The Jewish holiday of Purim starts tonight for most of the world, while in Jerusalem it starts on Tuesday night. Most of us are likely too busy with preparing food and gifts for the holiday, but the folks in Jerusalem might still have time to decorate an entire wall with a fun bird themed installation? I actually still need to figure out how to hang the origami birds in my own home, having created these decorations for a community party last week, and gotta do it before we set up the long banquet table for our 32 (invited, many will drop by) guests! So dear friends, I am rushing to get started on the preparations, but after sharing with you the paper peacock, the accordian fold flower, the origami pheasant and the origami partridge, I figured it was time to show you how all the elements were hung! I'll admit, I did this without an actual plan but am happy with how it all came together. Just enough elements to make it work, and varying the color background also brings lots of interest, so make sure to do that! Okay, here is the big reveal.......Ah yes, this was created to cover large partitions that stood on either side of a makeshift stage, to hide the sound system and actors changing, so a stage set of sorts!
While I didn't realizeit at home while planning this, the chairs/people occupy most of the lower portion, so I left that empty. Not that I had anything to hang there anyway, lol.
The two sides of the installation were quite similar but with slight differences.
From afar with the cut paper shapes garland, fun!
The orange accordian folded flower and the yellow sun are really important elements to give these birds a nice place to sit.
I added a third bird (in photoshop) on the right, as if you decide to make something similar you will likely need to fill that space. Of course you'll have time to plan and make accordingly, which may or may not happen next year? Happy creating, projects like this make so many people happy so be generous with your time and efforts, it is truly worthwhile.
