Workshops

Upcoming Workshops:

Zoom workshops and in-person workshops are available upon request.  You may request a workshop privately, available for any age.  We hope you can make it to our fun workshops!

Workshop Offering Details

As an origami professional from Maynard, MA, that has focused on origami art spanning multiple media since 2001, I am interested in teaching an origami workshop at your site. I have taught 100+ origami workshops for all ages at schools, libraries, museums and camps. Regularly, I teach art in an elementary school’s extended day program.  Please inquire.

Teaching Option Details

• Origami Fun: Experiment with paper with the technique of paperfolding called origami. Learn some tricks and techniques while you fold your own unique origami. Come and have fun!
• Peace Crane Origami: Hear the peace crane tale, and then fold with paper, plastic and metal.
• Summer Origami: Plant some seeded paper in an origami container to will make. Fold designs like flowers and birds to decorate your plant box.
• Musical Origami: You will hear a song about a green origami goldfish, then fold 3 mini-books that tell all about it, fold the goldfish and even fold a piano.
• Fall Origami: Fold leaves, pumpkins, torches, ghosts, bats, turkeys and more.
• Winter Origami: Fold your ornate snowflakes, icicles, candles and more.
• Valentine’s Origami: Fold various heart designs and make an envelope to gift them in.
• Judaic: We will learn the origami Torah, fold a fortune telling where we can write Jewish sayings, and fold the Star of David which could be the centerpiece to Jewish cards you can decorate. Holiday themes available. I will showcase the meaningful Remembrance Crane, the Dove of Peace greeting cards and dreidel earrings. The subjects are the initial ideas; other requests welcome.
• Origami Portfolio: What makes a good portfolio? Begin by viewing samples of the making, selling, teaching, and showcasing of origami at www.OrigamiPlace.com. You can apply to showcase your work at www.OrigamiMuseum.org.  Learn some basic principles from planning, photography, sales, resources and more.  We welcome Q&A.
• Yogami: From Gross to Fine Motor skills, we with fold our joints like paper and make those same folds with origami paper and fabric napkins!  (For ages 3+)