These classes have been submitted and are in the approval process. Some may not appear on the final schedule.
This is a beginner class and we will be folding snails and roses. The rose is composed of simple folds which look intricate. Let's make some flowers for spring!
The Clematis Flower is a fun 6-piece modular model folded from a modified bird base. Once all modules are connected, the flower blossoms into a design that looks beautifully intricate and more complex than it seems.
Designed by Yara Yagi this flower is diagramed in her book titled Origami Flora: A Hand-Drawn Guide to Flower Folding.
Students will utilize 6 inch paper to learn the folds. Recommended paper for this model is 4 inches. Feel free to bring your own double sided paper if you prefer using smaller size than 6 inches.
This playful stick figure can be shaped into all sorts of cool poses. Along the way, I'll talk about the structure and proportions that allow your favorite designers to make more complex humans. Folding this is a slight step up from the traditional crane.
This is a sun model (or if you like, a 16-pointed star), best folded from 10" paper or larger. Has some 3D collapses and delicate swivel folds.
This is a composite model of a Japanese crane created from four one-dollar bills, which holds together purely by folding. If you can fold a Waterbomb and a Crane, you can fold this!
Learn to fold the mascot of the University of Wisconsin - Madison, Bucky Badger. As a Wisconsin badger freshman, I'm excited to teach my extremely important model. I will bring some paper for you all, but I would say that any brown and white paper will look great. It's on the tricky side for high intermediate, but I hesitate to say it's complex. If you have nimble hands, using 6 inch kami should be a breeze, but having a giant Bucky origami model doesn't hurt. On, Wisconsin!
We will fold and assemble modular units to form this "open cuboctahedron" shape with some clever constructions along the way. The model requires fairly precise folding to fit together well and look its best, so be prepared to take some time to make accurate units.
We're sticking the basics here, and I welcome ALL levels to this class. Although I'll be instructing, this will be more of a group activity. I'll field questions from the group during the class and answer them to the best of my ability. And I welcome answers from anyone else in the class. We'll work through a couple of traditional folds so you get a feel of what's to come during the weekend, and a nice start to the hobby.
This includes: terminology, bases, some traditional folds, techniques, and Convention.
This class is an introduction to wet-folding faces. We will first talk a little bit about how wet-folding as a technique. We will move through short sections on how to fold individual features (eyes, nose, mouth) before folding one complete face as a class. I'll also hand out my zine "Notes on Folding Faces" that contains diagrams, instructions, opinions, etc.!
A cute sitting gnome that offers a fun folding sequence that mixes 22.5 design techniques with box-pleat maneuvers. The base of the gnome leaves room for multiple kinds of shaping.
This is a charming, well-designed and fun-to-fold T-Rex designed by Pierre-Yves Gallard of France. Finished model is self-standing.
This is an 8-unit modular star with a smaller star on the backside. Both folding unit and assembly are fairly straightforward, but each unit needs to be folded with good precision for easy and clean assembly.
Model begins as a color-changing cube and can be further transformed into a box, a geometric flower, and a pyramid-inspired volcano.
Model transforms into a 3D lucky star container and can be easily flattened into a pentagon.
Bowl with color change that locks using tension and friction as the folds come together. You can further shape the sides into petals or simply leave them as they are.
This intriguing geometric form is a prime example of John's approach to single-sheet polyhedra design in origami. Based on triangle grid folded on a hexagonal sheet, the folding sequence is intuitive yet surprising. The completed model is sturdy and holds together with a strong lock.
This charming and detailed model of a platypus features a lifelike pose, webbed claws and a color-change bill. Made use John's hex base, the model is fun to fold and explores 30 degree geometry. Foldable from a variety of papers including kami, foil and others.
This origami rhinoceros is cute, compact, and horn to be wild. I look forward to charging through the fun folding sequence with you and we'll be chillin' on safari by the end of class.
Let's celebrate the year of the horse with this fun design! We'll use two sheets that fit together nicely to make any cowboy or cowgirl jealous of the ride you're gonna' fold.