People who create with paper and/ or teach origami
When it comes to origami and creativity, my friend Javier Caboblanco is a master! And recently, I couldn’t resist playing along with one of his creatively fun ideas. For ‘World Book Day’ Javier designed an easy-to-make origami bookmark, invited friends to fold and illustrate it with a drawing of their own design, and then share … Read more
There are many origami elephants, but this one, created by Mr. Fumiaki Kawahata, is one of my all-time favorite origami animals! It’s one whose folding steps I memorized years ago at an origami convention in New York City. Origami books by Mr. Kawahata include*: North American Animals in Origami (co-author together with John Montrol)Wild Animals … Read more
Origami master Francis Ow -well known for his origami hearts, is an origami designer whose work goes far beyond origami heart models. He is also a prolific creator of geometric and modular origami. One of Mr. Ow’s recent creations is the modular origami snowflake and its variations. He has shared diagrams for this snowflake here. … Read more
Christiane Bettens* –also known as Mélisande, created this gorgeous modular origami piece as an Advent Wreath. Made with green and red paper, this origami wreath is perfect for the Christmas season. But if we use orange and yellow colors, it becomes a radiant sun. Just what we look forward to have at this time in … Read more
The artist creator of this drawing of an origami snake is my gifted friend Felipe Galindo. Felipe made his drawing especially for Origami Spirit in celebration of the Chinese Year of the Snake. To make the drawing, Felipe used a model of an origami snake I folded that was designed by the talented origami artist … Read more
Modular origami is a technique in which two or more sheets of paper are folded into units or modules. The units are then fitted together to form one larger piece. The origami piece shown in the photo is reminiscent of both a lily and a star. Designed by Leonor Martínez (Colombia), this is a charming … Read more