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 gives the process an element of suspense. It’s also… Read More »Origami Challenge #2: Morph a Traditional Model
One of the first models I often teach in workshops is the traditional Swan. It comes from a Kite Base, where the thin end becomes… Read More »Origami Challenge #1: Customize a Traditional Model
I didn’t want to take my own advice. As I weeded out songs from my own book, I had way more than ten songs that… Read More »The Musical Theater Audition Book, a Post-Script: My Own Book
I have a theory: You can get through an audition season with only ten songs in your book. I’m sure this thought isn’t unique or… Read More »The Musical Theatre Audition Book, Part Five: The Ten Song Theory
Your audition book should be a Swiss-army knife, with tools for many different circumstances. Since musical theatre draws from every musical influence under the sun,… Read More »The Musical Theatre Audition Book, Part Four: Song Styles
Call it “Decision Paralysis” or “Choice Overload,” we don’t usually do so well when we’re presented with numerous options. There is a time to sift… Read More »The Musical Theatre Audition Book, Part Three: Choosing Content