Origami Lessons - Learn to Fold

Origami Lessons 

Winter 2012

Gather a group of friends and come learn to fold.  Enjoy some time exploring your creativity in a relaxed and fun environment.  We encourage you to bring along drinks and snacks and make an evening of it.  You bring the people and we will provide the space and teacher.  For comfort we recommend a maximum of ten - that way we can all sit around a table and everyone will get the attention they need.   Generally we will fold 2 of the following based on what everyone would like to do - choose from a horse, flower or crane as pictured.  Ideal for a special get together, team building or just spending time with your friends doing something a little different.

About Keri Muller:  
Paper artist, origami maker, collector, treasure hunter and maker of stuff.  Keri has worked on various projects ranging from large scale recycled paper installations, book artworks to quirky illustrations and a whole bunch of other stuff.  Learning to fold classes are now available due to the postive response received from other groups she has taught.  Feel free to get in touch with her for a chat if something else creative sparks your interest.  Please do visit www.simpleintrigue.blogspot.com for further information.

About 'Abi & Scarlett Retail and Pop Up Event Space:
 Abi & Scarlett have created a multi-faceted concept with a permanent shop, 'Abi & Scarlett Retail Space' on the groundfloor showcasing their own range of products as well as that of other artists.  The upstairs level, 'Abi & ScarlettPop up Event Space' is available for use by groups for a diverse range of activities from Pop Up shops to yoga to art classes and talks.  For further information and photos of the space please do visit www.abiandscarlett.com

Cost and details:
We recommend a weekday evening from 6pm.
The space will be open from 6pm to 8pm
Address: 36 Bay Road, Mouille Point, Cape Town
The cost is R750 including 1 hour of teaching time for up to 6 people and the studio space.  Additional people are charged at R80 per person.
The maximum class size is 10 people.

For more information or to book please email Keri - kerimuller@gmail.com

Private commissions for those you love

It's all private commissions a go-go
Just finished off these two for a client as presents for those she loves.  I've only included certain elements for interest and left out the personal stuff like the photos, names and memento's.

A wedding in Tulbagh

Chantal and Thessa from The Fringe Arts got in touch with me to make a liittle paper decoration for this lovely wedding in Tulbagh.  The colour theme was to stick with pure white paper and mix in some music sheets.    Unfortunately it poured with rain so the original plans for a lawn of paper flowers and a pavilion covered in flowers did not quite happen.  That said everything got moved inside and the result was just lovely.

Paper flowers, windmills and bunting from me.

Well done T and C - check out their webpage for more fun stuff - The Fringe Arts

A wedding

That I got to make some flying horses for. Love Mareli's bright style
Photography by Charlene Schreuder 

A special dinner party

I was involved with creating a number of interesting items for a dinner being held by Media24 and organised by Clarisse Coetzee.  The event was held at Babylonstoren in Franschhoek.  All the guests received a small gift which was either a paper flower rosette or a bow tie that I made from newspaper.  Additionally I also made 100 metres of bunting from newspaper and ribbon to string between the trees  - unfortunately the weather did play along so it went inside over the table which worked just as well.

The best element I thought where the old fashioned newspaper boy pop-up place cards - I used an old fashioned type writer font for the names. The rolled books also work incredibly well for holding the menus and table numbers.

Clarisse Coetzee was the organiser of this event and as per usual it all went brilliantly - thank you for involving me again Clarisse - it is always a pleasure to work with you on these creative evenings.  Clarisse's details for any event organising clarissecoetzee (at) gmail.com

Look at the magical shadows...

Windmills for a wedding

Wedding Decor and bits commissioned by Thessa and Chantal from the The Fringe Arts

and the magical picture in the back is by Kirsten Beets - The Sunday picnic.

Valentines Day...

Folding books

it's going to be something
hopefully on someone's wall
Big  - very big
Growing off the wall
Incorporate found wire

The tree - mock up and not quite to scale

Paper Fortunes - happy stuff

Not quite like the last ones.   Folded from 'A midsummer nights' dream' - a favourite.

The messages inside are as follows:
You are loved | If you are not open, you are closed | Everything is possible | Every moment matters | Be brave and be kind | Smile, cry and Laugh more | Count your blessings | May the birds of Happiness nest in your hair - Budha

Light

maybe

The Magic Forest and it's characters

Cutout friends

Tree of hearts...

Commissioned for a wedding thank you postcard

Sacred Ibis

The treehouse on the right book - finally

Peacock feathers, delicate hearts and flying horses

Charles takes over the World

Heart on a stick