At an origami convention in New York City, Vicente Palacios, an origami artist and teacher from Spain, related how people often asked him what is origami good for. He would respond with another question: “What are babies good for?” We certainly enjoy folding origami pieces that extend beyond the joy of creating and folding them. [...]
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This week and for the upcoming new year, I made a strand of twelve origami prosperity hens –one for each month of the year. It’s modeled after a similar idea commonly found in northern India. Welcoming the arrival of the New Year I perform small personal rituals to cleanse the spirit. I like creating an [...]
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…. and let it begin with me. ———————————————– Sometimes we need a quiet moment to find inner peace. We may find those moments while folding an origami crane. Spread Peace! Click for instructions to fold an origami crane today. Share – CompartirShare on FacebookPost on LinkedinTweet thisSubscribe to comments on this postTell a friend- Enviálo [...]
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This gentle, easy-to-make origami bird, created by Ildikó Vass, folds flat making it the perfect choice to use on a greeting card or party invitation. I just mailed a gift and card featuring this bird to my nephew who will soon be celebrating his first birthday. Happy Birthday Emilio! The bird is made with a [...]
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With this charming origami peacock Evi Binzinger (Germany) shows us an example of the imaginative possibilities of a traditional origami model. This peacock model shown here is based on the classic paper toy called “cootie catcher”, featured here in a previous post. What Evi has done is to modify one of the corners of the [...]
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Today we baptized Emilio Torres, my nephew, and the newest member of our family. Here he sleeps in his father’s arms. On Emilio’s party cake we placed some tiny origami chickens –designed by Simon Andersen (Denmark). Find diagrams for the chicks at Hans Dybkjær’s website. Look for the file at the upper right corner of [...]
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Holiday greetings to all of you who visit Origami Spirit. May you have peace, harmony and joy with origami throughout the New Year. ~.~ Origami Dove inspired by a model of Hatori Koshiro Share – CompartirShare on FacebookPost on LinkedinTweet thisSubscribe to comments on this postTell a friend- Enviálo por correo
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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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“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.” ~Buddha “Peace goes into the making of an origami crane as flour goes into the making of bread.” ~Pablo Neruda Origami cranes were offered to visitors at the WTC Tribute Center to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11. Cranes are traditional paper birds from Japan. They [...]
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