Dear Simon, Dear Luc, A little bird told me that you love origami! I am happy you have been able to follow the videos I share on Origami Spirit. This video of the jumping frog is dedicated to both of you. I learned to make this origami frog from my little brother, Luis, when we … 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
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. … 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
This is a quote from a conversation between Seth Godin and Mary Jaksch. For a long time, my definition of art was conventional. It was limited to those people who made pictures whether painted, drawn, or photographed wrote poems, or stories, or novels played an instrument, or sang acted on the stage or screen. For … Read more
A Garland of Hens… 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, the multicolored prosperity hens, made of fabric and commonly found in northern India. Welcoming the arrival of the New Year I perform … Read more