My Story and Portfolio

- SPREADING THE JOY OF PAPER FOLDING -

MY STORY AND FOLDS

I have been folding paper (origami) since …I don’t remember!

But I do recall getting into it after I loaned a book, Creative Origami by Kunikho Kasahara, from my local library. There was no internet back then, and getting your hand on an origami book was like gold dust! I remember it had a wonderful kangaroo in it that I just had to try and fold and I remember using brown kraft paper to make it.

I was just amazed how the final model came from one piece of paper but little did I realize that these were nothing compared to the mind boggling models people fold now. With each passing year obviously I got better, and once the internet came along, I had access to a lot more information, resources and support.

I soon started sharing my work on social media and eventually got an offer to send a few of my origami pieces to an International Origami exhibition in Chicago USA and more recently I got an opportunity to talk about my origami and origami in general on a national TV show Aur Life.

I’m now looking to share my craft and learning with others and partner with institutes to make it more known and accessible to people.

Origami guru’s all over the world come up with amazing new designs everyday and share their instructions with the world.

I simply fold based on these instructions and so try to credit the model design inventors wherever I can. But feel free to go through my folds and let me know what you think!

I fold for many reasons.

Aspirational: I want to push myself to fold better and make more realistic and complex models

Learning: A desire to improve including learning from my mistakes. Every crumpled snowball is learning

Meditative: Because of all the concentration it takes, I find origami can be an excellent way to shut out the internal and external negative voices and focus on the task.

Social: Being a member of origami groups has helped me get to know amazing people from all over the world

Fun: There is also that satisfaction i have when people see my completed works and look at them in awe, or ask ‘How did you do that?…..It makes me feel like it’s my superpower.

Love the bemused look on the receiver of a T shirt folded out of a Rs 50 note. Origami is a fantastic for adults and older children alike and is much healthier than screen time! Origami teaches adults and children alike, patience, focus, concentration and attention
to detail not to mention the joy of creating an amazing model that you are proud of. It’s an excellent way of giving someone that very special handmade present/gift. Unlike almost other hobbies it’s relatively inexpensive. All you need is paper and paper is all around us.

Hey and guess what it re -uses paper so less environmental damage!