TO BE ANNOUNCED
If you have been following Origami Spirit for a while, you might be aware of how much we love Origami Hens, Origami Roosters, and Origami Chicks! To add to the flock of paper chickens featured in the past, I’m delighted to present here this Hen-Basket, a creation of the prolific artist José Meeusen (Netherlands). You … Read more
I must be dreaming of summer as my thoughts tend to butterflies. Whenever I see a butterfly I remember the warm sweet smelling slopes of the Andes mountains of my native country, Colombia. I also remember that time a friend took me to the banks of a river and we watched thousands of butterflies hover … Read more
Do you love origami animals? Do you like origami boxes?A couple of weeks ago, I received a letter from Rhonda, an Origami Spirit follower, suggesting the following: “I like the Cat and Candy Box and your origami tutorial is easy to follow. I was wondering if you could make the same box but for a pig, … Read more
Have you ever looked at your (paper-folding) hands and felt a deep gratitude for everything you can do with them? For you and your precious hands to exist you had a mother and a father, four grand-parents, eight great-grant parents, sixteen great-great-grandparents and so on. If we keep counting back the generations to the thirtieth … Read more
There’s something irresistibly charming about origami penguins, don’t you think? These paper birds capture both the whimsical appeal of folding art and the remarkable devotion found in nature. In the wild, emperor penguin fathers are among the animal kingdom’s most dedicated parents. After the female lays her precious egg, she embarks on a grueling journey … Read more
Have you ever folded an origami crane? This delightful origami Mascot Monkey, designed by Ms. Tomoko Fuse, is made using the same base and is not difficult to fold. You’ll certainly fall in love with this monkey, but be careful. Just like the thousand paper cranes, you might end up folding a thousand origami monkeys! … Read more