Sixteen squares of 10cm kami designed by Nobuko Okabe (Photo – Malachi Brown).
The Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden will hold its annual Pasadena Origami Festival, where beginners and experts alike will enjoy this ancient craft in a beautiful Japanese garden in Pasadena.
Children and adults alike will learn to transform paper into delicate works of art under the guidance of experienced paper folders from the Pacific Ocean Paperfolders (POP), as well as the garden’s own Origami Club teacher, Nick Cavallo. Participants will learn how to create Japanese peace cranes, flowers, boxes, frogs, and even heart-shaped greeting cards.
There will also be lectures and book-signings, including:
- Storigami with origami artist and children’s book author, Joel Stern
- New Expressions in Origami Art with Meher McArthur
- The Complete Story of Sadako Sasaki with animator and arts activist Sue DiCicco
Japanese tea will be served with Japanese snacks, origami books, and origami paper for sale. Picnics are welcome. Reservations are required (click here).
Date/Time 09/30/2018 12:00 am - 4:00 pm Location Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden
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