918 Cranes...

Lovely idea from Anomaly / Nathan @Rubbishcorp, which I've known about for a while, but only decided as of yesterday to get involved. They are as of my entry 82 cranes away from the big 1k. Give them a hand.

I went for Rose Stallard's illustration, but pick your favourite design and get folding, in true origami style. Now, I really do suck at Origami on the whole, and of course, as a man I tried many times to do it myself, before following the instructions provided. It's really easy once you get the hang of it (or give up and follow the instructions).

They say:

"A beautiful Japanese tradition tells that a wish may be granted in response to someone with the devotion to fold one thousand origami cranes. This project seeks to draw on that ancient healing and show that the emotional blow received can be responded to through the strength of solidarity and human compassion. 

Artists have created beautiful designs that can be made into origami cranes. A donation to the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund will allow you to download a design with instructions to guide you in making a crane. We are hoping many thousands of you will fold and then place your crane somewhere prominent so that it might inspire others to also focus their intent and devotion toward those in the grip of this tragedy."


More: onethousandcranesforjapan.com