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What is Origamigos?
Origamigos is the Origami Spirit membership. Paper folders at any level can join to learn, connect, and share their knowledge and creativity.
Who is Origamigos for? It’s for anyone who…
- Wants to expand their appreciation for origami as an expressive art form,
- Learn new origami models,
- Be exposed to fresh perspectives of origami as an, educational, artistic, and intellectual practice,
- Cultivate their potential for creative self-expression.
- Share their knowledge and experience with others.
- Be part of a vibrant and supportive community.
- Be inspired!
Origami Tutorials
- One every month.
- These exclusive tutorials are only available within the membership.
- The initial teaching session is presented live, on Zoom.
- Folding sessions are recorded and made available for later viewing.
- Tutorials are accompanied by a post that includes related models and other suggestions based on your self-identified level of origami proficiency.
- Members have access to all archived tutorials
- Some popular tutorials: Springtime Candy Dish; Nesting Robin, Blossom Crane, Mona Lisa’s Smile, The Gliding Ghost – BOO!
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Talk & Tidbits: A group meeting
- Presented live once a month
- The first half of the meeting is a review of work shared by members in the previous month
- This first half is recorded and made available for later viewing
- The second half of the meeting is open for discussion and individual presentation.
- The second half of the meeting is not recorded.
- Special Recognition! Up to three people per month receive the ORIGAMIGOS CHOICE RIBBON. Awarded to members that show particular creativity and playfulness using origami, sharing origami, or creating new models.
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Treats & Treasures: A fun surprise!
- Printable paper patterns.
- An extra origami tutorial.
- An interview.
- Any fun origami-related item.
- Members have access to archived material.
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“Leyla Torres is a wonderful teacher and the models are beautiful. Leyla always includes advice and suggestions that make the folding relaxing. She encourages playfulness and creativity. I enjoy looking at the posts in the Facebook group, especially when I have not had time to make the models. I look forward to doing more.” –Jeanine M. (New York, USA)
Interview With An Expert
- A monthly interview with people who have a unique relationship to origami
- Presented live.
- Interviews are recorded and available for later viewing.
- Members have access to past interviews
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“I love the interviews with expert folders. Leyla is able to get a great deal of rich insight from them about their creative method and achievement.” –Donna W. (New York, USA)
BONUS !!! THE JOY OF ORIGAMI • FREE to Origamigos members ($297 to non-members)
- THE JOY OF ORIGAMI DESIGN COURSE, is a self-paced five-module course, we will unlock the doors of your creative mind and stride into an inspirational Origami Experience.
- You will fold some delightful models with clear directions given for exploring how these models grew from initial inspiration to finished pieces.
- By looking carefully at the creative process you will discover how to use your growing understanding of a creator’s conceptual tools as a springboard to create new origami figures that you can share and call your own.
- You will make step-by-step progress and emerge from this course with strategies to create origami models and with a sense of empowerment with your own creative abilities so that you can take your love of origami to the level of origami creation you have hoped for.
- This course will cover a range of topics of interest to paper folders who want to explore ways to grow their creative practice through origami.
