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I've read that story. It is very sad. sad

I think orange paper cranes would be a very elegant thing. And maybe a quote from the story if anybody could find it. Something about the cranes and being healed.

I'd like to join team orange?

I already sent you a poem of mine..

I am very sorry for my absence, my net has become wonky, and the soonest the cable guy can come to check it is saturday. It's working for now, and I'll do everything I can while it keeps going. Please be patient, and keep talking to each other, sharing art and poetry with each other, I'll be back as soon as possible.

Ok, so I did a search for quotes and pictures of paper cranes.

I unearthed some tidbits of information as well.

While, in the story Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes says that she never reached her goal, apparently, she actually did and kept folding cranes even after that. Although other sources claim she only reached 644... though I'm not entirely sure what to believe from all the different sources of information I found. The first bit about her completing the cranes was on Wikipedia, which I actually really trust for anything that isn't a hot button issue, which I think this would fall under that category. This all probably doesn't matter too much, though. I just wanted to put this here because some of my quotes include this "644" stopping point, while there is a possibility that it is incorrect.

Anyway, here are some images that i found. Since I'm pretty good with graphics, I could make some signatures with these images and quotes. Just say the word.

Orange Paper Crane images:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JgjhR-tU5-c/SvEnM_mL0HI/AAAAAAAAAj4/w1f3WNUH8qQ/s400/FC113b.JPG

http://thumb1.visualizeus.com/thumbs/09/07/02/art,cranes,installation,oragami,orange,paper,show-103be377d85c150e2a97e2387a8223cd_m.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JgjhR-tU5-c/SuGmfYAoLlI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/tHND974l5to/s400/FC108b.JPG

http://www.kaboodle.com/hi/img/c/0/0/ab/6/AAAADOcUTUIAAAAAAKts8Q.jpg

http://thumb2.visualizeus.com/thumbs/08/11/03/bird,crane,grass,light,orange,paper,photography-aecae62850b1bf1ca8cb4e53fad11137_m.jpg

http://www.kaboodle.com/hi/img/c/0/0/ab/2/AAAADAZSiaoAAAAAAKsl4g.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/251/456980385_97cdf724e9.jpg?v=0

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/231/455854206_a669b1a968.jpg?v=0


Quotes (not all necessarily from the story):

"Sadako Sasaki was only two years old when an atomic bomb destroyed her hometown of Hiroshima, Japan. A decade later, she was diagnosed with leukemia. Inspired by a Japanese legend that promises a wish to anyone who folds 1,000 origami cranes, Sadako began making paper cranes in the months before her death, completing 644 before losing her battle with cancer."

"I will write peace on your wings and you will fly all over the world”

“This is our cry, this is our prayer: peace in the world.”

“She was told, if she folded 1,000 paper cranes the gods would grant her wish, she wished to get well, ... She ended up folding 644 cranes before she died.”

Any other ideas are very much welcome!

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dani
dude

I've actually folded 1,000 paper cranes.

Well, at this point, I've folded well over 1,000 cranes. I did my first 1k back in high school. A friend taught me some basics of Origami in grade 7. I can fold simple "lucky stars" on up to some really complex items.

If you want to do something with cranes, I can fold a few and take pictures to incorporate into some sort of graphic. (Graphic design is not exactly my area. smile )

@Yugure:I indeed read about that too,she got to 644 and died,the UN folded the rest and chose to make her wish for her,which was for world peace,that's why they use it as one of their symbols today,sweet huh?

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