Origami Koinobori Project 2021

Feed Me More Kabuto – Visit JPF and fold the Origami

Origami Koi Fish Kite
Join us for the origami project!
In April and May 2021, Japan Foundation in Sydney (Level 4, Central Park 28 Broadway Chippendale NSW) runs the origami project. Anyone can join the fun.
You can make a samurai hat and it will be a part of the koinobori.
This project was well-received at an origami workshop in Tonga, 2019, which I was invited to by The Japan Foundation. I particularly like that this project is based around the concept that people can work together to create a large collaborative work while anyone can participate in at their own pace.
Furthermore, I think this is a project that suits our current situation, where social gatherings are restricted but our desire to be connected with others remains. The Japanese hoist koinobori every year in May, allowing them to swim in the blue skies of spring in Japan. It is these koinobori that wish for children’s good health. I wish that our origami koinobori brings us similar good health here.
2021-04-03T12:30:25+11:00April 3rd, 2021|Origami, Projects|

311 Paper Cranes

Folded With Love

311 paper cranes
My 311 Paper Cranes installation was displayed at the East Japan disaster commemoration event.
Big thanks to my helpers. I couldn’t have done so well without them and I received a lot of nice feedback about my installation.
Mr Kiya, the Consul of General in Sydney congratulated me for making it.
The main stage events also went very well. I was honoured to meet energetic performers, wonderful volunteer staff, visitors and the sponsors that evening.
The event was on the news on TBS and the reporter was Hiroki Iijima.
Please watch the YouTube link: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ0VZ-lE3LQ
Consulate of General of Japan, Sydney
2021-03-20T22:12:34+11:00March 12th, 2021|Exhibitions, Origami, Projects|

Fundraising for WIRES

Regeneration after the bushfires

Regenetaion 1-3
I am participating in the local art project and created 3 artworks.
The project has two keynotes. It is a fundraising project for WIRES. We had very bad bushfire season last time so we’d like to donate all the money raised from the project. Each panel will be sold for $20 each.
The panels have already the outline of the leaf on it and the artists have to use the shape.
So here it is. I’d like to tell you how I approach this project to create my work.
First of all, I thought about the theme, bushfires. I painted the burnt leaves in black with holes. Then I drew the red strings.  I like the story of the red string and I often paint them on my work. It is known as a romantic story but I also believe we are all connected.
I added some new green leaves on the red strings and I decided the titles, “Regeneration”
Regeneration 1,2 & 3
25.5×25.5cm each
Acrylic on cotton panels
$20 each
All money raised will be donated to WIRES.
Regeneration 3
2020-10-05T14:01:36+11:00October 5th, 2020|Exhibitions, New Work, Paintings, Projects|

Spread the love for origami

Attend the 60th birthday celebration for our Emperor
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Honoured to be invited!

I am so delighted to receive the invitations each time from Consulate of Japan, Sydney for their functions since 2015.
To show my gratitude, I created an artwork with cranes to the birthday gift. And I wish our Emperor for his long & healthy life.

There are many important Japanese businesses in Sydney which have been contributed a lot to the economy. But the Consulate of Japan recognises my glass-root activities for origami. That’s a huge encouragement not only for me, but also all the enthusiasts for the Japanese culture without being in big organisations. We love our culture and we are working very hard in Sydney.

The word “Origami” came from Japanese word, but the origami is for everyone, not only for Japanese.
When I look around me, there are more non-Japanese origamists whom I really respect them and their works.
I will just do what I can do and spread the love of origami.
I also want to know what others do and we can connect and create origami future together.

Chat with Kumi Taguchi
2020-07-23T14:23:40+10:00February 23rd, 2020|Origami, Projects|

What an amazing origami! – Origami Challenge

Wow! What an amazing origami!
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OrigamiChallenge

Origami Challenge (Manly Arts Festival)
Sun 22 September 2019 10.30am-1.30pm

I organised the origami challenge with Sherine Tan and Winnie Leung.
Photographer: Ken Chu

Great success! We had many visitors and everone seemed to enjoy folding.
There are many amazing works on display and impressed the visitors.

OrigamiChallenge_ShuffleStudio
origami challenge5
2019-10-30T14:42:08+11:00October 30th, 2019|Projects|

Sunshine in Tonga – origami project

Origami Koi fish kite project
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Origami Koi Fish in Tonga

27-30 August 2019, I was invited by Japanese Embassy in Tonga and Japan Foundation, Sydney to run origami project / workshops in Tonga. It was a wonderful opportunity for me, so happy to be there.

Children’s happy faces were so beautiful. They were also very keen to learn origami!
I collected about 270 origami samurai helmets and made 2 Koinobori for Tonga.

The Koi Fish Kite (Koinobori) were presented to Tonga Red Cross and Japanese Embassy in Tonga.

Thank you, Miho and all the people in Tonga!!

Children in Tonga
2020-09-05T10:46:03+10:00September 8th, 2019|Projects|

Next destination, Tonga!

Origami, Soroban (Abacus) and rugby

I’m going to Tonga for the origami workshops!!

Recently, I have met Mr Hopoi Taione.
He is Tongan-born former rugby player for Japanese national team and a business man in Sydney.
He builts the connection between Tongan and Japan for a long time.

I went to see him because I wanted to learn more about Tonga. He is a funny and friendly giant.
He was chosen to go to Japan to learn Abacus. While he was in Uni, he became a rugby player.
He was the first non-Japanese player who played for Japanese national team.

I was invited to run the origami workshops there in August this year by the Japanese Embassy. and Japan Foundation , Sydney.
I am looking forward to meeting more Tongan people soon!

2019-08-12T20:09:21+10:00July 20th, 2019|Projects|

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