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“May the wings of the butterfly kiss the sunAnd find your shoulder to light on,To bring you luck, happiness and richesToday, tomorrow and beyond.”~Irish Blessing I folded this origami butterfly with a page taken from a magazine. On one side was the picture of a leafless tree and the reverse side was black. What I … Read more
World’s Best Origami by Nick Robinson is a treasure trove of origami models for anyone from beginner to seasoned expert.The book is divided into ten chapters with each including models suitable for beginning, intermediate, and advanced paper-folders. Traditional and classic models are featured along with elegantly ingenious models created by contemporary origami artists from around the … Read more
Paula Versnick, from Holland, created a two-fold Santa which is considered a modern classic model. With its minimalistic elegance, this is one of my all-time favorite origami models. The photo above shows a Christmas card I designed a while ago incorporating Paula’s charming model. The card itself is made by cutting an 8.5×11 (US Letter … Read more
Where I live in Vermont there is no easy access to good art supply stores. This is one convenience I miss not living in a large city where art materials and supplies are more conveniently accessible. Yes, thank goodness I can order supplies through the Internet! But, I’m not completely out of luck. In the … Read more
To celebrate the beginning of World Origami Days on this date, October 24th, I post twenty four memories and highlights from the First Origami Convention held in Rosario, Argentina and of my first visit ever to Buenos Aires and Rosario. Laura Azcoaga, a great expert on modular origami, met me at Ezeiza International Airport on … Read more
I happen to live in a town that was the place of residence of American painter and illustrator Norman Rockwell from 1939 to 1953. On the second weekend of August, the town of Arlington, Vermont, holds a Craft Fair and Town-Wide Tag Sale. The fair is called Norman’s Attic in honor of their famous former … Read more