Origami Ornament Making Workshop with Paper Tree

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The Center is excited to announce a new workshop, led by expert instructor Linda Mihara of Paper Tree! Get in the holiday spirit by folding origami ornaments! Learn 5 festive creations including a dazzling 12-piece modular. For all folding skills, open to ages 7+! You will receive a packet with plenty of origami paper for both workshop usage and to take home, as well as instructions on how to make the pieces! 

About Linda Mihara and Paper Tree: 

A San Francisco native and Third Generation Japanese American, Linda Tomoko Mihara began her lifelong origami journey at age 5.  She is the granddaughter of Tokinobu Mihara, author of two of the first books on origami written in English in the early 1950’s. 

Linda is an award-winning designer of complex origami art.  Her ground-breaking designs include the ‘Peace Sphere’- a three-dimensional sphere of 18 cranes folded from a single sheet of paper- inspired by origami techniques dating from the 18th century. Her ‘Star-Tessellated Dress and High Heels’ won the 2009 Innovation Award at the California State Fair Fine Art Competition, the first time Origami was recognized as fine art in the history of the Fair. Her artworks have been on display in museums around the world, including the Asian Art Museum here in San Francisco. 

Linda also owns and manages the Paper Tree, a San Francisco Legacy Business, now in its 58th year. The store offers one of the largest selections of Origami on the planet, as well as hand-crafted papers from Japan. They offer Origami classes as well as beautiful custom gift-wrapping service.