Origami Rhino Unfolding from MABONA ORIGAMI on Vimeo. Sipho Mabona from Switzerland: a special guest for this year’s OrigamiUSA convention, June 22-25 at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. Dennis Walker from Scotland: the creator and maintainer of the Origami Database -GREAT RESOURCE! will be also a special guest at the convention. [...]
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Have you heard it said that bread feeds the body and flowers feed the soul? Well, here is a romantic idea that can provide both bread and flowers to your sweetheart at breakfast: • Fold this lovely origami heart (Watch video below). • Pluck a small bunch of flowers from plants on your windowsill. • [...]
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Did you know that a secret of happiness lies in noticing and giving importance to the small details of daily life? This origami heart-dish, folded in less than a minute, is one of those details that will add a charming dimension to a special moment shared with a loved one. Creator Ildikó Vass (Hungary) is [...]
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Have you heard that writing love notes helps keep the flame of romance burning bright in a relationship? Well, give your next love note or Valentine invitation some extra sparkle by placing it within this easy-to-make origami heart-box. Since the box and note can be folded flat, it can be discretely placed in our loved [...]
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Origami popcorn epitomizes the one aspect of origami that is most important to me: play. Using just a few elements Origami gives us the opportunity to engage in a captivating activity all wrapped up in lighthearted pleasure. The popcorn model evolved from the origami model called “The Finger Trap”, designed by Ilan Garibi (Israel). Folder [...]
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I love the creative potential of a “clean slate”. An annual ritual of mine is to begin the year with a tidy worktable. Of course just as I’ve finished organizing my studio and put everything in its place, a new project appears. Soon enough there is a blizzard of papers and materials flying all over [...]
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This delightful and easy-to-make origami cardinal, designed by Román Díaz, makes for a lovely gift as a Christmas ornament. Cardinals are non-migratory birds identified by a bright and distinctive red appearance. They are found from south-eastern Canada all the way south to Mexico and Northern Guatemala. In the northern latitudes, Cardinals are easily spotted during [...]
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I folded this six-pointed modular origami star in memory of it’s creator David Petty (UK), who passed away on Saturday, December 3rd, 2011. A remembrance page and diagrams for the star have been posted at Nick Robinson’s blog. Other than authoring several origami books, David generously shared diagrams for traditional origami models on his website [...]
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Marcia Joy Miller’s has been practicing origami for many years and is a seasoned origami artist, designer, and teacher. Origami for Busy People, her just published first book, is filled with many of her own ingenious models. Without a doubt this book is a treat for origami enthusiasts. What I love about this book: The [...]
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