ADVENT OF TESS – 2024 From December 1 through December 25 Madonna Yoder will teach a series of 25 origami tessellation patterns progressing from easy to challenging. Model instruction will be in downloadable PDF and video tutorial format with a new tutorial released daily. There is no charge to participate. Whether you’ve been folding tessellations … Read more
The Origami USA annual convention is for people of all ages and levels of experience. This year’s event was held at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel in Manhattan and was as inspiring as any other convention I’ve attended. The video covers these three days of fun and origami education.. CONVENTION HIGHLIGHTS TWO SPECIAL … Read more
Piet Mondrian (1872-1944) was a Dutch painter regarded as one of the pioneers of abstract art and best known for compositions of geometric shapes and primary colors. Mondrian’s early work was influenced by post-impressionism and cubism. As his art evolved, Mondrian moved increasingly toward abstraction stripping away all representational elements leaving only the fundamental building … Read more
When I was a child growing up in Colombia, I often unwrapped a favorite family treat, “Bocadillo Veleño,” without realizing that my little fingers were doing origami in action, unfolding the folding. “Bocadillo Veleño” is a delicious and sweet confection made from guava pulp and sugar. Consumed with enthusiasm all over Colombia, “bocadillo” is produced … Read more
One of the challenges that all creative people share, including Origami designers, is how to come up with new creative ideas. Here are some tips that I have used to create my own designs and can help as you explore the development of your own original Origami design ideas. Image: The Little Prince (Leyla Torres) … Read more
Limón Limón, a duo from Los Angeles, created a lovely song, Origami, and asked if I would create a video, using origami images, to accompany the song.
We had a conversation where we shared thoughts about our collaboration, the creative process, origami, and music.