The Magic of Paper Cranes

2024

Painted for the Affordable Art Fair Melbourne 2024

Acrylic on Canvas

Unframed, sides are gallery-finished and come ready to hang

70 cm (W) x 70 cm (H) x 4cm (D)

I started this series of working with paper cranes at the beginning of this year inspired by the story of Sadako Sasaki and 1000 paper cranes. Determined like Sadako to create 1000 paper cranes, as it is believed in Japanese tradition that if you fold 1000 origami cranes, one’s wish would come true. I wish for peace. — I’m only up to 33 … so there will be more ladies and more cranes, and in my own way I will also ‘write peace upon their wings and let them fly all over the world’ ❤️

The paper crane is a symbol of peace, love, hope, and healing during challenging times 🤍

'The Magic of Paper Cranes' has a base layer of torn music sheet paper glued onto the canvas. I then build up layers of shading with pencil for the delicate facial features, pointillism with acrylic paint for her hair, peony flowers and the light blue background which gives each piece texture and depth. 

PLEASE NOTE -  any in situ images of this artwork are to offer decor, installation and framing examples only and are not to exact scale, so please do check the dimensions before purchasing.

This original painting will NEVER be reproduced in any other format (eg print or NFT), so you can enjoy the benefits of knowing that this is a one-of-a-kind, made especially for your home.

Signed and dated on the back and comes with a Certificate of Authentication.

This piece is created on a 40mm frame-wrapped canvas, sealed with fixative and a triple gloss coat, gallery-finished edges, ready to hang.


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ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Natalie is a Western Australian Artist who lives and works South of Margaret River on her family's farm.

Her love of the colours of the bushland she is surrounded by, country living and the native fauna and flora inspire her works today.

You can find her work hanging in many collections across Australia, the United States and Asia. She is lucky enough to call Daniel Ricciardo one of her customers!