About

Origami (the Japanese word for paperfolding), is a combination of art, mathematics and engineering, and has always fascinated me. I have been folding since I was a kid, and began giving away origami in 1990 during a trip to Turkey. In 2001, I started street performing in Harvard Square (in Cambridge, MA), and now perform at Waterfire (in Providence, RI) as well as at scores of other places, both public and private.

I have come up with many original pieces, and am most proud of my "Candy Wrapper Dragon," created explicitly for the independent movie of the same name. I am a member of OrigamiUSA, the largest origami organization in the United States, and have taught at the yearly OrigamiUSA convention in New York. I have also taught at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education, the Arlington Center for the Arts and at various other venues.

The origami world has many subfields; my specialties include folding moving models very quickly, and folding origami from US currency (dollar bill origami). The installation Time Is Money Is Art , created for the Windows Art Project 2001, shows my original "Dollar Bill $ Sign."

I am available to perform origami “live”, design original origami models, and fold classic origami pieces for whatever occasion you wish . For example, I have folded pieces as unique wedding favors, with paper of specified size and pattern. Some of the pieces I have folded for weddings are the strawberry, and the four-petaled flower (iris); they are shown here below; click on the images for larger views.

Contact at: andrew@flappingbird.com