Friday, February 29, 2008

Pillsbury Boxed Brownie Recipes

A Book for Latin America



One of the jobs that I was involved in this year's International Convention III of Chile was the commemorative edition of the same. We had an outstanding debt to many authors who submitted their work for the book last year and could not be because the reception was closed when they arrived. Many friends from Mexico, Colombia and Bolivia, among other countries.


Our region not have sufficient resources or publications to display and disseminate the enormous work that hundreds of artists perform in silence and with admirable dedication and effort. Then we set the goal that this year the book had a clear American accent and we could gather a large collection of works from different countries and levels of difficulty. Somehow this was so far beyond our wildest dreams: More than 40 models from 11 countries, completed the 130 pages of this book, where the presence of the great masters of France Nicolas Terry, Román Díaz de Uruguay, Daniel Naranjo of Colombia and Spain's Fernando Gilgado and will honor us beyond all our expectations, placing a stick very hard for next year.

with great pride and humility I present index figures, to somehow spread the existence of this beautiful book that we put so much work and love. It would highlight in particular the beautiful star of a great friend and great talent, which until now has been unprecedented: the Nicaraguan Aldo Marcell and the large number of friends from Colombia who sent us their fantastic figures.




We want this to be a contribution, our contribution to the library American origami that we build together, to reflect our work and our way and be a witness, among many, and for history, art of origami in our continent.


Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Calphalon Tastes Funny

Origami World's End


The Third International Convention of Origami Chile culminated last Sunday in the southern city of Purranque and we had an incredible time. While we were a few less than last year and missed the great friends who could not realize the trip for economic reasons, everything was perfect and we had great experiences, high level exposure, excellent workshops, an impressive book (three tracks: Roman Diaz, Nicholas Terry, Daniel Naranjo, among many others) and a huge amount of time to share and grow in origami.

exposure.







Origami Chile, Colombia and Argentina arrived to Purranque to mount a major exhibition with works from different countries and high level, including the beautiful collection that we sent our friends in Colombia, the work of Patrick Kunz on Kamiya figures, the modular Noelia Beatriz Avila Gonzalez of Argentina and Chile, great works of Nicolás Gajardo (one of our funds), whose impressive eagle hunter took the prize for best figure of the Convention, the figures of Chilean fauna Michael Kaiser and many, many others, including introduced (humbly) my Takashi Hoji Icarus Aconcagua paper 91x91 cm and a Unicorn Roman Diaz on the same paper, along with some old folds.







Workshops.



The Papermaking Workshop, Michael Kaiser, Box-Pleating Optimized, Nico Gajardo, the Flexicubo, which gave Meri Affranchino of Argentina, Origami Spiral, Noel, highlighted along with many others with great results. At least this year I ended up with students in the room lol (otherwise excellent students:)).





The Feast of the Sabbath.

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El Paseo Puyehue National Park.







Perhaps the best work of the Convention, taking advantage of the proximity of one of the most beautiful National Parks and Biodiversity of Chile, the last day I spend on travel evergreen forests and landscapes of stunning beauty, a reminder that we all carry in our hearts.





But even beyond all these experiences, again the most valuable of the meeting were those who attended, was an intimate encounter, full of friendship and partnership that filled us with strength and energy for projects we have in the future as an organization. From here I send a hug to all of them and I hope the next game we are all more the friends could not attend this year.

If you wish, you can visit the gallery with all the pictures I took this year.
A big hello to everyone.