This community mural was completed during a soft-opening for Celis Produce, West Palm Beach's first locally owned organic produce market. The owners, three brothers native to the city, are great supporters of local businesses and have been welcomed by the community with open arms. Taking into account the strong following invited to the reception, we sought out to make this mural into a special community project.

The image, comprised of hundreds of triangles, was plotted with tape on the wall the week of the opening . Using a paint-by-number system, community members are invited to come forward and paint a triangle of their choice, and asked to generate positive thoughts while doing so, or to share something beautiful, or to simply smile. Many are encouraged to paint at one time to make the process immersible and socially effective. It's a common sight, and a remarkable one, to witness groups of people of different “walks” work together in this fashion, often quiet and meditative, co-creating in peace. When all the pieces are painted, the tape is peeled off and the image is revealed in its entirety. Each artist is able to appreciate their own individual contribution, and also nurture a larger perspective, seeing their triangle as a small part of a cohesive whole. The aim is to instill a natural feeling of satisfaction and creative productivity.

Along with the positive social impact, this process carries an underlying message of micro and macro connections, all communicating through the simple, basic shape that is the triangle. The visual representation is a vivid metaphor for interconnection on any imaginable scale. Once the work is appreciated in its fullness, it also becomes simple to appreciate the inextricable connection between each piece and their vital role in completing a cohesive image. Joined together at each angle, triangles form visual clusters —or families— of different colors and sizes, an easily digestible metaphorical representation of the participants. The process serves as an open invitation to reflect on the interdependent nature of all things.