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…

“Your Brain on Origami” – Presentation by Steve Richards

“Your Brain on Origami” a presentation and conversation with Steve Richards.
Steve Richards has been folding paper for more than 50 years. Teaching origami to first graders through adults has been a passion.

Steve holds a B.S. in Botany and Chemistry from Southern Illinois University and specialized in Business Finance at Bradley University.

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Expert Interview – Linda Liguori MacFarlane

Linda Macfarlane is a Certified Music Practitioner, Early Childhood Music and Movement Specialist, and an Arts Enrichment Specialist based in the Rutland, Vermont area. Having been on an artistic journey since childhood, she now finds herself at the intersection of origami and music, both of which hold great importance and brings great joy to her life. …READ MORE HERE…

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…

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…