Thanks to this post by haikujaguar I learned that Paper Mage is now available as an ebook, I had read of it some time ago and was intrigued, I don't know of many Chinese-themed fantasy books and the idea of one where a mage folded paper to do magic, bringing back origami to its Chinese roots intrigued me even more.

I started Paper Mage yesterday, and finished ( Read more... )

A friend commissioned an origami door ornament from me, she wanted something in spring colors for Easter.


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With Christmas fast approaching I'm practicing more than ever (the 'Christmas' Kusudama will have their own post later on), in the meanwhile, it dawned on me that, besides being hung as spheres, the kusudama units can have other interesting uses, for instance half a sphere...

( could be a nice desk ornament )

Last year I began learning origami. it started as an idea for activities that could be offered to schools and summer / afternoon activities centers, linked to my main field (strictly speaking China, where BTW the art of folding paper originated, but more and more expanding towards Japan too).

I'm not really interested (at least for now) in the ( Read more... )