1000 Dove Project by Amy Flinn2nd Flight
1st Flight
Peace Doves
This work began
as my effort to raise funds for the Children’s Advocacy Center of Central
Texas. I thought making doves that could be used singly or in groupings as
ornaments or chimes might be a way I could contribute to the Art of Peace Festival.
My goal was to
make 100 doves. During the initial work I was inspired by memories of the chains
of origami cranes at St. Paul ’s Chapel, New York (across from
the World Trade Center... But “peace cranes” come in groups of 1000. So, the project
evolved into a work which will encompass creation of 100 doves each year for 10
years.
Each “flight” of
100 will be different – in design or glaze and will hang publicly only once –
at the Art of Peace Festival. The doves will be freed from the flight by
donation (suggested $5.00 per dove).
Each dove comes
with a short explanation of the work.
This is flight
one (or "How I Spent My Summer Vacation").
Amy Flinn
Information about origami cranes at St. Paul's Chapel:
http://www.trinitywallstreet.org/congregation/spc/aboutInformation about
peace cranes:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thousand_origami_cranes
Genuine Jade Bracelets
Handmade by
Little Cypress Intermediate School's 4th and 5th grade students
Orange, Texas
Each bracelet is unique in it's design but all have nine genuine JADE stones.
Each stone represents one of the nine countries devastated by the Tsunami.
The JADE bracelets were originally created to help raise funds to help the victims of the Tsunami.
Following this fundraiser, the remainder of the braclets were generously donated to The Art of Peace Festival on behalf of the students by their teacher, artist Lynn Clark, to help raise funds for The Children's Advocacy Center that helps victims of child abuse and neglect.
The bracelets will be available at the Festival!
(Suggested Donation $5.00 per bracelet)
