Perspectives

As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, many of my designs came from a need to achieve specific pedagogical goals. Teaching primarily with Taro’s Origami Method,… Read More »Origami Challenge #7: Pedagogical Intention

In previous challenges, I’ve mentioned the benefits of setting up parameters for your design explorations. Limiting your options forces you to be resourceful with whatever… Read More »Origami Challenge #6: Limit Complexity of Folds

(Identify the models that go with these crease patterns…) So far, these challenges have been about using familiar models and bases as launchpads for your… Read More »Origami Challenge #5: Start with Another Model’s Crease Pattern

There used to be a lot of origami animals with three legs. If you wanted your quadruped to have four legs along with a head,… Read More »Origami Challenge #4: Start with a Blintzed Base

I like to describe the process of folding an origami model like building a house. First you construct the frame of the house, giving it… Read More »Origami Challenge #3: Start with a Traditional Base

Sometimes, when I teach, I don’t like to say what the finished model will be. It keeps an element of suspense. It’s also fun for… Read More »Origami Challenge #2: Morph a Traditional Model

One of the first models I often teach in a workshop is the traditional Swan. It comes from a Kite Base, where the thin end… Read More »Origami Challenge #1: Customize a Traditional Model