Size:

height: 24 inches
width: 9.5 inches
cranes: 3/4" and 3/8" high

Materials:

paper cranes
origami wisteria & leaves
wire wreath form
grapevine wreath
wire
styrofoam
cardboard
metallic embroidery thread
monofilament

Description:

“Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes” is a favorite book of school children around the world that shares the real-life story of Sadako Sasaki, a young Japanese girl, who attempted to wish for her health back after becoming terminally ill as a result of the atom bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. 

The book, written by American author Eleanor Coerr, was published in 1977 and has become part of the reading curriculum at many middle schools nationwide. Because of Sadako the origami crane has become an International symbol of world peace, particularly the single golden crane held in her outstretched arms.

Represented in my ArtPrize entry you see Sadako as a 3D washi paper doll holding a golden peace crane on the outstretched sleeve of her kimono.

This mobile in particular is unique because it one of the first two I made 20 years ago. I included it in my ArtPrize entry as many visitors wondered last year about the longevity of such delicate paper artwork. This set has been kept and displayed in a glass display case and out of direct sunlight since 1995.

It also has an additional 1000 cranes displayed, strung together in a nested style as they are displayed in Japan at her peace memorial pictured here. The picture was a gift from an ArtPrize visitor. Chuck came back just to give me a copy of the photo he had taken so I could show people what the memorial in Hiroshima’s Peace Park, surrounded by paper cranes sent from people around the world, looks like. 

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