By Leilanie G. Adriano
Staff reporter
Batac
City—Hundreds of Ilocano students, including
teachers and budding artists had fun folding papers into a creative piece
during the recent Origami festival held at the Teatro Ilocandia , this city.
Origami is a Japanese art of
folding paper, which aims to bring out the creativity of local people, and
to create an avenue for Ilocanos who are inclined to arts and pop culture.
Now on its second year,
Origami Pilipinas in cooperation with Samtoy Books, the Department of
Education, Mariano Marcos State University particularly the Association of
Students in Humanities, English and Literature (ASHEL) and the Provincial
Government of Ilocos Norte has brought the one-of-a-kind paper art festival in
Ilocos Norte entitled: “Second Origami Festival: Lives Educating &
Outreaching Through Origami” on November 20- 22, 2014 as an offshoot of to the
successful launching of the first Origami festival held in Laoag City on
October 2013.
Organizers said the three-day
exhibit and workshop showcased a cultivation of artistic talents through the
art of folding paper.
Origami Pilipinas is a
loosely organized group of origami enthusiasts led by Ilocano artist, Leo R.
Natividad, has been travelling to places with an aim to increase the number of
people who appreciate origami and to unfold its true meaning to the people.
As founder of Origami Pilipinas,
Mr. Natividad’s group composed of origami enthusiasts mostly from
Metro Manila advocates the integration of origami as instructional
materials in at least five basic subjects like Mathematics, Science, English,
TLE and Values Education.
After teaching for seven
years at an SPED school in Antipolo and Baguio City, Mr. Natividad said he
decided to resign and cater to a wider reach of audience through Origami Pilipinas,
founded on October 6, 2012 when he met in person with other origami enthusiasts
whom he first knew in Facebook.
The group also does outreach
programs where the members teach origami to underprivileged people and are also
set to participate in an international Origami exhibit and competition
abroad.
“The Ilocanos are indeed
lucky that the group has once again chosen to invade Ilocos for a three-day
exhibit and workshop,” said Gee Foronda Diaros, Samtoy Books manager.
During the
origami festival cum exhibit and workshop, Ilocano children learned
how to read a diagram, how to fold and how to create some basic designs like
paper roses, leaves and others.
From the original 25 designs Mr.
Natividad’s friend from Russia gave to him, he said they have now on hand at
least 125 designs they are ready to share with everyone which include various
animal shapes, flowers, kusudama, 3D, fantasy/myth characters,
functional origami, toys, snapology, tessellation, polyhydrons, lampshades
and many others.
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