Origami costume

Before Christmas we were encouraged to work with paper to create collage ad sculpture as an alternative way of drawing and capturing the qualities of our collections. I find paper a highly diverse and interesting media to work with and the intricate work of paper artists always fascinates me. This new interest in paper combined with my trip to Japan gave me greater awareness of the craft of Origami. Origami is certainly a transformation, a metamorphosis. At first I really wanted to work with…

Despite the fact that Halloween has been celebrated for almost 2,000 years, the costumes we are accustomed to today have only been around for about 100 years.

Montreal-based artists Melika Dez and Pauline Loctin met in January 2018 and decided to combine their imaginations in a creative collaboration. The result, PLI.Ē Project, fuses Dez’s skills as a movement photographer with Loctin’s expertise in paper art, and showcases dancers around the world wearing hand-folded paper costumes. Loctin specifically formed each dress’s shape and colorContinue reading "Life-Size Origami Becomes a Fashion Statement in Dramatic Paper Costumes Worn by Ballet…

Handmade costumes and party decorations! RO² has unique and creative designs that you and your friends will love! Stand out and make heads turn at your next birthday party or Halloween celebration!

Origami

A new exhibition in New York is showcasing the delicate art of origami - used to create exquisite objects from miniature animals, to avant-garde fashion designs.

This amazing fashion designer is Diana Gamboa from Columbia who has been able to re-interpret ancient Japanese art of origami and to create these fabuluous dresses ... from paper. In her interview she also mentions that crochet is one of her favorite mediums but I could not find something as impressive by her done in crochet. This is my favorite - last week I was leading workshop for teachers in exploring the space through design. This is wonderful example of that! Diana Gamboa says that she…

Description I made this like, two years ago, and never got around to posting it. So here you go! Armor is made entirely of cardboard and plastic bags.