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The Real Lives of Origami Figures

A Thousand Cranes

Another installment of The Real Lives of Origami Figures. It’s a hard balancing act: my need …

Aaron Caycedo-Kimura • Aug. 13, 2014

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Cheating Creativity

I have actually been accused of cheating. In art! It boggles my mind. *This cartoon was original…

Aaron Caycedo-Kimura • July 30, 2014

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It’s All How You Look at It

I recently got an iPad for traveling abroad. I wanted to be able to write and draw without lugging …

Aaron Caycedo-Kimura • July 16, 2014

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What Did I Do with that Winning Ticket?

You can fold just about anything that’s paper: Post-its, dollar bills, gum wrappers, empty su…

Aaron Caycedo-Kimura • July 2, 2014

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Life Is So Complicated

The trickier the folds, the more complicated origami gets. The more challenging, and yes, the more …

Aaron Caycedo-Kimura • June 18, 2014

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Celebrating the Child: Kodomo no Hi in Seattle

My youngest daughter and I are holding a brush together, because she wants me to help her write the…

Tamiko Nimura • June 5, 2014

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The Real Lives of Origami Figures

Works in Progress

While I’m folding origami, people often try to guess what I’m making before I’m f…

Aaron Caycedo-Kimura • June 4, 2014

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The Real Lives of Origami Figures

Another “Real Lives of Origami Figures”

For those who have never folded a crane before, there comes a point at the end where you choose whi…

Aaron Caycedo-Kimura • May 21, 2014

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It’s a thought that came to me while my wife and I were having breakfast at a diner recently&…

Aaron Caycedo-Kimura • May 7, 2014

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For a Sister Getting Married: Senbazuru—1000 Cranes

“What are those?”I’m staying overnight with my daughter and her friends on a fiel…

Tamiko Nimura • June 28, 2013

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