Two New Origami Videos

I'm trying out decorations these days. The following videos I made feature two decorative balls.

Origami 4 sider (20 sider) @ Yahoo! Video

This second one I call "Origami Christmas Tree" but it also is the basis for a decorative ball which I show at the end. The reason I choose to call it a tree, is because some feel that any origami creation which involves gluing is not an Origami creation. I stop at the tree, but I also show how many of the trees glued into a ball make a lovely decoration at the end.

Origami Christmas Tree @ Yahoo! Video

The Art of Paper Folding

I have always been a fan of Origami ever since I was in middle school and my parents took me to meet a Japanese exchange student. The only thing I remember about her was that she taught us how to make a crane. I was really excited by it so that same year when my parents left us with our Great Aunt Thelma to go to Ashland and watch Shakespeare, they got me a book about Origami as my souvenir. I love that book…I still have it.
These days I’m into making Origami decorations. I like to make Origami quilts:

Also, when I started making lucet and kumihimo demos for Dad’s website and I got bit by the video-making bug, I made a series of how-to videos for some of my favorite Origami folding projects.
The Crane:

Folding an Origami Crane @ Yahoo! Video

The Frog:

Origami Frog @ Yahoo! Video

The Peacock:

Origami Peacock @ Yahoo! Video

The Fish:

Origami Fish @ Yahoo! Video

The Ninja Star:

Traditional Origami Ninja Star @ Yahoo! Video

The 4-Petal Flower:

Origami Ninja Star @ Yahoo! Video