With the approach of the holiday season this festive origami twist box is an easy-to-make container for a small gift. Fold the box using red and green papers for Christmas or orange and black papers for Halloween. As a wedding favor the box could be folded with white or pastel colors; for a birthday party any [...]
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Don’t wait for Valentine’s day, Mother’s day or a birthday to give! An unexpected present creates a joyful moment for the recipient, and the giver too. A handmade gift expresses depth of feeling and a greater degree of personal involvement in a relationship than a mass-produced item. A few weeks ago, at Maria Sinayskaya’s flikr [...]
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Back from the Origami USA convention in New York City my work table is overflowing with origami models, papers, books, and presents. As always the convention has left me recharged with creative energy and a surplus of new ideas! Some highlights of the Origami USA convention 2011: This year’s special guest was Toshikazu Kawasaki from [...]
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When visiting Evi Binzinger’s flikr page not long ago, I spotted –among other lovely origami models, this swallowtail butterfly that Evi had created. I fell in love with it and immediately set myself the task of deciphering the folding sequence. This sequence turned out to be as enjoyable as looking at the finished butterfly. With [...]
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Crease and Fold Sok’s Song first origami instructional book, presents a collection of models that will appeal to a broad range of interests. It features simple and elegant animals, functional objects, money folds, and modulars. •View photographs at the end of this post• The book is divided into four sections: Origami 101, covers the standard [...]
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I added handles to a triangular box created by Hans-Werner Guth and made myself a contemporary fashionable handbag. It is made from an A size rectangle. Clever and a pleasure to fold! Now it’s time to take a walk around town and show it off. Cool! Diagrams for the triangular box HERE. Crease pattern HERE. [...]
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I love the symbolism of hens: fertility, abundance, the feminine force, maternity, and the beginning of life. I designed this origami inflatable hen a while back and it became the inspiration for my logo. I call this model ‘Abundance Hen’ because as a container it can be filled with various small items. Depending on your [...]
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World’s Best Origami’ by Nick Robinson is a treasure trove of origami models for anyone from beginner to seasoned expert. The book is divided into ten chapters with each including models suitable for beginning, intermediate, and advanced paper-folders. Traditional and classic models are featured along with elegantly ingenious models created by contemporary origami artists from [...]
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In my previous blog, La Trenza, I featured this hollow-petal flower of my own creation. This model is relatively easy to fold from the windmill base, –also known as Froebel’s basic form, and makes a nice Christmas ornament, or it can also be used as a dish for a festive occasion. The model in the [...]
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