Michael g lafosse biography graphic organizers

“Oru” means to fold, and “kami” means paper. Putting them together gives us the Japanese word “origami,” the internationally accepted name for the art of paperfolding.

Michael g lafosse biography graphic organizers

From simple to extremely complex, folding paper into birds, butterflies, flowers, squirrels, dogs, cats–and the list goes on and on– has enabled Michael LaFosse to build a career. Along with Richard Alexander, they created Origamido Studio,  https://www.origamido.com/the-artists/michael-g-lafosse/ a teaching center and design studio.

Since November 11th  has been proclaimed World Origami Day, I thought I’d call on my friend Michael and ask him why origami is so popular and how he came to make it his career.

I first met Michael years ago when he worked with my mother at the Williams Bookstore in Williamstown, Massachusetts (also home to Williams College).

My mother told me to watch Michael gift wrap books because even that wa