Consul-General of Japan attended my workshop

What an honour!

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Another huge successful workshop! My origami Workshop for Adults class was full 2 weeks before the workshop!
Even Mr Kiya, the consul-General of Japan, Sydney had attended with his wife.
We made two different boxes and many twist roses.

Thank you very much for all the participants.

I also received some wonderful reviews about the workshop.
Here is one of them:
Midori is a lovely, patient, knowledgeable teacher who always has her students making amazing things and loving what they have made. Midori is a very experienced and talented origami practitioner who also inspires students with new levels of origami items they can aspire to making. She supplies great materials and notes and you learn more about what you can use to make origami in each class.
Thank you, Anne. You are awesome!
Big thanks to Jun-san & Hitomi-san, the Kintsugi Australia for letting me use the space.
Origami box and flowers
2022-09-07T20:35:43+10:00September 7th, 2022|Origami, Workshops|

Origami Rubik’s Cube

Free origami workshop at Japan Expo on Sat 3 September!!

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Do you know origami? Have you folded origami before?
Come and join the free origami workshop at Japan Expo on Saturday 3rd September!
Origami isn’t only for making flowers and animals. You can make a unique origami puzzle toy. Using your own fingers and brains are a great exercise for your health. The research shows that origami helps children in developing their thinking & mathematical skills and helps adults in keeping healthy lives. They say making origami is good because when people concentrate creating origami pieces, they stop thinking about their daily worries for a while.
Do you know that Origami, the traditional Japanese craft, is used not only in art, fashion & craft but also in architecture, space science and medical science? Origami attracts scientists and engineers attention. Do you know the airbags in cars use origami designs?
The origami techniques save people’s lives! Isn’t it amazing?!
Some fun origami kits and origami accessories with the top quality Yuzen ‘washi’ paper are for sale.
Booth Number 2
12.30-4pm (Children must attend with adult supervision.)
Register JAPAN EXPO 2022
( Leading JAPAN’s Food, Travel and Culture exhibition )
Looking forward to meeting you there!
Midori Furze, Sydney based Japanese artist
The Japanese Foreign Minister Award in 2022
The consulate of General Japan, Sydney Award in 2016
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2022-08-30T20:41:09+10:00August 24th, 2022|Origami, Workshops|

Do not miss the free Sake tasting

Japan Expo at Sydney University!!

The Great Hall, Sydney University
Visited the Great Hall at Sydney University for the upcoming event, Japan Expo (as part of Japanaroo 2022)
Excited to see many wonderful portraits on the wall, but they hang the paintings too high to see well. Or I’m too short… Oh well, I came to check the space, not the exhibition. 😅
My origami table will be there 1-4pm. Everyone welcome, visit me!
Japan Expo will be on Saturday 3rd September 10am-4pm
Japanese food and Sake tasting. Tourism information. etc
Free admission, and registration required.
Register:
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2022-08-24T21:36:56+10:00August 21st, 2022|Origami, Workshops|

Japanaroo Origami Workshop

Fold with Love

Origami box and flowers
Origami Workshop for Adults
As part of Japanaroo 2022
Sun 4th September 2022
1.30 -3 pm
at Kintsugi Australia Studio
(402, 235 Clarence Street, Sydney)

It’s time to put down your phones, stop swiping and scrolling, and start folding! Being able to transform a flat sheet of paper into 3D form, using your own hands, Origami seems magical! 

Do you know that the Paper Crane, the most famous and popular origami in the world has more than 400 years of history? 

No previous experience is necessary.

$55 pp Material included
Small class, max 6 people.
Booking essential: https://classbento.com.au/l/4jdz-w

Looking forward to seeing you there.

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2022-08-07T21:11:12+10:00July 24th, 2022|Origami, Workshops|

Dinner meeting with Consulate-General of Japan, Sydney

311 event team since 2011

Dinner with Consul-General

The news about the East Japan disaster in 2011 moved many people to do action.
I was one of them, I felt I wanted to do something to help people in Japan…. I think many Japanese who live overseas felt the same way.
Then I contacted Yukiko Hirano, a local Manly resident who started collecting donations for Japan. I saw her article in the local newspaper in March 2011.

Since then, I have helped Yukiko here and there for her events.
She has invited young Japanese to Sydney as exchange students, so they can enjoy playing in nature, learning the different cultures. She made programs, found host families and selections of places to visit, etc. She had run through with her amazing energy and lots of love.
Mr Masahiko Kiya who is a current Consul-general of Japan, Sydney has invited us to the dinner.
The attendees: Consul-General of Japan Sydney Kiya Masahiko, Yukiko Hirano, Ren Yano, Tae Gessner, Haruka Shinno and Midori Furze

We talked about future events in Sydney for Japanaroo 2022.

I found my Kimono bird in the room. So delighted to meet her again!

Midori's crane
2022-03-15T11:15:40+11:00March 15th, 2022|Media, Projects|

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