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The Seeds of Knowledge Community Recognition Project was designed for The Manhattan Beach Education Foundation (MBEF). It’s an art installation in downtown Manhattan Beach acknowledging the community of educators, parents, students, volunteers, and donors who value and support education. The Installation not only celebrates decades of support, of the Manhattan Beach schools, through MBEF and the Endowment, but also invites viewers to explore the significance of education. The mural depicts a child discovering the world — the layers of earth beneath her, the environment around her, and the future represented in the stars. The donors are recognized on etched limestone tiles. The images in the 6 framed oval murals, are composed of hundreds of hand-made, high-fired, sculptural ceramics. The succulents, in the planter below the installation, were chosen for their low-water requirements and to compliment the colors in the ceramics.