Japanese Artists Used 1000s Of Miniature Origami Cranes Turned into Incredible Bonsai Trees. The talented artist Naoki Onogawa is taking origami art to the next level, and she’s doing it in the most Japanese way ever. Mainly inspired by the legend of the 1000 cranes and the story of Sadako Sasaki, she folds hundreds of miniature origami cranes which later become attractively delicate Bonsai trees of various colors and styles.
Since ancient times, Japanese people have been mindful of natural phenomena, and while confronting our uncertainties about the natural world, we worship and co-exist in harmony with nature. As one symbol of nature, trees possess a life force which lies in all natural things,” Naoki writes on her blog. I’ve tried to endow my artwork with this energy. Through looking at my works, I hope you can feel this life force too. Read More – Old Abandoned House Adorned with 4,000 Flowers
