by Raven Jake, Raven Jake's Observations A couple of years ago, Yoko Ono did one of her art installations in downtown Pasadena. Folks could write wishes on little pieces of paper and tie them to the branches of potted crepe myrtle trees in the plaza of One Colorado. As with most of Yoko's "pieces," you've [...]
Dear Yoko Ono, My students and I were inspired by your Wish Tree project, and as an end of the year art collaboration project, we decided to create one for our 8th Grade Farewell Ceremony. The students of my 8th grade art class worked together to make over 250 hand painted "wish tags" that were [...]
by Christine Gray (Principal, Oakton Elementary School), Oakton Elementary's Blog The Wish Tree Project, sponsored by OES Art Teacher, Sarah Brooks, began this week. Students are welcome to write down their wishes and hang them on our wish tree. Our Oakton wishes will be collected on International Peace Day and mailed to the Imagine Peace Tower in [...]
On the evening of 18 February 2010, The City of Reykjavik was proud to illuminate IMAGINE PEACE TOWER in honor and celebration of Yoko Ono's 77th birthday. You can Twitter your birthday messages for Yoko to @yokoono or write them in the comments on this web page, where you can read all the comments and Tweets from friends and fans. You can also Twitter your own personal wishes for peace to IMAGINE PEACE TOWER @IPTower or via email to wish@imaginepeace-com.stackstaging.com.
Yoko kicked off John Lennon’s 70th birthday celebration year at the 2010 NAMM Show. Her appearance at the show inspired attendees to submit their wishes of hope and peace at a special Wish Tree set up in front of the Bus during the convention from January 14-17, 2010. Hundreds of wishes were collected and will [...]
The O Ambassadors at Iles, in cooperation with Free the Children and Imagine Peace (Yoko Ono), are creating our Iles Me to We Wish Tree. Each student traced their hand and wrote their wish for the world. This is a voluntary activity and every student participated! That really shows a commitment to leadership, caring and growth! In February, a team from Free the Children will visit Iles to present an all school assembly and workshops for older students. In April, we will celebrate our O Ambassador activities at our Seventh Annual Iles Writer's Conference entitled, "Me to We". Stay tuned for our continuing adventures!
IMAGINE PEACE TOWER Viðey Island, Reykjavík, Iceland with stars, clouds and the Northern Lights. Christmas Day, 25 Dec 2009, 10:53pm AFFIRMATION FOR 2010 by Yoko Ono I would like you to share an affirmation with me. Think it, say it, with firm belief, knowing that we are all one. In the name of truth, peace and [...]
Here are photos of Dalton High School students and the Wish Tree they created. The students were studying Conceptual Art in their Advanced Painting class. The Wish Tree provided a hands on way to learn more about conceptual art and the art of Yoko Ono. It was exciting to study this artist who was such [...]
My Sweet Friends! I am so glad that Obama has won the Nobel Peace Prize. Prizes are given to those in need. (I must have needed a lot this past July!) Obama needs all the encouragement he can get at this point. Let's all send him the love and trust he could use as his [...]
by Susan Kraemer, Clean Technica Every barrel of oil extracted in the US also produces ten barrels of hot fluids in addition to the oil. Why not use that potential energy in the waste heat? Rather than discard that “geothermal” resource created by the process of oil extraction, the DOE is going to show the [...]
by kpsphoto, August 17, 2009. Part-5 Gjástykki - Krafla - Leirhnjúkur - Mývatn Reykjavík is the capital and largest city of Iceland. Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's most northern national capital with the exception of Nuuk, Greenland. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay. With a population [...]
The City of Reykjavík launched the project “Glowing City” yesterday [09.10.09] in conjunction with the relighting of Yoko Ono’s Imagine Peace Tower on Videy Island, off Reykjavík’s coast, to commemorate her late husband John Lennon’s birthday, October 9. Reykjavík. The project involves white lights that will glow in different places in the city [...]
I was inspired to do a variation of Yoko Ono’s Wish Tree Project with my Humanistic Traditions II class that I teach at the University of Central Florida in Orlando during a unit on 17th Century Japanese arts and culture. Yoko’s message of peace and unity is too important to keep to one’s self, so [...]
Dear Yoko, I thought you might like to know that this year for UN Peace Day, September 21,the Roots & Shoots Club (the Jane Goodall Institute's program for youth) members put together a Peace Wish Forest at our school. I am a teacher and I sponsor the club. The students and faculty enjoyed writing their [...]
Happy Birthday YOKO! 18TH FEBRUARY 2009 IMAGINE PEACE TOWER - Viðey Island, Reykjavik, Iceland. In celebration of Yoko Ono's 76th birthday, and by special arrangement with Reykjavik Art Museum, Reykjavik Energy & The City of Reykjavik, IMAGINE PEACE TOWER was illuminated from sunset till dawn (local time) on 18th Feb to wish Yoko A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Please leave your [...]
The 2008 stamp of the IMAGINE PEACE TOWER has been awarded a Bronze by Stamp News. From StampNews.com Top 10 extraordinary stamps of the year 2008 We at StampNews.com want to strike the balance of the passing year. Plenty of new stamps have seen the light all over the world. No question all of them [...]
I chose to do Yoko Ono's Wish Piece for a project in my Curatorial Directions class at the University of Victoria (British Columbia, Canada). We were to choose an instructional work by any of the artists featured in the Hans Ulrich Obrist "Do It" textbook. This textbook is about the "Do It" exhibition in which artists [...]
IMAGINE PEACE TOWER: Dec 31, 2008 8:21 PM Yoko Ono Lennon - New Year's Eve Message 2008/2009 ON ENTERING THE AGE OF JOY This last day of the year 2008 All of us can come together at www.IMAGINEPEACE.com To enjoy spectacular images from the IMAGINE PEACE TOWER - LIVE - from Reykjavik, Iceland - a special program [...]
The Iceland Post Company recently published a book on Yoko Ono’s IMAGINE PEACE TOWER in cooperation with the artist. The tower was erected on Reykjavík’s Viðey island on October 9, 2007, in the memory of her late husband John Lennon. The 100-page book, simply entitled IMAGINE PEACE TOWER, contains a wealth of information on Ono’s [...]
YOKO ONO: Wish Tree for Tokyo 9 December 2008 Yoko Ono's Wish Tree for Tokyo has been planted in the museum's sculpture garden. It was first on view at the exhibition YES Yoko Ono (Spring 2004 at MOT). The work has been donated by the artist to the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo for its permanent collection. Each year on [...]