Origami Arc

17/03/2024

https://www.deckleedge.co.za/product/origami-workshop-with-kyoko-20-april-2024/

21/11/2023

20/09/2023

Step into the world of artistic fusion as we sit down with Kyoko Kimura Morgan, a Japanese artist known for her origami, book binding and sumi-e art. Kyoko joins forces with poet Malika Ndlovu for an exciting origami workshop and the book launch of "Origamipoetry." In this interview, we explore Kyok...

28/01/2022

We've been conditioned to look at the world in one, highly distorted, manner due to the prevalence of the Mercator projection. Gerardus Mercator's vision

11/08/2021

12/11/2020

Giddy with nervous excitement

07/07/2020

Ross Symons (White On Rice), a Cape Tonian Origami artist, and I bring you Episode 12 on the Outcome. Podcast 🎙

You can find our conversation here:
https://linktr.ee/outcomepodcast

You know, more often I find myself asking the question "what is something I could do today which I haven't done before?", fascinated (or obsessed) by the idea of starting something new and seeing it through. There's a sense of ownership which my routine monkey-mind loves and a self-imposed challenge which all of a sudden I feel obligated to complete as to simply say "I've done it". 🙉

When Ross had mentioned working his 9-5 job as a web developer and over time, realising that being employed by someone else was never going to make him happy, his pursuit of creative entrepreneurship had me intrigued. This and following his own self-imposed 365-day challenge in 2014 had already hit two of my favourite buzz phrases - "Experiential Learning & Mastery" AND "It's Not Black and White."

From a young age, Ross had always started some form of a side project. One of these which stuck came out of his enjoyment of practicing the traditional Japanese art of paper folding [Origami]. In retrospection with a Wayne Dyer video on a re-run, Ross had once again decided to apply his mind and focus to his newly-discovered art form, and thus White on Rice was born.

Committing himself to create and post one Origami creature a day, Ross very quickly grew his Instagram following from 120 to 100,000 followers in just 18 months and embarked on his newfound journey into entrepreneurship. 💡

Of course, this is the sort of content I crave as Ross and I dove a little deeper into what his journey up to now has been like. Meditation, creativity, vulnerability, and mindset factors are a few of the topics we explore and I absolutely loved it!

He now creates origami installations for some of the world's biggest brands, performs exhibitions that would blow you away, taught himself origami stop-frame animations, and shares this content for brands and people around the world. As an ex-radio host, Ross is no fo to public speaking gigs where he shares his story about how he made the shift from 9-5 web developer to an Instagrammer and full-time artist.

Enjoy!

13/02/2020

NASA is using origami to build a giant star blocker, in hopes of imaging distant worlds. Read More: This Neurobiologist Swims With Great White Sharks https:/...

25/01/2020

Love Ross
Great guy

06/01/2020

Origami For Africa's founder Kyoko Kimura Morgan is teaching the ancient Japanese art of origami to Wesbank No.1 Primary learners to create a quiet space in a gang ridden area and to improve the learner's self confidence. Click here to subscribe to Eyewitness news: http://bit.ly/EWNSubscribe Like an...