José Meeusen – Creativity, a Common Thread

José Meeusen is a prolific and generous origami designer. Creativity is a common thread in her life, especially drawing and origami, two expressive disciplines that go well together for her.
In 1991 she attended her first International Origami Convention.
Meeting folders and designers from different countries opened up a whole new world and she was soon corresponding with these many new friends. Inspired by the example of their origami, José’s origami designs flourished.
José has written six origami books, in Dutch. She has won two awards for her contributions to the Origami World Exhibition in Japan, and her models have been published internationally in magazines and books. …READ MORE HERE…

Expert Interview – Goran Konjevod -Origami Artist

Goran’s profession is mathematics and theoretical computer science. He studied mathematics in his native Croatia at the University of Zagreb (B.S. 1995) and Carnegie Mellon University (M.S. 1998, Ph.D. 2000).
Even though Goran Konjevod is a mathematician by training, he considers his folding-based work primarily an art practice.
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Expert Interview – Rob Snyder, Designer and Teacher

Rob Snyder is an American origami artist and paper folder. His original origami designs have been published in magazines of origami societies around the world.
One of Rob’s favorite things about being a part of the worldwide origami community is the friendship and the joy of sharing and learning from one another. …READ MORE HERE…

Expert Interview – Kathleen Sheridan

Here is the video recording of the conversation with Kathleen Sheridan about her passion for teaching and sharing origami.

Kathleen Sheridan was a fourth-grader at Manz Elementary school in Eau Claire, Wi, when her love affair with origami began.

Somewhere along her path in life, Kathleen faced strong challenges. After stumbling a bit, origami helped Kathleen find her way again. …READ MORE HERE…

Expert Interview –Román Díaz, Origami Designer and Book Author

We had a great conversation with Román Díaz about origami design and his process of creating origami master pieces. View the video in this post.
Román is an accomplished origami designer and a doctor in veterinary medicine. He has been designing origami models since 1997 and has been in connection with the origami community sharing his mastery with generosity and inspiration ever since. As a special guest, Román has been invited to origami conventions throughout the world over the years, including the USA, Great Britain, Japan, and Israel. …READ MORE HERE…