Expert Interview –Jen Patterson, Host of Origami Story Club

Jen Patterson is a licensed professional counselor and host of Origami Story Club, an origami-based program offered to children ages 6-11 living with Body-Focused Repetitive Behavior (BFRB).
In our session, Jen hosted an Origami Story Club for Origamigos and we experienced first-hand how she uses origami to help children.
Also she shared a bibliography of picture books featuring origami as a theme. Take a look! …READ MORE HERE…

Talk and Tidbits Live Meeting –Nov, 2021

This session includes a video of the highlights of the month. Themes:
World Origami Days Shares, Origami Composition and Storytelling, Origami Joy with Color, Origami Play, Origami Used on Greeting Cards, Origami Resources and Conversations, Playfulness and Creative Process, and Origamigos Choice Ribbon Awards Origami Books. In addition we shared live about books, authors, and what we have been creating lately. …READ MORE HERE…

Video Tutorial – “Gift House-Box”

In these videos, you will learn how to fold two boxes created by Leyla Torres. They were designed to be a perfect fit for a house model created by Román Díaz and are being introduced and presented exclusively to Origamigos members. The house functions as a lid for both boxes and when assembled with either box makes for a delightful gift box useful for many occasions. …READ MORE HERE…

Expert Interview –David Pacheco, a Collection of Origami Books

David Pacheco is a native of Los Angeles with broad experience as an animator, illustrator and creative director for The Walt Disney Studios and Disney Publishing Division.
Interested in origami since a very early age, David has amassed a collection of origami books and periodicals that numbers over 2200 titles and growing! In this interview and presentation, David shares some highlights from this fabulous book collection and his passion for origami and origami books. …READ MORE HERE…