Origami Connect - Past Events

These are all of the Origami Connect classes taught since the program began. If you'd like to see a repeat, or have an idea for a class, send it to origamiconnect [at] origamiusa.org.

Tweak

Sunday, April 13, 2025, 11:00 am to 2:00 pm EDT

Level:

Intermediate

Presenter:

Francesco Mancini

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Kathleen Sheridan

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Francesco Mancini

Francesco Mancini from Italy was the special guest at the 2024 OrigamiUSA Convention. A familiar face at many online events, including Origami Connect, he is a prolific creator and a master teacher. Known for his love of modular origami, Francesco will introduce a brand-new model for our Winter/Spring season. This versatile design can be assembled with either 12 or 30 units.

Supplies:

12 or 30 Sheets of A7 Paper
A7 paper is 74 x 105 mm (2.9 x 4.1 inches)

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Owl

Sunday, March 30, 2025, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm EDT

Level:

Intermediate

Presenter:

Tetsuya Gotani

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Kathleen Sheridan

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Tetsuya Gotani

Tetsuya began learning origami at a young age while living in Japan. After moving to France as an adult, he started designing his own models. He specializes in and enjoys creating figurative designs. This particular model captures the essence of an owl in a playful and charming way.

Supplies:

20 cm (8") kami

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Flexible Dodecahedron

Sunday, March 2, 2025, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm EST

Level:

Intermediate

Presenter:

Nobuko Okabe

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Kathleen Sheridan

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Nobuko Okabe

The 30-unit flexible ball is created using the "Super Nobu Unit." While the unit itself is simple, it's incredibly satisfying to assemble into various creations. Nobuko will demonstrate its versatility, share insights from her book, and discuss her origami journey.

Supplies:

30 sheets of 7.5 cm or 3” Kami; duo or foil will work

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T-Rex

Sunday, February 23, 2025, 11:00 am to 2:00 pm EST

Level:

Unrated

Presenter:

Pierre-Yves Gallard

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Kathleen Sheridan

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Pierre-Yves Gallard

Join us to fold one of Pierre-Yves' delightful creations: the T-Rex! This charming dinosaur is based on Oriol Esteve’s "magic base" (check out his post on @oriol.esteve.origami), which Pierre-Yves has skillfully adapted into this endearing little creature. It's impossible not to be charmed by this fun model. ROAR!

Supplies:

Kami (white on one side) or duo-color paper, 17 to 24 cm (7-9 inches)

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Heart Envelope and Snake Box

Saturday, February 8, 2025, 11:00 am to 2:00 pm EST

Level:

Intermediate

Presenter:

Jannie van Schuylenburg

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Kathleen Sheridan

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Jannie van Schuylenburg

Join us for our exciting kick-off event with Jannie! She’s unveiling two brand-new models just in time for Chinese New Year and Valentine's Day. For all you Year of the Snake folks, there's a special snake box to store your New Year treasures. And don’t forget your sweetheart—craft a beautiful heart-shaped envelope to share your love this year!

Supplies:

Heart envelope: 1 square 15x15 cm/ 6 inch
Snake Box: 2 square 15x15 cm/ 6 inch
Duo solid paper preferred. It is difficult to see pre-creases with patterned paper.

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Cy-Cloned

Sunday, May 19, 2024, 10:30 am to 1:30 pm EDT

Level:

Simple

Presenter:

Yossi Nir

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Kathleen Sheridan

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Yossi Nir

Cy-Cloned is a fun 8 piece model that exemplifies the geometric influence on Yossi’s creations.

Supplies:

Duo colored Kami
Using 10x5cm sheets, the final model has a diameter of 12 cm.

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Tulip Vase and Jasmine

Saturday, May 4, 2024, 11:00 am to 2:00 pm EDT

Level:

Intermediate

Presenter:

Pasquale D’Auria

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Kathleen Sheridan

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Pasquale D’Auria

A beautiful vase and jasmine flower created by Pasquale D’Auria.

Supplies:

For the vase, a square with a minimum side of 18 cm; 24 cm is recommended
For jasmine, use a regular pentagon with a side of at least 10 cm.
For both models you can use plain paper (also photocopy paper), for the vase you can also use slightly thicker paper.

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Jubilant

Sunday, April 21, 2024, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm EDT

Level:

Intermediate

Presenter:

Anita Reinehr

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Kathleen Sheridan

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Anita Reinehr

Jubilant is part of a new series of stars created by Anita. The front and back are different, and both are appealing.

Supplies:

6 sheets of 3” or larger square paper. Please have extra sheets of paper available for variations.

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Spiral Daisy and Rosebud Tulip

Sunday, April 14, 2024, 11:00 am to 2:00 pm EDT

Level:

Intermediate

Presenter:

Jason Schneider

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Kathleen Sheridan

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Jason Schneider

Rosebud/Tulip - A simple warmup model using a traditional base
Spiral Daisy - One of the staple designs in my spiral flower series. It is completely stable and self-locking, with no extra prep required! This was designed for my sister's wedding. The pattern can be emulated with pentagons, hexagons, etc., but I will teach from a 6" square of kami

Supplies:

Supplies: 6" square of kami or other paper. I prefer tant or Astrobrights 24lb writing paper available in most office supply stores.

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Box-O and Cube Friends

Saturday, April 6, 2024, 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm EDT

Level:

Intermediate

Presenter:

Jon Tucker

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Kathleen Sheridan

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Jon Tucker

Box-O and Cube Friend are designs I created experimenting with making creatures based on geometric shapes. The core shapes for them are a rectangular prism and a cube. A well-known challenge in origami design is creating single-sheet 3D shapes, and normally a lot of paper is hidden to lock them together, but here it gets used for things like arms and legs that bring the shapes alive. While they are very cute, the mix of delicate 3D shapes and more traditional flat limbs requires some care and skill to fold well. Students should be able to fold at least at a high intermediate level, and be prepared to fold crisp and accurate creases.

Supplies:

Box-O: 1 8 inch or 10 inch square of kami
Cube Friend: 1 6 inch square of kami

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Coloring Paper for Modulars

Saturday, March 23, 2024, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm EDT

Level:

Low Intermediate

Presenter:

Mel Sawyer

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Kathleen Sheridan

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Mel Sawyer

Do you ever feel constrained by the limited color options offered by traditional origami paper packs? In this class, you'll learn how to paint sections of origami paper for beautiful visual effects & gradients. In class, we'll be working with a variation of sonobe units, but techniques can be applied to any modular design. If you'd like to make a larger model (30 units or more), you might want to come to class with units pre-folded. We'll be doing 6 or 12 unit models in class.

Supplies:

White or black origami paper (or a color you'd like to contrast) cut into 7.5cm squares. Please be sure to bring as many papers as units you'd like to make (cube: 6 units, octahedron: 12 units, icosahedron: 30 units

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Brooch

Saturday, March 2, 2024, 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm EST

Level:

Intermediate

Presenter:

Mariko Miyamoto

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Kathleen Sheridan

Creator(s):

Mariko Miyamoto

This models is designed based on the traditional model called rose/camellia.
In the beginning of the class, we will practice folding the rose/camellia then fold the brooch.
By adding the small pieces of washi paper, you can design your own appealing brooch

Supplies:

Rose/camellia : 6 inch kami
Brooch : 6 inch (base), 1.5 inch x 2 or 4 (additional small parts), a brooch pin

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Rock Crystal

Sunday, February 25, 2024, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm EST

Level:

High Intermediate

Presenter:

Kate Lukesheva

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Kathleen Sheridan

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Kate Lukesheva

More modular madness from Kate! This 30-piece model was a hit at PCOC 2015 in Boulder. If you didn’t go, now is your chance to learn this tantalizing fold from Kate. Each facet of the model is comprised of a crystal-like form, hence its name. The modules are not difficult but precision folding will help in the tricky assembly.

Supplies:

Pre-cut ten 15cm (6-inch) squares of TANT to thirds (5x15 cm strips). Can be similar weight paper like Elephant Hide cut to similar size 1:3 strips

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Dragon Coin

Saturday, February 10, 2024, 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm EST

Level:

Complex

Presenter:

Mi Wu

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Kathleen Sheridan

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Mi Wu

Happy Year of the Dragon! Mi Wu will teach the amazing Dragon Coin.

Supplies:

30 cm square kami or sandwich paper.

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Dreidel/Candle

Saturday, December 9, 2023, 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm EST

Level:

Low Intermediate

Presenter:

Arlene Gorchov

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Host(s):

Kathleen Sheridan

Creator(s):

Jo Nakashima/Traditional

Join us to fold some special Hannukah models.

Supplies:

The dreidel spins best from heavier paper like astrobright or scrapbooking paper. The dreidel spins best from smaller paper like these sizes:( 4 1/4 " squares) or note cube (3 1/4 "), 6" works too but paper like scrapbook, not kami. Kami is pretty but too flimsy. Larger paper doesn't spin well I tried 12" and 8 1/2".
Needed: 3 squares plus 1 square cut to 1/4 size for the handle and a skewer to roll the handle.
Candle: 15 cm Kami

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