With a fresh theatrical approach, a majestic tree parts the curtain open to reveal a woodland hamlet called "Where the Crow Lights', a Native Village that was here since time immemorial.
On a search for the source of enchantment in what is now Ashland, this mural unveils a 'Land of Enchantment', bestowed by regional ancestors that tended these gardens for 22,000 years. Inseparable from nature, they listen to the land, and regard trees and animals as equals.
If we listen, we can repair and reclaim the world - and ourselves.
Is a forest voice calling us back home, reminding us that we are nature?
- John Pugh