The Butterfly Project

[MTRuth]

Deadline: June 30, 2011 (RECEIVE} & (Hand Deliver)

The Butterfly Project
The Holocaust Museum
Houston, TX
Spring 2012


In an effort to remember them, Holocaust Museum Houston is collecting 1.5 million handmade butterflies.

The butterflies will eventually comprise a breath-taking exhibition, currently scheduled for Spring 2012, for all to remember.

As of Summer 2008, we have already collected an estimated 400,000 butterflies.

Please facilitate the “I Never Saw Another Butterfly” activity and create as many handmade arts-and-crafts butterflies as possible. This project may be completed by all ages as individuals or groups.

Butterflies should be no larger than 8 inches by 10 inches.
Butterflies may be of any medium the artist chooses, but two-dimensional submissions are preferred.
Glitter should not be used.
Food products (cereal, macaroni, candy, marshmallows or other perishables) also should not be used.
If possible, e-mail a photograph of your butterflies, to mailto:butterflyproject@hmh.org

Please send or bring your butterflies to the Museum by June 30, 2011, with the following information included:

Your name,
Your organization or school,
Your address,
Your e-mail address, and
The total number of butterflies sent.

Mail or bring your butterflies to:
Holocaust Museum Houston
Butterfly Project
Education Department
5401 Caroline St.
Houston, TX 77004
USA

For questions or additional information, please e-mail mailto:butterflyproject@hmh.org

Visit the website: http://www.hmh.org/minisite/butterfly/index.html" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank

I thought people might be interested in this project and might like to submit a felted butterfly. The 1.5 million was chosen because that is how many innocent children perished in the Holocaust.

[Jazicat]

Thank you for posting this Ruth. I think I will make a few butterflies for them since this directly affected my family. I try to contribute to stuff like this in the hopes one day there will be peace for everyone but alas we have yet to really learn.

[MrsG2003]

Thanks Ruth,

I have a butterfly I made using a cookie cutter I will send in.

Louise

[Feltfinland]

I love this idea - another project for my 'to do' list.

[zed]

I've got quite a few butterflies I made with that fusible film stuff-like angelina fibres, but in sheets, would they be okay?

[MTRuth]

Zed - You can use any technique as they are just asking for hand made.

[coraldee]

I think I can do this and I sent the info to my sister in Texas who specializes in wooden Butterflies to hang on your walls and use in yards.

Corky

[zed]

I was just busy cutting out butterflies, worried I'd miss the deadline...I've got 2 years yet!

[MTRuth]

Hey Zed - I didn't even notice the date was 2011. I guess that is because they are trying to get 1.5 million which is a lot of butterflies. So if anyone would like to mention it on their blog to spread the word, I'm sure that would be appreciated.

[Kaz]

Hi Ruth, i'll make some butterflies to, thanks for this