SHOKO OAYAGI - ORIGAMI WORLD
 
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  Photoｓ from Sanchi in New Delhi, India

Aoyagi sensei, I am a student of Hitomi sensei in India. I would like to send you a picture of penguins that we made during our class.
Hope you like them.
  Photo from Alexander (Colombia)

This models are folded for my friends Carolina Zafra and Innavoig Otneimras Orelav.
Greetings from Colombia and Merry Christmas

 by Alexander Rodriguez Riaño
  Photo from Mrs.Taeko Kaneko in Aichi prefecture (Japan)

 Mrs. Kaneko introduced how to fold origami puppet ( see origami archive 's Wombat diagrams) for grade 1 and 2 students at primary school.

10 cm x10cm origami paper is just right size for their fingers. Once they remember how to fold the basic puppet (wombat), they can easily make other animals, such as piggy, doggy or cat with changing the ear's folding. They enjoyed folding and drawing the faces on them so much.

Thank you for sharing the diagrams.
  Photos from Linda in NJ (US)

Hi Shoko,
Recently I taught four lovely young ladies how to fold your Sitting Dog. We used 12-inch squares of colorfully patterned scrapbook paper and added ribbon collars.
A good time was had by all!

Linda from NJ
  Photo from Michiko Watanabe in Japan

Mrs Watanabe introduced Origami as one of art therapies for everyone in Shizuoka prefecture. She introduced Shoko's Cat and the chair for her classes.
Here is the photo.
  Photos from Kyoko in Japan

Kyoko, a Yogo teacher (school nurse) and the students spent one week at Exploris Middle School in USA this summer. She talked about 'Sadako and one thousand of paper cranes story' and then she introduced how to fold a paper crane to EMS students. She also introduced how to fold 'Sitting Dog' to them. The sitting dog looks like the mascot of EMS, Bristol. So it was so popular.
Here is the photo. Cute isn't it!

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  Photo from Annie in Texas

Dear Shoko,

Thank you so much for sharing your model. Attached here is my origami decoration for Halloween.

Regards,
Annie Hello from Texas
  Aloha Shoko

I taught your Fairy Penguin to local Singapore students at 5OSME Plus Singapore.
http://www.origami-usa.org/5osme
Everyone was very happy! See photo.

Aloha, Deb Pun Discoe
http://www.alohaorigami.com/
http://www.thelmaparkerlibrary.org/

I like Deb's report of 2009 Origami Holiday Tree at Kona Airport with issue 103 the PAPER the magazine of Origami USA. Absolutely wonderful!
Shoko
  Photos from Mieke in Holland

Hi Shoko, We have had a beautiful day last Saturday. Thank you very much for your model. (Hat)

With love

Mieke Legius

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  Photo from Mrs Takako Hirai in Japan

Mrs Hirai is the leader of the science group 'Cosmo' in Tokyo, Japan that she established 22 years ago. The aim of the group is to enrich kids' mind through the science activities. Every Saturday, kids learn science with books and activities from Mrs. Hirai. Last Saturday, she talked about the feature of penguin with kids and then she introduced how to make origami 'Fairy Penguin'. Kids made their penguins and enjoyed so much.
  Photos from Carla in Holland

Hello Shoko,

Hope you are well.
Two weeks ago we had our yearly Origami-weekend here in the Netherlands. Since Linda Bogan showed your models 2 years ago I really like them. Every year we get a keychain and it has become an yearly thing to fold something that can be worn on the keychain. This year I folded 50 of your little gift boxes for swapping with the other members.

Also made this card with your crane on it.

Groetjes / Greetings / Hugs
Carla from the Netherlands
  Photos from Erny in Colombia

New Fairy Penguins　　

Erny Ernesto Del Rio Jimenez
AFICIONADOS AL ORIGAMI http://aficionadosalorigami.jimdo.com/
  Photo from Erny in Colombia
Hello Shoko

I am from Colombia, my city is Pereira, I am an architect, master the origami and I love your designs, it is a pride for my being your friend and that you write me, in my group of Origami you can see my works A hug, thank you for everything

Erny Ernesto Del Rio Jimenez
AFICIONADOS AL ORIGAMI http://aficionadosalorigami.jimdo.com/
  Photos from Linda in USA

Our town had a Green Day in the park. There were displays about recycling, saving energy, reducing waste, and other ways to help the Earth. I taught origami using recycled paper instead of kami. I cut squares from the brown paper bags our Whole Foods Supermarket uses to pack groceries in.Your Australian Butterfly and Sitting Dog were two of the most popular models that day.

Hiroko, a waitress at our favorite Japanese restaurant, graduated from college. She was an English Literature major who loved Shakespeare. So your clever Shakespeare model was a perfect decoration for the front of a card I made for her.

When I was asked to teach a summer-themed workshop at a local library, I chose your easy watermelon model. See how happy the boys and girls are as they hold up their colorful slices.
  Photos from Tricia in NYC, USA

Hello Shoko- I want to let you know how much I enjoy your 'kimono shaped letter' that was in a recent NOA magazine. It's such a clever design that is easy to fold and teach. We recently had our Origami USA convention so I gave out 100 little notefolds as gifts. Making the 'belt' a bit thinner to represent more of a happi coat, I wrote on the enclosure: "Wishing you a convention 'coated' with 'happi' memories!" On the other side I noticed there is a pocket so I put a small piece of candy in it :-)

Thank you for sharing your wonderful origami models!
regards, Tricia Tait nyc

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  Photos from Kathy in Iowa, USA

Shoko, I just wanted to inform you that I used your vase for my origami on ATC's for trade at the convention in New York in June. I know you like to see how your things are used. I put your web address on the back of each card in case others want to make the vase. I used a 2.75" square for the vases. ATC's are 2.5" x 3.5". Kathy in Iowa

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  Photo and message from Himanshu (Mumbai, India)

Hello, Today I conducted a workshop for a few children and their mothers. We folded the 'Easy-Peasy Heart' among other models.I'm sending a photo of us holding up the finished model. The group enjoyed folding the heart. Thank you for sharing your work.
Best regards,

Himanshu Agrawal

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  Photos and message from Mieke Legius (Holland)

Hello Shoko, I could not go to the weekend in Hungary last year. But I was in Hungary in May and I have tought the teeter totter to Ildiko. So she introduced the teeter totter on the origami weekend. I have found your Christmas tree with box in the magazine from Hungary and I like to use this tree this year in my Christmas origami workshops at home. It is a very nice tree.

With love Mieke Legius

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  Photo from Carla in Nederland

Hello Mrs Aoyagi, I'm Carla from the Netherlands and I met up for the 2nd time this year with Linda Bogan. She had a wonderful display at the origami-weekend. I learned from her the Gift box greeting card and made this one for a friend in the USA. Had a look at your website and put in under my favourites :o)
Greetings from the Netherlands Carla van der Mei

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  Photo from Wies in Nederland

Wies is fond of my Lucky Elephant. She has several cards with the model.
She sent one of them. Isn't it beautiful!

See diagram>>

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Photos from Linda in USA
  Easter 2008
Your Unit Bunny was part of my table centerpiece. For the chicks I folded your Fairy Penguin in yellow paper and added an orange beak.

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  OSN 25th Anniversary Convention at Mennorode, The Netherlands, April 2008.
The pictures show an overview and some close-ups of my popular display featuring many of your delightful models.

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  Julie and Kevin's Wedding
My niece and her fiance are great dog lovers. For their wedding I folded over 70 of your Sitting Dogs. They were used as place cards at the wedding reception. I used 12" squares of scrapbook paper in tones of pink and brown to match their theme. Pink and white polka dot ribbon bows adorned the dogs' necks. The dogs looked adorable, were quite unique, and received many complements!

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  Photo from Mrs. Mitsuyo Hayashi in Japan

This photo will be included with the information paper of Owariasahi city issued on the 1st of July 2008.
  Photos from Wies in Netherlands

Dear Shoko,
Last year I sent you two cards with the "lucky elephant" Because I like this model very much, I made two other cards with it and a card with the bear with heart I would like to share the results.
Greetings from the Netherlands, Wies

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http://e-elzes.magix.net/
  Photo from Tricia in US

Hi Shoko-
I enjoy folding your puppy dog model very much. So glad you created it! I recently taught it to my folding group and made kits for them. I made a copy of the diagram and folded it up so it would contain the model paper (brown Kraft), dots for the eyes, a colored rubber band for the collar- which also helps hold the model together, a dog bone paper clip, a folded message, and a thin magnet. The magnet went inside the model and allowed the message with the dog bone to easily attach to it. Since the folded diagram contained all the pieces to make the completed dog- I called it a "doggie bag" :-)
warm regards,
Tricia

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  Message from Rob in UK
Rob Curry is the new Outreach Co-ordinator for a project called SERPENT at the National Oceanography Centre in the UK, which uses commercial ROVs to take pictures of deep-sea creatures, some which have never been seen before. His job is to educate school children and the public about what his project does. Rob reported of the activity with the traditional fish instruction from my website on Saturday 15 of March 2008.
Thank you for the report, Rob.

Hi Shoko

Thought you'd like to know that the event on Saturday went very well, and guess what the most popular activity was? - yes, your fish! I printed three copies of the instructions to use on the day, but people took them all, so I was left to show each child how to do it (actually meant that I was a one-man production line for fish!).
 

Photo from Mrs Hayashi in Japan

On Sunday 2nd of March 2008 Mrs Hayashi led the Hina doll Origami workshop at Doudan-Tei,- Owariasahi City, Aich Pref. Japan.
http://www.geocities.jp/setodrgn/trvl_sceneryno10.htm

She introduced visitors how to fold the Mouse Hina dolls wearing Kimono, which is created by Shoko Aoyagi. About 60 people enjoyed folding Mouse Hina dolls. Thank you for the photos, Mrs. Hayashi.

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'Teeter-Totter Penguin' created by Shoko Aoyagi in 2005. You can put some sweets in the Teeter-Totter's back.
  Photo from Joyce in USA

Hi Shoko

I took my photo of the penguins dressed for Christmas and made them into a　Valentine's card. it was very successful thanks to the excellence of your model. my best to you as always.

joyce saler

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  Photo from Ellen in New York

Hi! I was first introduced to your work at the Origami convention when everyone was making the adorable penguin. What a special fold. I was then taught the dog by Tricia Tait and when my friend's dog Rocco died, I sent her this "condolence card." Thank you for so many wonderful folds-- one day I hope to make the adorable "Chicken Soup" card -- you have such great ideas! Thank you again. Hope some day you can come to the OrigamiUSA June Convention.

Best Wishes,
Ellen Aronson Long Beach, NY

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  Photo from Gerd in Germany

The Christmas tree card refers to the "Christmas Origami with Shoko" book.
Please go to http://www.artmarket.com.au/shoko/

Hello Shoko, I made a "Christmas tree" with a design of you. I thought it last week on a meeting about " Didactic and methodic of origami especially about Origami and Math/Geometrie. Now I thought, that your design is fine for every one to make a "original personal design of a Christmas tree". So I give a short explanation to fold the tree on my phototream at flickr.

Also you can see at Flickr some examples what I did make for two christmas markets here; what we earn, we give to a evangelic sister in Cameroun, who works with children without parents and Aids-children....

You can see more on Flickr and "gerd2007"... I wish you nice days and all the best for the rest of the year and for the coming next year!

Greetings from here Gerd
  Photos from Kathy in Iowa, USA　November 2007
   
 
Shoko, I thought you would not mind if I taught the penguin twice. These pictures are when I taught your model along with some others for World Origami day at a rubberstamp store, Reinbeck. I am back from PCOC where I took pictures also. I downloaded them to my new laptop to make room in my camera for more pictures. Now I can't find them on the computer. When my son visits again I will ask him to help. I can't imagine what I did wrong. I not only lost pictures of the class but step by step directions of classes I took along with some wonderful origami from the Master's exhibit. If I find them in my computer I will send them to you. Also I am going to make a request to the O-list to see if anyone else has some. Pictures were take but I do not know if they are on any lists.
Thank you for your permission. We did them out of 10 inch paper and they went very fast.

Kathy

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  Photos and Messages from Susanna (Hungary)

Dear Shoko!

It was great to meet a lot of friends at the BOS convention - and do nothing but folding for a weekend. As I promised you, I taught one of your model, the Lucky elephant, to people whom maybe you know. David Lister is the living bibliography of origami history: he knows about the origami's past more than other can imagine. John Cunliffe was one of the founders of the BOS, and i taught the elephant to him, when we met in russel Hotel, on a memorial day, whenre the forst meetings were held 40 years ago. Joan Homewood is the president of BOS, she liked your model very much. Marieke came from holland, and she enjoyed the lucky elephat - promised to teach to everyone. She said she knows your models, and your penguine is her favourite. Charlotte Pfeiffer came from Switzerland - we were room-mates. We folded several elephants together. At the dinner I went to the other tables and give elephants to people who were in friendship with Alain Georgeot (he is ill, could not come to the convention9 and they wrote messages on the elephants. So your models will reach Alain Georgeot in France - with the friendly messages. Hope you will enjoy the photos!

With warm greetings: Susanna

I had three sunny days in London after the convention, with my son. He took the photo of me on the Tower Bridge.

Hungarian Origami Society
www.origamisok.fw.hu

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  Beautiful cards and message from Wies (Netherlands)

Hello Shoko, Thank you for your wonderfull diagrams. I am very fond of making cards. Making them with origami is one of the techniques I use. I just made two cards with your lucky elephant and thought you might like to see what they look like. So I take the opportunity to send them to you and hope you like them.

Best wishes, Wies
http://e-elzes.magix.net/

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PHOTOS FROM LINDA BOGAN (from USA)

Dear Shoko,

Here are some photos from the Hungarian convention in Pecs. They show: the model menu (choose which picture you like best), some dogs lined up on the windowsill of the classroom I taught in, an assortment of butterflies I made into pins and handed out to the students in my class and other folders at the convention, and some pictures of my class with their Australian butterflies and Sitting Dogs. Everyone loved both models! They were cute, colorful, and fun to fold.

Take care.

Love, Linda　Bogan

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  Photo from Joyce (USA)

Joyce Saler taught my chicks and Penguin box at Origami USA New York convention 2007. Joyce said it was successful. Here is the photo of the chicks on the model menu. This menu helps people select the classes they wish to attend. I am so glad that Joyce introduced my models. Thank you so much to Joyce. Here is the OUSA homepage address: http://www.origami-usa.org/

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Xmas tree   Photo from Gerd (Germany)
Look at the beautiful Christmas tree!

With a picture of the christmas tree in our school entrance hall (do you see the origami trees and stars from your book?- made by tmy classes 3 and 4..... ) , i will send to you my best wishes for christmas and a happy new year!

Gerd

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  Photo from Tricia (USA)

Nakajima's work (Fairy Penguines) displayed at NOA Museum
http://www.origami-hakubutsukan.ne.jp/

" I enjoyed being greeted by penguins at my visit to the NOA museum!"


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  Photos and message from Mieke (Holland)

Hello Shoko,

Thank you again for using your diagrams. The people did love it.
The first three photo's are from my origamiday St. Pli.
The last three from the children in Hungary.
With kind regards

Mieke Legius

http://www.ori-expres.nl/　

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Ryota made his penguines
He cleverly made the colourful penguines.
He joined the workshop at Across Fukuoka (Japan) in April.

Ryota said "I enjoyed the workshop very much!"

 
  Photos and Message from Geｒd (Germany)

Hello Shoko,

here are the newest photos from the pelican, made by the kids of the second class (age about 9 to 10 years old).
They had much fun and send greetings to you.... I told about you and that we had contact through Internet...

Greetings to you from all of us to you - we have now the end of wintertime - the springtime begins and the snow smelt away...and the SUN is shining!

Gerd
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The Annual Dutch Origami 2006 Convention

Dear Shoko,

The computer teacher in school has graciously helped me scan and send these photos to you. I hope you can see how wonderful your models were and how beautiful they looked on my display. Also see how happy the women looked while they were folding your models.

I hope you enjoyed your trip. I just received my NOA magazine yesterday and saw your new models in it. I am looking forward to folding them on the weekend.

Enjoy the pictures!

Happy Spring!!!

Thinking of you,

Linda

http://www.origami-osn.nl/osn/en/origamiweekend.html

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  From Yasuko wishing 'Peace'

Yasuko sent a beautiful piece of work!
She referred to 'Bear with Heart' and 'Hearty Bird'.
 

Marlene from Sydney!

She made Santa and card (from 'Christmas Origami with Shoko') with her friend's grand-daughter.

  Susumu Nakajima

Sept. 30 to Oct 2, 2005... Phoenix, AZ -- -- PCOC - Pacific Coast Origami Conf. - To be held at the Sheraton/Starwood Four Points Hotel in Phoenix, AZ.
Please visit the website at http://www.ifold.org.

(October 2005)
Miranda Dolphin Guides Endangered Australian Animals Mother Daughter Camp

 http://www.ssrguides.org/district.php?sub=Miranda

（September 2005）
 

Gifu Butsuri Circle

Using Chubby Santa Bag
http://www.straycats.net/html/news222.html
(Japanese)

（September 2005）

     
     
 
 
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