joy and healing of creativity. With love and gratitude, Karen Blessen, Founder and Executive Artistic Director, 29 Pieces

Thich Nhat Hanh was a Buddhist Monk and spiritual leader known for his works on mindfulness and peace. In the Planet Earth Love Project lesson, we learn about inspirational people who give us hope for a kinder world.

“True love is like the sun, shining with its own light, and offering that light to everyone. ” - Thich Nhat Hanh

Be part of the Planet Earth Love Project! Learn how to create your own artwork by visiting https://29pieces.org/the-planet-earth-love-project/

The Planet Earth Love Project is based on four pillars. Pillar 3 states: ART HAS THE POWER to awaken and educate hearts, uplift our voices, and make positive social change.

In what ways does art give voice to the unseen?

Be part of the Planet Earth Love Project! Learn how to create your own artwork by visiting https://29pieces.org/the-planet-earth-love-project/

We at 29 Pieces would like to honor the life and legacy of Jane Goodall. Through her memory may we live and create a better Planet Earth for tomorrow.

“I want you to think about the fact we are part, when we're on Planet Earth, we are part of Mother Nature.”
— Jane Goodall

Be part of the Planet Earth Love Project! Learn how to create your own artwork by visiting https://29pieces.org/the-planet-earth-love-project/