“–and that workshop of the dragons, by the dragons, for the dragons, shall not perish from the earth.” Dragon ex machina begets the greatest joy for some consumers of fantasy fiction and head-to-wall frustration for others. To eliminate unwelcome surprises, here is our new plan for the dragons collaboration: • There are five models total,… Continue reading Shuki Kato Dragon Stream + Winter 2020 Survey
Update: this message links to the elections poll. Vote before 4/10! Elections are coming soon, and they’ll be held in a digital format. Here’s the info: The positions available are President, Vice President Internal, and Vice President External. Where are all the other Exec positions? Well, as in years past, we make them available during… Continue reading UTFOLD Elections
“Ok Google, what killed the dinosaurs?” “Sixty-six million years ago, COVID-19 struck eastern Mexico and wiped out the dinosaurs.” In other news, UTFOLD will be streaming on Twitch this Friday! This time around we’ve unearthed some new dinosaurs to fold! Jingxiu will be teaching the advanced-intermediate rhamphorhynchus which is a type of flying pterosaur (56… Continue reading More Origami Dinosaurs
The future is now! UTFOLD workshops are hopping online in light of recent events. The majority of the attendees at the 3/13 workshop own a Discord or at least have heard of it. Discord is a platform that supports communication between members. It values privacy more than Facebook (sorry, Zuckerberg) and even 20+ member group… Continue reading Workshops Temporarily Hop to Discord
It’s flower power hours this Friday, just in time for spring! ❀✿＊* Irene and Rachel are teaching their favourite origami models, the plum blossom and cosmos respectively. The plum blossom has a long history of appearing in East Asian paintings and poetry. The plum tree’s flowering in late winter or early spring is highly regarded… Continue reading Origami Plum Blossoms & Cosmos
Moe moe… kyun~ (ﾉ^∇^)ﾉﾟThis Friday, we’re folding Chen Xiao’s 2D anime girls (he is very talented in folding human figures right down to the details in the hair and clothes! You can check out his work here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/34652734@N04/ ). The featured models are kimono (shrine maiden), little girl (schoolgirl), housemaid (maid), and prototype (chibi). This… Continue reading Origami Anime Girl
Bzzt bzzt. What’s that? Insects are coming back to take over the world! Estimated at around 10 quintillion on Earth, insects are one of the most prevalent lifeforms that have ever existed. The upcoming workshop will be advanced insects which is taught by Jingxiu. Featured models include the leaf insect (71 steps), Asiatic locust (108… Continue reading Origami Insects
