Hope everyone is having a good start to the semester! One of the models featured at last week’s Oritalkers workshop was a 2D blintz modular. It relied on a strong locking mechanism to form a flower-like pattern. 💮 While modular origami are typically relaxing to fold, some of you may have noticed that it quickly… Continue reading Tessellations!! ❀
📆 1/16/21 5:00-5:30 PM EST is the second event in the Oritalkers speaker series! It’s a Zoom origami party hosted by Jeremy Shafer. Jeremy is a professional origamist and entertainer. He designs new models every week, and uploads the instructional videos to YouTube. In the fall semester, we folded three of his 500+ models. A… Continue reading Oritalkers: Jeremy Shafer
Happy New Year, UTFOLDers! We hope you had a restful winter break and are recharged for the upcoming semester! Before school restarts, be sure to catch the first event in UTFOLD’s Oritalkers workshop series! One of the coolest aspects of hosting virtual events is that we can collaborate on an international scale with… Continue reading Oritalkers: Nicolas Terry
Here’s a cozy workshop to cap off the semester! On Saturday 12/5/20 3-5 PM EST, we will fold Jo Nakashima’s Tree v2. It’s modular, so prepare 1+ sheets of similarly-coloured paper for the leaf section and 1 stump-coloured paper if you want to make the base as well. 🎄 Running out of green paper? Try using… Continue reading Jo Nakashima Tree v2 🎄
Tonari no To to ro Totoro 🍃To ronto Toronto! ❄ Bring the whimsy of Studio Ghibli movies into the real world on November 28th, 3-5 PM EST. UTFOLD will feature three Ghibli-themed models: Jiji (Kiki’s Delivery Service), Totoro (My Neighbour Totoro), and Kaonashi/No-face (Spirited Away). The meeting will be held in the ‘workshops’ voice channel… Continue reading Studio Ghibli
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