This Kusudama can be considered modular origami, and it is based on a beautiful flower model, folded from a pentagon and originally created by Carmen Sprung (Germany). She calls it “carambola” perhaps because of its resemblance to a cross section of a carambola –also known as star fruit. On her website, Happy Folding, Sara Adams … 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
Here I offer some additional suggestions and a video with tips on how to give volume to the Origami Windmill featured in my previous post (designed by Philip Chapman-Bell). This toy is made with a circular piece of paper, and it’s a lot of fun to play with children. Once all the folds have been … Read more
Philip Chapman-Bell, an origami designer from western Massachusetts, has created a ‘Smart Waterbomb’, which he describes in this blog post. This model is made from a circular piece of paper and has only mountain and valley folds, some of which are curved. The model is economical in its folding, elegant and pleasing to make. Besides … Read more
Today, October 28th, I celebrated World Origami Days* at the Northshire Bookstore in Manchester, Vermont. For about five hours my husband, John, and I distributed origami models to children and adults visiting the bookstore from as far away as Moscow! Many smiles and conversations about paper folding evolved as we filled happy hands with butterflies, kissing … 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