Jason Schneider –Origami Creator and Book Author

Meet origami creator and book author Jason Schneider. Within Origamigos, the OrigamiSpirit Membership, we had a lovely conversation with Jason.

These were some topics covered in the conversation with Jason Schneider

Jason’s background growing up in Michigan, discovering origami, and details about that time and what models he learned then.
Being a lone folder for a long time and then connecting to the origami community.
Important origami designers influenced his work.
How he turned from being a folder to designing with paper.
Stories about the design process of several models.
His favorite origami design.
Folding in the air as master Yoshizawa did.
Papers Jason prefers.
The connection of origami with volleyball and bowling.
His interest in meal preparation.
His book “Origami Memories”
His YouTube Origami Channel
How has origami contributed to his life.
What he is currently working on and his publication plans for the future.

A recording of our conversation with Jason Schneider is available on the membership website. BECOME A MEMBER and see the full conversation.

About Jason

Jason Schneider grew up in Saginaw, Michigan, and currently lives in Ann Arbor. He is a CPA and works in financial reporting for the University of Michigan.

In elementary school, one of his teachers, Mr. O’Brien, taught his class a few traditional designs, and from there, Jason was hooked! In college, he leaped into designing his own birds, flowers, and animals. When not folding paper, he can be found on the volleyball court, in the gym, at the bowling alley, or researching his next meal prep.

Jason likes to fold on the go, and is almost always folding in the air without any table nearby, or “Yoshizawa-style” as some class participants have called it. He was a lone folder for a long time, and did not interact or share his work with the origami community until he decided to start giving back as the pandemic subsided, and is now the Treasurer of OrigamiUSA with lots of new origami friends.

Publications

Jason published the book ORIGAMI MEMORIES in 2022. Available at the Origami Shop