Gathering and Taking Flight
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Cranes are a traditional wedding icon in Japanese culture. Cranes or tsuru symbolize longevity and marital harmony. Multiplied by 1001 (because odd numbers are always preferred over even ones), that would appear to be a successful relationship.
Most often, the cranes are folded, then strung, then displayed at the wedding. In this case, I wanted a more powerful image. I decided that birds in flight were a much more engaging image than bird's just hanging in mid-air. So each crane was positioned with tail and neck outstretched. In the first panel, they come together in a gathering. In the second and third panels, they've got places to go and soar!
Since the ceremony and reception were going to be outdoors, I chose all water-resistant materials. My patrons recruited their friends and family to fold the cranes, making the piece even more memorable.
Here's some environmental testing. We don't want anything to go wrong during the event!
And here are the happy couple. A thousand and one years, times one thousand and one, of love and harmony to you both.
