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Every time, the process unfolds similarly. I invite makers to undertake this art in tandem: to cooperate, to deconstruct and reconstruct my exemplar, to listen to each other, to lead and to follow, to show, to tell, to persevere and struggle and problem-solve through every folding pattern, always pre-creasing and pinching to produce mountain or valley folds...
And there is always a juncture point, an I can't do this, a brief but undeniable perplexity, an error, a trial but then a discovery, a surprise and suddenly there's a hop, dopamine in-synch, some smiles and giggles, a tiny celebration (the best kind), a bonding and another hop, another hop...and now let's make another one, a smaller one and how high will it hop? Hop...hop...hop....
Dear friends, the ancient and respectable art of origami does more than create things to marvel at: it makes us friends. That's what vibrant things can do.
You are a wise, wise man.
ReplyDeleteI would make many friends , but not a frog. :-)
ReplyDeleteYou are still teaching.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun craft.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds lovely and makes me want to try origami. They always look so beautiful. I had a patient leave behind some of the tiniest little cranes on a window ledge. I may have stolen one and brought it home.
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