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| Tansu is proud to present its second annual festival celebrating origami, the ancient art of Japanese paper folding. San Francisco’s master origami artist Linda Mihara will be featured this year teaching a multitude of workshops, displaying her artwork, and premiering her latest creation, the 3D Connected Crane Pyramid! Workshops and unique origami models will also be offered by Houston’s finest origami artists including Joan Son, Kyle Fu, Nancy Munson, Ping Lau, Sandy Atha, and Jayson Merrill. The festival will run from July 1st – 9th with a cocktail reception on Saturday, July 1st from 6-8pm. |
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| Headlining Tansu’s 2006 Origami Festival will be Master origami artist Linda Mihara. Linda’s most recent project involved creating origami for a new Mitsubishi Endeavor commercial in which the Endeavor travels through an animated origami landscape. Prior to this, Linda was invited to exhibit at the 2005 Masters of Origami exhibit in Austria due to her innovative work. Linda specializes in the art of “Connected Cranes” where a single sheet of paper is carefully cut then folded, forming multiple cranes that are still attached to one another. She holds the honor of creating the world’s first 3D connected-crane model named the “Peace Sphere” which took her five years to develop (shown above). Linda premiered her next creation, the 3D “Crane Cube” in Austria to critical acclaim. Linda’s newest creation, the 3D “Crane Pyramid”, will be premiered this July at Tansu’s Origami Festival in Houston! The festival’s workshops will range from beginning models for the origami novice, to advanced models that will enhance the skills of even experienced ‘folders’. Also included will be several origami installations. The first is of hundreds of origami butterflies that magically “fly” from the ground floor up the stairs. The second is a large origami American flag, and the third will be a Cherry Blossom tree that combines the art of origami with ancient Chinese painting techniques. |
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| Mitsubishi Endeavor Commerical Featuring the origami of Linda Mihara View video with QuickTime View video with Windows Media Player View photos of behind the scenes |
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Video Portfolio of Linda Mihara's Origami View video with Windows Media Player View video with QuickTime |
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Carol Duvall Show on HGTV Featuring Linda Mihara & Joan Son. View video with RealPlayer |
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Linda Mihara Image Gallery
View photos of Linda Mihara's original origami creations. |
2005 Origami Festival at Tansu
View images from last year's festival |
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