Michèle Saint-Michel
Filmmaker, Intermedia Artist, and Poet
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Help Us Reach 100 Books Donated to Public Libraries
For every 20 books sold, Bad Saturn donates 1 copy of Grief is an Origami Swan to a public library. Your support not only helps sustain this work but also ensures more people have access to the healing power of this illustrated guide.
Donate to Bring Healing to More Readers
Supporters can also donate directly to help us reach our goal of placing 100 copies of Grief is an Origami Swan in libraries where readers need them most. Every donation—whether through book purchases or financial support—makes an impact.
Fundraising Progress
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For every 20 books sold, Bad Saturn donates 1 to a public library. Your support not only helps sustain this work but also ensures more people have access to it.
Books Donated: 0/100
Supporters can also donate money directly to Bad Saturn for the books, helping us reach the goal of 100 books placed in public spaces for readers who need them most. This number includes books donated for every 20 sold AND direct funding toward this goal. Details on how to contribute below!
Ways You Can Help
Donate Toward Our Goal of 100 Books
Some grief is too quiet to ask for help. By donating a book, you’re making Grief is an Origami Swan available in public libraries, ensuring it reaches those who need it most.
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Every dollar helps make grief less isolating and more understood.
$20 → 1 book
A single book donation can be the lifeline someone needs.
$54 → 3 books
Triple the impact—help multiple libraries or communities.
$160 → 10 books
A lasting contribution that brings healing far and wide.
Buy a Book to Help Us Reach 100 Donations
For every 20 books sold, Bad Saturn donates 1 copy of Grief is an Origami Swan to a public library.
Grief is an Origami Swan is a beautifully illustrated guide to healing, featuring pressed flowers, poetic reflections, and nature-inspired imagery. It offers a space for readers to process grief, loss, and remembrance, ensuring that no one has to grieve alone.
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Available now on Amazon and Bookshop.org.
Want to learn more about why your donation matters so much? Read the story of how Grief is an Origami Swan made its way to the libraries we’re working to support.
Why Donate? A Story of Loss and Healing
Author and artist, Michèle Saint-Michel. Captured here in Amsterdam by photographer Olga Bonati.
For me, as an author and artist, Grief is an Origami Swan has always been a deeply personal journey. What started as a way for me to process my own grief grew into a mission to help others find solace in their most difficult moments.
In the small town where I grew up, a copy of Grief is an Origami Swan was stolen from the public library. At first, I felt a profound sense of loss, but after speaking with the librarian, something powerful became clear. She told me, “The person must’ve really needed the book to steal it.” I think she was trying to make me feel better, but that conversation changed my perspective—what seemed like a theft was, perhaps, a sign that my book had become a lifeline to someone, so essential to someone that they couldn’t leave it behind.
That moment sparked a vision—one that now drives this campaign. By donating a book, you’re giving others the opportunity to experience the healing that inspired this project.