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The Peace Fence gratefully acknowledges our sponsorship by Ashland's Lithia Artisans Market. http://www.lithiaartisansmarket.com.

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By Janette Majors, Dana Knoke, Wendy Daniel, Joyce Ward, Marlene Warneke, June Frances, and Tamara Songster

By Chaya

Below are just a few of the comments people entered into our Guestbook at the Peace Fence site:

"It must start with one and we are that one. This Peace Gallery is the best Ashland art Gallery." - Virginia

"'Peace, my brother. Peace, my sister. Peace my soul.'"  - Maya Angelou

"Jean - You inspired lemonade from a lemon fence. Thanks!"  - Risa

"Ashland Grafitti Has Your Back!"

"Our hearts sing as we walk this path of peace each day." - Heidi & Don

"May this action travel far and wide. Art and peace poems on fences everywhere!" - Kathleen

"Thank you, Peace-makers." - Angela

"So inspiring! May every city have a peace fence." - Margo

"Thank you for getting the message out. We must give peace a chance."

"I walk by most every day...In this moment, peace and gratitude." - Sharon

"A striking and beautiful find...I stumbled upon your masterpieces by accident and it has given me not only a breath of fresh air, but also a renewed sense of hope for humanity." - Elizabeth

"My license plate is PAIX - 'Peace' in French."

"Distance is but an illusion of the mind, as the endless moment of eternal love is the only reality the heart can know." - AOD

"Dreams become of you! Love whole and time will bring you to your knees."

"Peace of mind, peace of heart, end this war, peace will start. The flags waving in the wind give us all a feeling of hope."

"Whenever I am angry, sad, disillusioned, I will come here to remind me of my spirit. I am once again whole. Kindest thanks to all." - LR

"Thank you all so much. I am smiling through my tears because this is so beautiful." - Laura

"This is awesome! What a prayer!"

"What a fine expression of hope. Every community needs such a display. Bravo, Ashland!" - Rochester, NY for peace

"I had almost forgotten how beautiful life is. This is amazing. May each life be blessed. - Krystiana

"It starts from within. Give peace a chance." - K. Morrison, Haily, Idaho, Aug. 2007, in memory of Dan Morrison

"Good and evil do not exist. Such distinctions mean nothing. It is only people doing what feels right to them. But when you do what feels right for everyone, then you're doing right. Remember, you need a reason to do someone ill, but to do good you need no reason at all." - Mariah J. Southworth

"It is beautiful and inspires my art."

"I love you."

"Thank you all for caring for all of us. That is the work of peace."

"Thank you for the effort and thought and time that went into preparing and getting this going. They are beautiful."

"Great job." - DA, May 30, 2007

"Cool beans." - Suz, May 30, 2007

"Thank you. We love the fence! What thoughtfulness and beauty!"

"Blessed are the peacemakers." - Alice Hardesty, May 28, 2007

"Thank you - it's wonderful to see these expressions." Charley, 5.28.07

"May hearts overflow as peace grows." NK

"Thank you!" - M Herman, Muncie, Indiana, June 2, 2007

"Very beautiful." - Jane Williams

"Nice use of this space. Thank you." - Leslie

"Exquisite and deeply moving! Thank you." - Esther, 7-2-2007

"Love grows peace by peace." - Sean

"I love this! My 3rd time through the display. Thank you all and may peace prevail worldwide. Go, sisters!" - Sarah Gibb, 7-2-07

"I love Bush!"

"Beautiful!" - Brenda & Noah Cornett

"Blessings on your beautiful efforts! May your messages send the vibration of peace to the universe!"

"We've waited so long....How much longer?"

"Everything is:  time is, life is, space and god are. Everything exists as it is. Peace is. We are too." - NSP

"Thank you for being a peace monger!" - T M, Ashland

"This is an awesome statement of intent. I hope to hear about more peace fences all around the world." - S Padgett

"Gorgeamous!"

"Let's create a 'Christo'-type peace fence around the world. Thank you to Jean and all who have contributed to this inspiration."

"How does one live in peace in the face of violence and oppression? This dilemma has been asked before and answered, perhaps, by Christ and Gandhi. Now we get to ask ourselves this question: How do we live in peace in the face of violence? The fates of many depend upon the purity of our answer." - Shalom, Berkeley

"Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me." - Roni Adams

"Thank you. Let peace prevail." - Pam Jairo, Olympia, WA

"May this action travel far and wide - women putting up peace art and poems on fences everywhere! Love and thanks." - Kathleen

"Art opens the heart." - Shannon Rio

"A peace of you, a peace of me. We can be."

"This is a beautiful project! Let's keep it up. Thanks to all the contributors." - Janie & Neal

"Thanks for finding time/space in this busy world to create beauty, joy and the beginnings of a space for peace." Troll Henderson, 6-1-07

"Dance Peace. Live Love." - Robin Rose

"Peace and blessings and love be with the sad and the alienated who do not see and feel the beauty of this day and this art creation. Thank you, my friends, for showing us your hearts in your lovely gifts arranged on this fence. My heart fills and overflows. I will pray and hope." Maureen

"Where else but in Ashland! Thanks to all who make our community and our world such a wonderful place. Love & Blessings." - Gayle W.

"Good fences make for good neighbors. This is one of the best!"-  Dan & Angie Williams, Long Beach, CA,  5-26-07

"What a calming and beautiful sight. Thank you very much." - Jamie

"Distance is but an illusion of mind as the endless moment of eternal love is the only reality the Christian heart can know." - AOD

"Dreams become of you! Love whole and time will bring you to your knees. Friendship, a diamond amongst coals. Peace a wish shouted at a sea of businessmen. It is...all but hopeless."

"Peace and love are what we are all about. This is my wish for all. Love, Rich, Joe & Mary, Austin, TX  5/27/07

"Where we all came from. What will happen, who to turn to? To try and conceive of the answers to these questions is bliss. to fight over them is madness." Dave Vallee

"To join hands in a time of war is the hardest thing to do with opinions and tempers flaring. We must look past all that divides us and look at what unites us."

"Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you, not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let it be afraid." John 14:27 - Larry

"Glory to God in the Highest and Peace to his people on earth." Dorothy Downes

"To make your enemy your friend is to make all borders disappear. to look in the mirror is to see the enemy and your most passionate self within." James O'Neill

Your comments are equally welcome!

Send an email to thepeacefence@peacefence.org.

"People, get ready! There's a train a-comin'." The original Peace Fence - Mother's Day, 

Ashland, Oregon, May 13, 2007