“Folding Paper, the Infinite Possibilities of Origami” On March 9 of 2012, I went to Los Angeles for the members’ opening of a major exhibition of origami art at the Japanese American National Museum. “Folding paper, the Infinite Possibilities of Origami” was the brainchild of Meher McArthur.  Art historian, curator, author, and much more; Meher [...]

During the middle of August I had the good fortune of being a guest at the Second Origami Convention in the State of Boyacá, Colombia. The gathering of approximately 70 folders was organized by Jaime Niño Bernal. Jaime is a mathematics professor in a secondary school near his home town in Chiquinquirá. Here is his [...]

On the 15th of October, approximately 60 of us, family and friends, gathered in Enghien-les-Bains to say a final farewell to Eric Joisel. To many in the origami community, he was a much admired colleague. He was more than that to me. He was a dear friend. I would visit with him when I was [...]

In August 2010 I had the pleasure of being invited to the convention of the Grupo Papiroflex in Zaragoza, Spain. Jorge Pardo is an integral member of this group, arguably one of the oldest groups dedicated to origami. It was founded in Zaragoza in the mid-1940’s and has been active for most of the time [...]