Happy Travel – Japan tour

My First Japan Tour as a Tour Leader!

I was a Tour Leader for the Japan tour for the Art Gallery of NSW and we travelled in Japan for 11 days in December 2024!

We were very lucky with the weather. Warm and no rain. Walking in Tokyo and visiting many galleries were enjoyable in warm weather; we also got to see the beautiful Mt. Fuji. It was warm most of the time, but we had snow for a short time and some of us watched the snow falling from the onsen bath – hot springs in Hakone.

I was very fortunate to have a group of fantastic people and wonderful local tour guide, Mayumi.
11days in Tokyo-Hakone-Kurashiki and we visited many galleries and we enjoyed the Tokyo architecture walking tour.

Mt FujiUkiyoe Workshop

2024-12-29T20:37:16+11:00December 29th, 2024|Exhibitions, Featured, New Work, Paintings|

Immigration Museum Origami Project

Joy is in creasing

Origami Paper Trail Melbvourne
I facilitated the Origami project, “Origami Paper Trail” for the Immigration Museum Melbourne.
It was a wonderful opportunity for me to promote the immigration, origami and exhibition.
We immigrate from the sea and sky, so we make boats and butterflies. Once we are in Australia, we welcome the new people, so we make hearts!
I hope we will have a lot of hearts in the installation.
Thank you, Keina from SBS Japanese Radio for the nice interview!
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Origami Paper Trail
22-28 July 2024
Melbourne Central
Pop in and fold origami! Free event
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Origami Paper Trail
SBS Japanese Interview

2024-07-26T12:45:47+10:00July 26th, 2024|Featured, Media, Origami, Service|

Origami Monument Project at Campbelltown

7m Origami Monyument in Campbelltown

My Origami miniature model With Timothy
It is a fantastic opportunity to be a part of the Campbelltown Art Project.
I designed an origami monument for Koshigaya Park in Campbelltown this year.
Koshigaya City in Japan and Campbelltown in Sydney are sister cities and the cities are celebrating their 40th anniversary.
My monument will be about 7 meters high. wow!
Here is the miniature model I created for the presentation.
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Origami Mobirus Ring

2024-04-13T09:40:16+10:00April 13th, 2024|Featured, Media, New Work, Origami, Service|

Koto workshop at Japan Expo

Koto Workshop at Japan Expo

Midori Plays Koto
One of my other interests is playing music!
Koto is a Japanese traditional musical instrument. It is a regular music we enjoy listening to on New Year’s Day.
However, not many Japanese can play the Koto, some have never seen the real Koto before.
So I would like to make some opportunity for you!
I am going to run the Koto workshops at Japan Expo on Sat 18 November, 10.30-11am & 12-12.30pm
Max 3 participants per session.
Please email me to reserve your spot! Contact me!
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Koto group

2023-10-16T22:27:03+11:00October 16th, 2023|Service, Workshops|

How small can you fold?

Children are amazing!

small origami

I love visiting schools and school holiday care centres.
We always have fun and some kids are amazing.
For today’s workshop, I brought different-sized paper.

The smallest I brought was 3x3cm.
But some children kept challenging themselves smaller and smaller!

Such amazing talented kids and everyone has crowded around and cheered them.

Looking forward to seeing them again soon.

Workshop at school

2023-01-26T21:35:14+11:00January 26th, 2023|Origami, Projects, Service, Workshops|

Origami Workshop for Adults 2023

⭐️⭐️⭐️ It’s time to put your mobile down and start folding~!

workshop flyer
Hi, origami lovers and supporters,
My next two workshops at Kintsugi Australia Studio near Sydney QVB are listed below.
Special Handmade Gift Box – Sun 19 March 1.30-3pm
Modular Origami Challenge – Sun 16 April 1.30-3pm
Limited spaces are available. Looking forward to seeing you soon.

2023-05-13T12:02:22+10:00January 7th, 2023|Origami, Workshops|

Consul-General of Japan attended my workshop

What an honour!

ConsulGeneralMrMrsKiya
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|

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