Two books launch the Asian Arts and Crafts for Creative Kids series: Origami by Michael LaFosse, and Haiku by Patricia Donegan. The first title begins with an introduction with suggestions and sources ...

The outdoor traveling art exhibit is based on traditional Japanese paper art. Variations of it have been installed at gardens ...

Fold the paper in half and then fold it in half again and eventually that piece of paper will be transformed into an airplane, a hat, or a peace crane. Origami - the ancient Japanese tradition of ...

With a few folds, brightly-colored squares of paper transform into animals, birds, flowers, and trees. More talented origami enthusiasts also use their skills to create original works based on popular ...

The folding process can take up to eight hours for a single design, while perfecting it can take nearly six months.

Origami began as a ceremonial Japanese art form and has since inspired breakthroughs in aerospace engineering, medical devices, and the mathematics of folding.