The Key to Peace

The Key to Peace

5 yen coins are typically given as donations at a Japanese Shinto Shrine because of the their hole, which is said to allow the wish to go through. There are several other cultural significance regarding the 5 yen coin. For example, 5 yen in Japanese is “Go-en,” which is the same as karma in Japanese (although written differently).

Here the wish portrayed is the key to peace. The key I have here is one I made out of a wood block when I was 17. I made it to remind myself to work towards my goals and aspirations; it is my “Key To The Future”. Here it is the key to peace and the shrine is the door to that peace. The key is on a loop looping through the hole of the coin. Flying through the coin I also have my little folded peace crane I made not too long ago (Apr. 6, 08) out of a 6×6mm piece of paper (also portrayed in Born from Fingers and Born from the Pinky)

“I shall write peace on your wings, and you shall fly all over the world”
(Sadako Sasaki)

I could’ve done a computer generated key too, then it would’ve look more tidy than this one, however this image has more personal meaning for myself by using objects I made with my own hands. I like doing things by hand more, although it takes longer. I’ve played around with the settings of each layer in photoshop, and I’m having a hard time decided what looks best.

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The Key to Peace belongs to the following groups:

Cards - Best of the Best, Designers United, Globes, Spheres and Curves, Japanfluence, Live, Love, Dream, Mixed Media, PixElations - The Art of Photoshop, Silhouettes , Something To Say, Spiritual Art, The Birds and Yellow Fever