Prayer Wheels at the International Crane Foundation in Baraboo, WI

This summer I visited the International Crane Foundation in Baraboo, WI. (A “must see”, in case you haven’t been there yet.). It was so inspiring to be there, see the cranes in person, meet the staff (equally impressive in their own right!).

The new facilities of the ICF are world class, and the display of the large copper prayer wheels with the cranes in copper relief work are incredible. They were made in Nepal by fifth generation copper artisans. If you visit the facilities, you can turn the wheels yourself and put those good vibrations out into the universe. Really spectacular.

It took me weeks to complete this image, trying to work up the texture and depth on the cranes. Letting those colors dry and then come back to them. But it was worth the effot. It was painted in watercolors.

Happy to say that card and prints of this image are now for sale online and in the gift shop at the International Crane Foundation in Baraboo, WI. https://craneshop.org/