As a child my parents encouraged all of my siblings and I to explore other cultures. Some of the ways we did this was through learning history and trying new foods. But my favorite way was learning about their art.
When I was12 my dad introduced us to Origami, the art of folding paper. He taught us to make a simple box out of paper.
I was never super fantastic at origami. I only really learned to make about 7 shapes. But I liked making the boxes as unique gift boxes for small items ... especially for family.
My younger brother Matthew however fell in love with the art form. He has mastered HUNDREDS of forms. Buying Christmas gifts for him has become increasingly difficult as most books on origami are far below his skill level (if he hasn't already done them all). And his paper preferences are subtle and hard to quantify for those who are not also origami masters. (And I LOVE paper...but I still sometimes disappoint him with my choices).
My brother still loves to make paper boxes as well. He uses them for gift boxes as well...but his are far more fancy than mine. He makes lovely roses to put on top.
The other day he asked my dad and me to help him make a bunch of them up. Here are the results.
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