Video instructions on how to fold origami models and decorating and designing techniques
Two squares of paper, a few minutes of joyful paper-folding meditation, a lovely mandala design… an origami star is born! If you’ve ever made an origami figure using the windmill base, this eight-pointed star should be a breeze to fold. I’m excited to share with you this origami star of my own design. I named … Read more
When we train ourselves to be creative with origami, we are also preparing ourselves to be creative in all other endeavors. Creativity doesn’t always have to produce whiz-bang-dazzling results. Thinking creatively can be a life practice as we go about our every-day routine. One way of being creative with origami is looking for ways to modify … Read more
One late-November day, three years ago, John looked out our kitchen window to see a small kitten wandering near the entrance to our house. He opened the door, picked her up, and carried her in. After searching for her owner over the course of several days, and nobody having claimed her, Lady Coco adopted us. … Read more
Santa Claus, the beloved character for children at Christmas and for origami creators! I’ve featured a few Origami Santas in Origami Spirit before. As I was playing with David Brill’s star box, presented on the previous post, it occurred to me to transform his star box into this Star Santa simply by adding a beard. Some … Read more
This star box, like many other origami boxes, is full of possibility: First we have fun making the box… Then we admire it for a while… And wonder what to place in it. Our spirit fills with joy thinking of the person who we’ll give it too… And when offering the box as a gift, … Read more
There are many ways to be creative with origami as we can, for example… Sometimes our creativity can be sparked simply by looking at photographs of the natural world and inspiration can be found in the most surprising places. For example… I was browsing the Internet one day when my eye was taken by the … Read more