Lady Coco – The Origami Studio Cat

Coco in an Ocean of Paper

Coco, our cat, appeared at our doorstep one sunny day in the late fall of 2012. John brought her in for shelter while we attempted to find out who her owner might be. Thoroughly searching our neighborhood and asking around town, nobody claimed her. …READ MORE HERE…

Video Tutorial – Duck on a Pond Drawer Box (Leyla Torres)

Here is a perfect container for Easter!
The Duck-on-a-Pond Drawer Box is a variation of the two-piece container, Boat Drawer-Box. Both, the drawer and the sleeve, are made with square pieces of paper of the same size. The folding process to make the sleeve is very similar to that for the Boat Drawer Box, except for the final steps. Many variations can be made. …READ MORE HERE…

Fold an Origami Carrot and feed an Origami Rabbit

I have participated in a Simple Origami Facebook Group that used to host origami creativity challenges.
One of the challenges suggested at some point was “Create a model with triangular paper”. That was the origin of this origami carrot. It is simple and it’s made with a piece resulting in cutting a square in two diagonally. Video instructions inside. …READ MORE HERE…

Santa Marta Colombia

Doesn’t this woman have the most beautiful smile? Her name is Yoneida and she’s a trained masseuse! A little extra treat––the ñapa––of my trip to Colombia this winter is spending a few days with my mother in Santa Marta a town on the north coast of Colombia due east of Cartagena. After the CfC3 convention …

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