Origami

A Japanese Christmas at Sushi Ko

2012-01-01T14:41:00.005+02:00

Happy 2012 everyone!

Now, at the beginning of a new year, we all look back thinking what we did good and what we did bad in the past one; what good, or not so good things happened to us, and what we want to improve in the year we have ahead of us.
But I think the most important it's to look back and say: the past year I gained one more friend, I met one more interesting person, I learned something new.
I'm happy to tell you that I did that in 2011, and not only once.
Origami, as always, lead me to meet new people and helped me create a new form of communication. This is how I gained an entire family in Denmark, I met passionate origami people from the Romanian Origami Forum and I got to collaborate with people who, even though didn't have origami as a hobby, they trusted this form of art and decided to use it in their projects and campaigns.

Such an example is Simona Alexoaei and Monica Pescaru, who wanted to bring in the Japanese Restaurant Sushi Ko the magic of an Origami Christmas Tree.

Here is the result:

Secom - origami, coffee, lots of smiles

2011-11-02T23:47:00.004+02:00

On 27th October, Secom organized a very cozy and joyful event, at Van Gogh Cafe, in Bucharest.
Over 40 guests sat down and enjoyed a nice cup of coffee, surrounded by origami decorations and pieces of paper that were soon to become colorful cranes.
I left Van Gogh Cafe with the feeling of a wonderful experience. I enjoyed collaborating with Secom's team, made of young and enthusiastic people, and I enjoyed meeting their guests, who were happy and willing to experience the art of paper folding.

More origami in Denmark

2011-07-27T16:23:00.004+03:00

I've left Denmark for quite some time now, but I'm remembering with a lot of joy all the folding we've done there.
Despite the "casual folding" that we've done whenever we felt like it, I also held origami courses once a week:

And at the end, they all received diplomas, in the name of our Origami Association. :)

Origami in Denmark

2011-05-01T15:00:00.007+03:00

I've been in Denmark for 3 months now, and of course, I brought origami with me. I've been folding almoust everyday since I'm here, and I've been spreading the origami virus around, so now many of my collegues started playing with the paper as well, which gives me an extraordinary feeling. :)

Here are some photos from our hostel:

Tornillo

2011-02-21T22:12:00.002+02:00

I love this model! It's so simple, so light, so fresh. The author is Paolo Bascetta, and the diagram is here.

Danish origami, made in Romania

2011-01-03T20:40:00.009+02:00

A few months ago I met three wonderful danish ( and Scandinavian! ) people: Trine, Camilla and Klaus.
They've been in Romania for more than 5 months, and they're volunteering in a orphanage as part of their educational program.

We've become very close friends and, as all the
people around me, they are now professional
"paper-folders". :)
First of all, Trine taught me how to make a
Danish Christmas Star, which is made out of
four long strings of paper.

And second, they learned how to make some kusudamas, and cranes, and all sorts of origami models. And they folded as many pieces as there were needed for 9 garlands. I glued the pieces together and...this is what it turned out:

Merry Christmas everyone!

2010-12-26T17:07:00.001+02:00

My Christmas tree: it has 50 cm height and it's made out of 1205 pieces.

Floral globe garlands

2010-12-22T00:28:00.002+02:00

Atelier de origami patriotic, in Diverta

2010-12-11T22:32:00.003+02:00

Merry go round

2010-12-04T15:21:00.002+02:00

And if you want to go round, talk to Emanuel, the owner:

Only a few months old, and already an origami lover :)

Atelier de origami in Diverta, Baneasa Mall, 28 noiembrie

2010-11-27T21:21:00.002+02:00

Va asteptam!

Big Oriro x 6

2010-11-23T22:42:00.006+02:00

1. Blue Big Oriro:

2. Red Big Oriro:

3. Green Big Oriro:

4. Purple Big Oriro:

5. Yellow Big Oriro:

6. Multicolored

Modules:
- 90 Oriro of 9/4,5cm
- 120 Morning Glory petals of 6,5 cm
- 60 Morning Glory petals of 5cm
- 32 Venus modules of 3 and 4 cm

Nature, horse-ridding and origami

2010-11-14T17:04:00.003+02:00

At the beginning of this month I went in a children's camp for 5 days, as an origami instructor. The camp took place in a little town named Rasnov, near the mountains.
I had a great time, I meet some wonderful kids and we did a lot of origami. :)

The weather was wonderful, and the landscapes were amazing. We visited old castles, we had nice walks and I got the chance to ride a horse. :)
It was truly an amazing trip!

ADOR si Diverta va invita sa invatati origami

2010-11-12T15:03:00.004+02:00

Asociatia De Origami Romania si Diverta organizeaza ateliere de origami.
Acestea se vor tine in magazinul Diverta Acasa, din Baneasa Shopping Center, etaj 1.

Intrarea este libera, insa singura noastra rugaminte este sa ne aduceti cateva foi de hartie, ca sa avem material prim pentru urmatoarele ateliere. :)

Programul pe 2010 este urmatorul:
- sambata, 13 noiembrie 2010, ora 10
- duminica, 28 noiembrie 2010, ora 10
- duminca, 12 decembrie 2010, ora 10
- duminica, 19 decembrie 2010, ora 10

Durata atelierelor este de 2 ore si jumatate.

Va asteptam cu mult drag!

Bayer da culoare vietii!

2010-10-13T21:28:00.007+03:00

La sfarsitul lunii septembrie am participat la un proiect origami in Poiana Brasov, la initiativa celor de la HNC – Healthcare Communication, care ne-au contactat prin Olivia Constantin.
Hartiutele ne-au fost "puse la treaba" de catre renumita companie farmaceutica Bayer, prin participarea acesteia la Conferinta Internationala de Oncologie.

Am avut de impaturit peste 200 de cuburi in culorile Nexavar, la care a fost atasat cardul cu indemnul de a da culoare vietii pacientilor, daruit medicilor prezenti la manifestare.

De asemenea, la stand am incercat sa invatam participantii cum sa impatureasca si alte modele din hartie.

Origami workshop at Diverta, in Cluj ( 18 septembrie 2010 )

2010-09-22T14:10:00.004+03:00

Last Saturday, Criss and Maci held an origami workshop in Cluj, at Diverta.
Here are some photos:

Atelier de origami gratuit la Diverta din Cluj

2010-09-15T14:38:00.003+03:00

Sambata, 18 septembrie, intre orele 11:00-14:00, va invitam la un atelier de origami gratuit, realizat in cadrul expozitiei ADOR din Cluj, la libraria Diverta din centru (str. Universitatii nr. 1).
Maci si Criss va vor astepta cu drag, sa petreceti impreuna cateva ore in minunata lume origami.

Expozitia ADOR din Cluj, la Diverta Universitatii

2010-09-14T15:51:00.003+03:00

Iata ca s-a deschis si expozitia ADOR de pe scena Clujeana, in minunata locatie a magazinului Diverta din zona Universitatii.
Cridiana, Lipo, Criss, Marci si Maci si-au unit fortele si dragostea pentru origami si au reusit intr-un timp record sa aranjeze peste 300 de modele.
Va las sa admirati pozele si va invit cu mult drag sa vizitati expozitia, ale carei porti va sunt deschise pana pe 12 octombrie!

Expozitia ADOR se muta in Cluj

2010-09-11T01:05:00.003+03:00

In perioada 12 septembrie - 12 octombrie, Diverta Universitatii din Cluj este gazda expozitiei de origami organizata de ADOR.
Cridiana, Lipo si Criss s-au ocupat de aranjarea modelelor. Le veti putea cunoaste la vernisaj, duminica, incepand cu ora 11.

Workshops again

2010-09-07T22:30:00.002+03:00

Saturday:

Sunday:

Origami gives us power! :)

Ateliere de origami gratuite la Diverta/ Free origami workshops at Diverta

2010-09-03T20:07:00.002+03:00

Sambata si duminica asta ( 4 si 5 septembrie ) vom fi din nou la Diverta, asa ca va asteptam cu tot dragul! Atelierele incep la ora 15.

This Saturday and Sunday ( 4th and 5th September ), we'll be at Diverta again. The workshops start at 3pm.

Workshops, workshops, workshops

2010-09-02T20:11:00.005+03:00

Last weekend, at Diverta, it was crowded! :D
Unfortunately I couldn't be there, but Ally and Roxana were,and they did a great job!!!
But no more talking, I'll let the photos speak for themselves:

Facem schimb de jucarii?

2010-08-29T20:23:00.003+03:00

Incepand cu 23 august la Diverta faci schimb de jucarii. Donezi o jucarie veche si primesti o reducere de 15% la achizitionarea unei jucarii noi.

Campania se desfasoara in toate magazinele Diverta, iar jucariile adunate se vor impartii gradinitelor si centrelor de copii prin SOS Satele copiilor.

Pentru fiecare jucarie donata se va acorda un voucher de discount care poate sa fie utilizat pana la data de 31 octombrie .

( sursa Diverta )

La Diverta....dai carte, ai parte!

2010-08-29T12:40:00.006+03:00

In schimbul unei carti vechi primesti un cupon de reducere de 20% din pretul recomandat de editura, pentru o carte noua, numai la cartile editurilor partenere.

Dai carte, ai parte! - se desfasoara pana la sfarsitul lunii octombrie, iar cartile care se vor dona urmeaza sa fie directionate catre bibliotecile unor scoli din orasele in care se desfasoara campania, cat si catre centre de copii si batrani. Voucherele nu se cumuleaza pentru achizitia unui titlu si pot sa fie folosite in termen de 15 zile de la acordare.

Editurile care sustin campania sunt: Curtea Veche, Humanitas, Art, Nemira, Trei, Grup Editorial Corint, Pandora M, House of Guides, Injoy Books.

( sursa Diverta )

Ateliere de origami gratuite la Diverta/ Free origami workshops at Diverta

2010-08-27T20:20:00.001+03:00

Sambata, 28 august, incepand cu ora 15, va asteptam la atelierul de origami din cadrul magazinului Diverta!

Other origami workshops :)

2010-08-24T20:33:00.003+03:00

These are the photos from the origami workshops that took place last weekend at Diverta:

Ateliere de origami gratuite la Diverta/ Free origami workshops at Diverta

2010-08-20T20:59:00.000+03:00

Duminica, 22 august, se va tine un atelier de origami in cadrul magazinului Diverta, la subsol, acolo unde se afla si expozitia de origami.
Va asteptam incepand cu ora 15:00!

Ateliere de origami gratuite la Diverta/ Free origami workshops at Diverta

2010-08-19T12:05:00.004+03:00

Sambata, 21 august, se vor tine ateliere de origami in cadrul magazinului Diverta, la subsol, acolo unde se afla si expozitia de origami.
De data asta atelierele vor incepe la ora 11am.
Va asteptam cu mult drag!

This saturday, 21st of august, origami workshops will be held at Diverta, where our origami exhibition takes place.
We will be there starting with 11am.

Origami workshops at Diverta

2010-08-17T19:34:00.005+03:00

Last weekend we did some origami workshops at Diverta, where we taught people how to play with the paper.

On Saturday, Alexandra, Roxana and Flory were there, teaching golden venture:

On Sunday, many members of our origami forum were there: Sorin and his girlfriend Rucs, Alina, Bogdan, Andreitrial and Naga, plus me and Elsix. My friends from Denmark were there too, supporting us, as well as some cute kids that learned very quickly how to fold. :)

Ateliere de origami gratuite la Diverta/ Free origami workshops at Diverta

2010-08-14T14:15:00.003+03:00

Azi si maine se vor tine ateliere de origami in cadrul magazinului Diverta, la subsol, acolo unde se afla si expozitia de origami.
De la ora 15, va asteptam cu drag pe toti cei care vreti sa invatati cate ceva din tainele indoirii hartiei!

Today and tomorrow, origami workshops will be held at Diverta, where our origami exhibition takes place.
Starting with 3pm, we are waiting there for all of you who want to learn a few things about the magic of paper!

ADOR exhibition at Diverta

2010-08-11T21:59:00.005+03:00

Our origami exhibition has begun! :) It will be opened until the 8th of september.

ADOR team:

Me giving an interview. :)

And HERE is the video of the interview.

1000 cranes

Expozitie de origami - lansare ADOR

2010-08-03T20:48:00.007+03:00

Va anunt cu mare bucurie ca a luat nastere prima asociatie dedicata in exclusivitate origamiului : ADOR ( Asociatia De Origami Romania ).

Cu acest prilej, origamisti din toate colturile tarii isi unesc fortele si modelele si va invita sa vizitati expozitia de arta origami ce va avea loc in magazinul Diverta din Bucuresti ( b-dul Magheru, metrou Piata Romana ).

Vernisajul are loc pe 8 august, iar portile expozitiei sunt deschise pana pe 8 septembrie.
Va asteptam cu mult drag pe toti!

Euxine and Mitsu

2010-07-12T23:38:00.005+03:00

These are my number 3 and number 4 designs. They are made out of 20 triangles, glued together.
I put them in one post because they are pretty muck alike when folded, but still, they look different as a final result.

First I made Euxine, and its name comes from Pontus Euxinus, the latin name of Black Sea. Andrei ( from Kusudania ) gave me the triangles idea, and he chose this name because we are both born in Constanta, the harbor city, near Black Sea.

And then Mitzu came, and I called him that because it looks like the Mitsubishi emblem. :)

Here is the diagram for Euxine.
Here is the diagram for Mitsu.

Sham

2010-06-23T18:56:00.005+03:00

This a model created by Mio Tsugawa. It's made out of 30 pieces. The tutorial is here.

ADOR

2010-06-11T21:12:00.004+03:00

This is the my second design and I named it after our Origami Association ( Asociatia De Origami Romania - ADOR ).
It is made out of 12 pentagons. The photo diagram is here.

And this one contains 12 pentagons and 20 hexagons:

Romania and its talented origami artists

2010-05-30T14:08:00.001+03:00

Romania has many talented origami artists. I discover this everyday, wandering the Romanian Origami Forum. Their work, their models and their dedication makes me feel proud and happy and sometimes I find myself starring in amazement at their photos.
It happened just the other day, when I visited the gallery of Cristina Leau, an 18-year-old art-student, whose paperwork for degree was a project called "The magic of paper". For this, she designed a beautiful and amazing dress, using tessellations and made entirely out of paper.
Here are some photos:

And here is a nice video that presents all her work:

Congratulations Cristina!

My little big Oriro

2010-05-21T14:50:00.003+03:00

I started working on this model a while ago...folding all the modules during the courses at University, or on the way to University, in the subway :) and I glued them at home.
I had a lot of help from my friends, Alexandra, Flory and Nineta, whom I thank a lot!
The model contains 90 pieces of Oriro, 180 modules for Morning Glory and 32 Venuses and has an approximate diameter of 15 centimeters.

Oriro+Morning Glory+Venus

2010-03-31T00:17:00.002+03:00

A few more curls

2010-03-21T12:01:00.001+02:00

Twirls, boxes and bows

2010-03-07T10:05:00.004+02:00

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The diagram for the box is here
The diagram for the bow is here

Mărţişor

2010-03-01T20:31:00.003+02:00

The celebration of spring begun!
You can read more about this tradition in my last year's post.

Paper Craft Pets

2010-02-17T10:38:00.006+02:00

It's not origami, but it uses paper. And I just love the result of this technique, when I see it, the first word that comes in my mind is cute. :)
So...I present you my pets:

If you want to try them, just click: mouse, hamster, rabbit, cat.

Oriro Kusudama

2010-02-02T14:30:00.007+02:00

This is the first kusudama I designed. I named it Oriro after our origami forum: OrigamiRomania.
The tutorial is here .
I hope you will all like it! :)

Tomoko Fuse

2010-01-31T16:46:00.004+02:00

Cloud of stars

2010-01-29T10:57:00.004+02:00

The model is designed by David Michell and you can find the diagram in book "Paper Crystals".

More of Morning Glory

2010-01-26T17:11:00.004+02:00

This is a model I will never stop folding..

School festival

2010-01-17T18:15:00.007+02:00

I'm studying Primary Pedagogy at University, and since in our career we will have to organize a lot of scholar festivals, our teachers decided we should start practicing by now.
So, on Christmas, we made a huge party at University, in which we sang, we recited poems and we had a lot of fun.

And of course, origami was there too. :)
First, we organized an exposition:

And we also folded a lot of water lilies that we gave as a gift:

Nothing else matters...

2010-01-16T22:50:00.004+02:00

I don't post many things that are not related to paper on my blog, but this one deserves to be seen. :)
It's a "Nothing else matters" cover sang by a Romanian man at cimbalom. It sounds truly amazing.

Snowflakes

2010-01-16T13:59:00.004+02:00

Gaudeamus Book Market

2009-12-17T11:20:00.013+02:00

On 29th of November I was invited at Adevarul Holding stall, during the Gaudeamus Book Market to expose my models.
There was music, joy, presents and a lot of people:

I had the chance to talk to people about origami and to teach a few kids how to fold:

These are the models I exposed ( with the specification that the white and purple model belongs to Cridiana :D )

And I also have to mention my friend Alexandra, who folded the water lilies and also showed a little girl how to fold them:

And last but not least, my friend Adelina came with me and helped me out with everything.
These she is, in one of the few photos I managed to take of her:

Layers

2009-11-22T01:33:00.006+02:00

A member of the Romanian Origami Forum showed us this multi-layered Venus modules and I couldn't stop myself from trying it.
After I made it, I wondered what could I do with it or where should I put it. Then the idea of folding a box for it came to me.
When the box was ready, I thought I should decorate it.
And after all these, here's the result. :)

Boxes

2009-10-29T14:08:00.005+02:00

JTI - 10 year anniversary

2009-07-26T13:44:00.008+03:00

On 24th of July, we went to another event organized by JTI ( Japan Tabacco International ). It was their 10 year anniversary.
The event took place in Buftea, at the Stirbei Domain, a beautiful castle surrounded by a park and a huge lake.
We had to fold 215 eagles, that were given to people as presents.

Andrei also folded a big eagle, made out of paper measuring 70 X 70 cm. They choose eagle as a symbol of strength and intelligence:

We also gave a modular swan to Neil Coupland, General Manager of JTI Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia.

And some photos from the event:

Sobranie event

2009-07-07T12:58:00.008+03:00

On 17th of June, another origami event took place in Bucharest. We were contacted by the PR company named Mercury 360, to work for JTI ( Japan Tabaco International ) and their product named Sobranie.
We had to fold 50 white roses and 50 black dragons:

The models were folded by me, Andrei and Horatiu, and Andrei went at the event. Here are some photos:

Origami on the sea

2009-06-24T12:49:00.007+03:00

Last Sunday i went to have a walk on the cliff with my best friend. When I got there, I was surprised to see the marine military brass band of Japan singing along with the Romanian one.

Japan:

Romania:

Later on I found out that 3 japanese ships - JDS Kashima, JDS Shimayuki, and JDS Yuugiri - arrived in our harbour, as part of their long journey that started in Tokyo on 15 of april and will finish on 8th of september. There will be 16 stops in 14 countries, and Romania was one of them.
On the cliff, I met with Paco and Shrek, two of the Romanian Origami Forum members. We didn't plan any meeting, so we were all surprised to bump in each other. :)
Shrek had his pockets full of paper and since we had in front of us members of the nippon nation, we couldn't stop ourselves from folding. :D
We made 3 cranes and a 6 pieces kusudama that needed no glue:

We gave them as a gift to commandant Kuma Toriya:

The atmosphere on the Black Sea cliff was amazing, full of joy and filled with music and dance:

A japanese evening

2009-06-18T11:10:00.007+03:00

On 11th of june 2009, at the japanese restaurant Yakimono, Bucharest, took place an event called "A japanese evening in contemporary context", in partnership with Moet & Chandon and organized by Marina Todoran from Urban Event.
Among other japanese customs, such as calligraphy or shamisen songs, our origami models were exposed.

Here are some photos:

Yumiko Matsumoto playing shamisen:

With mister Toshiki Sugino, General Manager Mitsubishi Corporation:

Japanese calligraphy:

Here is written origami :)

"Between the folds" in Romania

2009-05-27T02:13:00.002+03:00

The 8th edition of Transilvania International Film Festival will house an impressive number of new events and surprises as part of the festival, between May 29 - June 7, in Cluj-Napoca.
One of them is the origami documentary called "Between the folds", a highly appreciated Green Fuse Film production, that has won many awards in the United States.
The film will be shown on the 30th and 31st of May, and the 2nd of June. To see the complete program, click here.

Our first origami exposition

2009-05-27T01:54:00.010+03:00

On 9th of May, our first origami exposition opened. It takes place in Bucharest, at a beautiful tea house called "Sala de Lectura", inside the ACT Theater.
The exposition will be opened until 10th of june.

Mărţişor

2009-03-01T15:03:00.005+02:00

Mărţişor is the traditional celebration of the beginning of the spring in Romania, Moldova and Bulgaria on 1 March. The day's name is the diminutive of March (in Romanian Martie), and thus means something like "little" or "dear March".
Nowadays, men offer women a talisman object also called Mărţişor, consisting of a jewel or a small decoration like a flower, an animal or a heart, tied to a red and white string.
However, giving a little nickel tied to a red and white string is an old custom and was originally designated for both men and women.
It was believed that the one who wears the red and white string will be powerful and healthy for the year to come.
The decoration is a symbol of the coming spring. A woman wears it pinned to her blouse on this day and up to two weeks after. Occasionally, women also give such gifts to men.
In some parts of Romania such as Moldova or Bucovina the symbol of spring was a gold or silver medal which was worn around the neck. After wearing the coin for twelve days, they bought sweet cheese with the medal, because it was believed that their faces would remain beautiful and white the entire year.

Love is in the air..

2009-02-05T02:08:00.006+02:00

For me, love really is in the air. :)

Let it snow, let it snow...

2009-01-17T22:03:00.003+02:00

I started folding this model because it looked alot like a snowball to me. The movie i learned it from is here.

And this is a bigger unit, in which my earrings fit just fine. :) I got the idea from this movie.

Butterfly

2008-12-17T19:44:00.003+02:00

This is the Alexander Swallowtail by Michael Lafosse. Here is a movie that shows you how to make it.

Roses

2008-12-04T12:44:00.003+02:00

These are all Kawasaki Rose Model. If you wanna learn how to make it, press here.

And two small ones.... :)

An origami project - Aclasta ballerina

2008-11-19T12:37:00.013+02:00

At the begining of this month, I took part in an origami project, which was initiated by the Novartis company. They released on the pharmaceutical market a new product for the treatment of osteoporosis , named Aclasta.
We were contacted by Mihai Lupu, head of strategy for Unconventional Advertising Concept , who asked us to fold a few hundreds of ballet dancers. :)

We couldn't find a diagram for a ballerine, so Elsix, from Romanian Origami Forum, invented one who soon became the mascot of Aclasta product.

For making this project work and for managing to fold all the models, we received help from a few other members of the forum and friends, whom we thank a lot. :)

The project took place in Brasov, and the models were given to the visitors of the Novartis stand, along with other models that Elsix and I folded "live".

Furthermore, we were more than happy and excited to teach those who wanted to learn how to fold a model themselves.

Here are some photos:

That's us playing teachers :)

And here is Mihai Lupu and Elsix:

Curler

2008-10-25T14:18:00.005+03:00

A beautiful and very simple model, made out of 12 units.
You can learn how to make it here.

Share with others

2008-09-19T18:36:00.005+03:00

On the Origami Romania forum we lunched a campaigne in order to promote origami - Share with others! ( click here for more information )
The idea of this campaigne, started by four forum members ( Adina, Cridiana, Elsix and Horatiu ) is to give origami to people in an indirect way: by leaving the models in the bus, or banks, or postal offices, or in any public place that comes in our minds.
On the models we will write our forum address, or simply just write "origami", so the person who will find the paper will be able to find out more about it just by doing a Google search.
We decided to do this because we believe that origami is an art that deserves all the attention and should be better known in our country.
And just like the name of our campaigne says, beautiful things are meant to be shared with others.

Origami Peace Tree Romania 2008

2008-09-18T14:01:00.006+03:00

This is a project that started in Russia in 2000 and each eddition is held by another country. This year the OPT host will be Romania.

Everyone is invited to participate in this beautiful event to enrich the Origami Garden with another tree. You can send up to 3 origami figures that will become part of the exposition.

For more information, press here.

These are the 3 models that i choosed to send:

1. A Morning Glory Kusudama variation:

2. A Venus Kusudama ( made out of recycled paper ) :

3. A Pluto Kusudama:

Origami brings us together

2008-09-06T20:34:00.006+03:00

I've been in Bucharest these days and I've met some of the Origami Romania forum members.
I knew that people having a common hobby are likely to get along well, but I never imagined we could become such good friends. :)
What was suppose to be "the first meeting", soon became the second and the third one and I'm sure there are more to come.

So...here we are ( from right to left: Copilutz, Horatiu, Elsix, Adina )

Folding paper was, of course, part of our meeting:

And my favorite, a crane made out of a beer label, by Elsix. :)

And this is an extraordinary humming bird, a gift that I received from Horatiu. :D

Hedgehogs

2008-09-02T14:47:00.002+03:00

These are two Venus kusudamas, with a small modification: tops are up!
They look like hedgehogs to me. :)

Paper for rugby

2008-08-21T21:29:00.003+03:00

I made these models for a friend that loves the Auckland Blues rugby team.

And this is the All Blacks kusudama. :)

Over the seas

2008-07-14T01:13:00.007+03:00

A couple of weeks ago, i left Romania to go to one of the most beautiful countries in the World ( in my opinion ) - New Zealand.
Its amaizing landscapes, its rich culture, rugby, cricket, silver ferns, greenstones but most of all, its great and joyful people, made me love this country as much as i love my own.
To get here i flu over 40 exhausting hours and i changed 3 airplanes, but it's a great journey, one that is worth the effort.
One of the tranzit airports was Narita - Tokyo's airport. I can honestly say it's one of the most beautiful and full of facilities airports i have ever seen ( free internet, shower rooms, resting rooms ).
I am ashamed to say that i didn't have the courage to go out the airport ( i was alone and my orientation skills are not exactly brilliant.. ), but i could still taste a bit of the Japanese culture.
And when i left Tokyo, at thousands of miles altitude, Japan gave me an amaizing present: the chance to see Mount Fuji:

And a beautiful sunset in the Japanese skies:

Anniversary Kusudama

2008-07-07T03:11:00.004+03:00

This kusudama was created by Mio Tsugawa in Atelier PuuPuu to celebrate 100 years since Japanese began emigration to Brazil. To learn how to make it, press here.

Rose and kusudama - both Japanese :)

2008-06-17T15:38:00.009+03:00

The rose from my yard has flowers and I couldn't stop myself from joining two things that remind me with so much pleasure about Japanese culture. :)

I love pitzipoanca.org

2008-06-16T22:26:00.005+03:00

Am bannerul cu "I love pitzipoanca.org" de ceva vreme, dar nu făcusem nimic în a-mi demonstra dragostea. Ei bine, iată şi dovada concretă. :D
Recunosc, iubesc pitzipoancele, dar nu unele oarecare, ci unele consacrate: Bad Pitzi şi Fashion Pitzi.
Pentru cei 1% dintre voi care încă n-aţi vizitat ( de cel puţin 3 ori pe zi ) site-ul lor, daţi un click AICI.
În poză se pot vedea nici mai mult nici mai puţin de 50 de cocori ( făcuţi pentru provocarea de pe forumul Origami România ) şi aranjaţi în formă de... Bad Pitzi. :D
Din următorul set...ştim cu toţii ce va ieşi, nu-i aşa Fashion Pitzi? :p

Another kusudama

2008-06-13T20:06:00.003+03:00

Another version of the Morning Glory model:

Detail:

Twins

2008-06-11T23:40:00.004+03:00

The Morning Glory kusudama and another one that starts from the same model, but with a small variation.
They are both made out of 3.5cm squares.

Save the trees!

2008-06-11T10:12:00.005+03:00

During an advertising contest that took place in Bucharest this year, my team and I used origami to recycle paper.
The swan was the product of a team work, because i have "corrupted" my colleagues to learn paper folding. :)

Ever since i made this project, i continued recycling and i only realized swans made out of already written paper:

My little Panda

2008-06-05T23:42:00.002+03:00

I liked so much this little Panda ( finished 10 minutes ago ), that i have decided to make a post especially for it. :) You can learn it from HERE.

Make a wish!

2008-06-05T16:40:00.001+03:00

In the Origami Romania Forum we have launched a challenge that will end up with....a wish coming true. :)
It all started from the 1000 cranes legend. We will complete it and we will make those 1000 cranes in a topic that was created especially for them.
You can post as many cranes as you want, but with one condition: make a wish at the end, when we gather them all 1000! :)
For more details, press HERE.

I like miniatures

2008-06-04T15:40:00.001+03:00

Origami is an exceptional art, that gives birth to some extraordinary models. But the smaller they are, the impressive they are.
Although it is more difficult to make them in small dimensions, it's totally worth the effort! :)

Primul forum despre origami din Romania

2008-06-01T22:22:00.000+03:00

La initiativa unui prieten, a luat nastere primul forum cu si despre origami din Romania - apasati AICI.
Asa ca toti cei interesati de acesta arta, sau care vreti sa invatati, sunteti bine veniti oricand.
Asteptam pareri, sugestii, poze si teme de discutie din partea voastra si speram ca acesta sa fie un inceput bun pentru promovarea origamiului in Romania.

Kusudama - Butterfly model

2008-05-31T22:40:00.001+03:00

You can learn it from here .

Kusudama - Morning Glory model

2008-05-31T22:26:00.001+03:00

In my opinion, this is one of the easiest models to make and the result is truely impressive. You can learn it from here.

Kusudama - Venus model

2008-05-31T22:08:00.003+03:00

The first kusudama i ever made was the one called Venus.
I learned it from here.

And because i was saying earlier that kusudamas can be used as decorations, i wll show you how a friend of mine arranged them:

And this is my Christmas tree, entirely decorated with paper models:

Kusudama

2008-05-31T21:51:00.002+03:00

The Japanese kusudama is a paper model that is created by sewing or gluing multiple identical units together to form a spherical shape.
The word itself is a combination of two Japanese words: kusuri -medicine, and tama - ball. They were believed to bring luck and health, therefore considered true talismans.
They are also used as decorations or gifts.
There are many kusudama models, that come in different shapes and dimensions, as well as difficulty levels.
In the following posts, i will show you some of the models i made.

Swan Lake

2008-05-31T21:30:00.003+03:00

Tchaikovsky is my favourite composer and swan is one of my favourite origami models. If you wanna try it, here is the link with a movie that will expain it to you.

These are the first i made:

In two colours:

In several colours:

Different models:

This is the Musical Swan, carrying quail eggs:

To begin with...

2008-05-31T20:40:00.002+03:00

Origami is one of my passions.
Thousands of years old, this art is hardly known in Romania.
I want this thing to change, because the models created through the paper-folding art are truely exceptional and they deserve all our attention.
I surely hope that this blog will manage to prove that.
I am looking forward for any questions and opinions and i hope you will appreciate origami as much as i do.

Enjoy!