Category Archives: paper folding

Pocket Book: Theme and Variations Part Four

Posted on March 7, 2021 by Byopia Press

I am still on the hunt for the origin of the structure Wendy Feldberg used for her little swatch book. I briefly thought I had found it when I saw a very small image of this book by Cherryl Moote, … Continue reading →

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R is for Red

Posted on February 21, 2021 by Byopia Press

The February #areyoubookenough challenge word is Red. I tried —and failed— to come up with something based on Retired, Extremely Dangerous. I made a small red text-less book about words instead.

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Pocket Book: Theme and Variations Part Two

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Byopia Press

Last Sunday I ended the description of my paper experiments with this structure. But wait … there’s more!

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Friday Night Flicks: Origami Lucky Hearts

Posted on February 5, 2021 by Byopia Press

Friday Night Flicks are not usually instruction videos, but Valentine’s Day is coming, and this is a little paper folding project that is easy enough for beginners and can be made out of almost nothing.     If you would … Continue reading →

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An Early Start

Posted on January 24, 2021 by Byopia Press

It seems that 2021 might be a year when more people than usual will be sending postal valentines to loved ones, so I thought I would present this year’s Byopia Press valentine to allow time for making and mailing.

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Square Dance is now open

Posted on January 17, 2021 by Byopia Press

My solo exhibition Square Dance has been installed at the Saskatchewan Craft Council Gallery and is now open to the public under current Covid-19 rules.

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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2020: Day Twenty-two and Cube Stars

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Byopia Press

This is an up-dated version of a post from 2017 with instructions for an unusual star folded from strips of paper. ***** I found the instructions for these stars on a Danish website.

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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2020: Day Twenty and Some Paper Chains

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Byopia Press

This is not your traditional paper chain made from strips of coloured paper. This kind of paper chain uses no glue or tape or staples, and can come in a variety of shapes.

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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2020: Day Nineteen and Masu Box Variations

Posted on December 19, 2020 by Byopia Press

Although I did not know then that they were called Masu Boxes, I learned to fold these when I was nine. Not liking the creases across the lid left by the traditional folding method, or the uneven thickness in the … Continue reading →

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Byopia Press Advent Calendar 2020: Day Eighteen and Lucky Stars

Posted on December 18, 2020 by Byopia Press

Chinese Lucky Stars were the reason I started this blog. It was one of the ways I collected wishes for my installation piece The Persistence of Hope. Every Lucky Star I folded for the labyrinth had a hand-written wish on … Continue reading →

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