This is a listing of the Special Sessions for October 12, both morning and afternoon sessions. You can register for any of these Special Sessions by clicking here.

Special Sessions - October 12, 2008 Morning

  • HALLOWEEN
    Teacher: Bernice Smith
    Date: Oct. 12, 2008 at 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
    Level: SIMPLE

    Get ready for the holidays with Bernice. She will get you into the “spirit” by teaching a witch/broomstick, a pumpkin, an owl, a cat and a spooky tree, as time permits. Trick or treat!

  • BUDDHIST LOTUS OFFERING
    Teacher: Toshiko Kobayashi
    Date: Oct. 12, 2008 at 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
    Level: LOW INTERMEDIATE

    Learn how to make a lotus shape offering for ancestors in the Chinese style. This easy, beautiful and peaceful shape brings us contentment through the folding process. It is not only for Buddhists but for all faiths. Toshiko learned this model from an art therapy student from Taiwan. Clever and lovely!

  • CUBE WITH CONNECTING CRANES
    Teacher: Katherine Riley
    Date: Oct. 12, 2008 at 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
    Level: INTERMEDIATE

    This wonderful open cube with four connecting cranes is made up of 18 pieces of paper of three different units and makes a gorgeous kusudama. Some of the assembly is tricky and requires patience and/or paper clips, but Kathy will provide tips along the way. She will also supply cord and beads to finish off this pretty decoration.

  • STARRY, STARRY NIGHT
    Teacher: Gay Merrill Gross
    Date: Oct. 12, 2008 at 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
    Level: INTERMEDIATE

    Gay will teach stars that can be used as ornaments. The models will be folded from a pentagon, a hexagon, and equilateral triangles. Gay will show you her favorite methods for creating each of these shapes. Please be familiar with “twist-folding” to take this class.

  • CUPID'S CALCULATOR
    Teacher: Benjamin Levy
    Date: Oct. 12, 2008 at 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
    Level: HIGH INTERMEDIATE

    Benjamin’s latest concoction: using a Fuse Cake Box and base and a unique flower spinner, Benjamin has come up with a device that magically tells you whether your beloved does indeed love you. Perfect for Valentine’s Day (but Benjamin won’t be here then!). Materials fee: $5 collected in class.

Special Sessions - October 12, 2008 Afternoon

  • WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH A PAPER CANOE?
    Teacher: Laura Kruskal
    Date: Oct. 12, 2008 at 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM
    Level: SIMPLE

    Using the traditional Paper Canoe as a base, Laura will teach some of her original, easy, attractive, and useful models. She has already created our 2009 Convention Crown using the Paper Canoe base (come to next year’s convention to learn it). In the meantime, she will teach Famished Fish, Chirping Bird, Victoria’s Secret Bra, Eyeglass Wearer’s Mask and more!

  • PARTITIONED BOX AND GIFT BOX
    Teacher: Marcio Noguchi
    Date: Oct. 12, 2008 at 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM
    Level: LOW INTERMEDIATE

    Here are two terrific boxes created by Jun Maekawa. Marcio will teach the Partitioned Box (X-Box), which has fun moves where the final “pop-up” creates the box. He will also teach a clever Gift Box from one square. Both these models appear in Maekawa’s book Genuine Origami. But I want to learn it from Marcio!

  • FOWL ORIGAMI
    Teacher: Mark Kennedy
    Date: Oct. 12, 2008 at 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM
    Level: INTERMEDIATE

    Here are some yummy models just in time for the holidays. Mark will teach a fantastic Turkey out of a bird base and, for the dinner table, a realistic Roast Turkey out of a waterbomb base. More fowls as time permits. Pass the cranberry sauce and have a Fowl Thanksgiving!

  • GIFT BOX AND JEWELRY TRAY
    Teacher: Arlene Gorchov
    Date: Oct. 12, 2008 at 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM
    Level: INTERMEDIATE

    This is a delightful Akiko Yamanashi Rose Box. It has a masu box for the bottom. The lid has a twist rose module and four leaves. The rose with leaves attach to the lid as an insert, so the lid can also be used without the insert to hold a picture or other decoration. Arlene will also teach an insert/divider by Emiko Suzuki. Perfect for a special occasion gift.

  • TWIST ROSE AND GIFT BAG
    Teacher: Maria Velazquez
    Date: Oct. 12, 2008 at 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM
    Level: INTERMEDIATE

    Maria will teach these lovely models created by Emiko Suzuki, including a great gift bag that’s good for any occasion and a twist-folded rose to decorate it! All folders know the wrapping is as important as the gift. Make one for yourself!

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