Origami Paper 100 sheets Modern Art 6" (15 cm) (9780804856621)

This pack contains 100 high-quality origami sheets printed in 12 different colorful Modern Art designs with Solid Colors on the back.

These paper patterns were developed to enhance the creative work of origami artists and paper crafters. The pack contains 12 unique designs, and all of the papers are printed with coordinating colors on the reverse to provide aesthetically pleasing combinations in origami models that show both the front and back of the papers.

This origami paper pack includes:

• 100 sheets of high-quality origami paper
• 12 unique Modern Art illustrations
• Vibrant and bright colors
• Double-sided color
• 6 x 6 inch (15 cm) squares
• Instructions for 5 simple origami projects

10% of the net revenue from this pack will be donated to an organization called STRIVE. STRIVE is a nonprofit organization that serves individuals with intellectual disabilities and/or autism, with a goal of creating independence and opportunity for all. Services range from social, educational, and employment training programs. The organization also operates post-secondary education programs focused on independent living, including a residential program in Portland, Maine, and STRIVE WorldWIDE, an online program. www.pslstrive.org


About the Author:
Bennett Agnew is a self-taught artist living in Portland, Maine, who was born with Down Syndrome. Initially calling his art "colorful spiderwebs", he has evolved to painstakingly colored stained glass patterns. He is a graduate of Yarmouth High School and STRIVE U, an innovative program of PSL Strive that puts students with special needs through a two year post-high school residential program focusing on academics, living independently and healthy living. He has participated in a wide variety of STRIVE programs over the years and considers STRIVE to be an important part of his life. He is an entrepreneur, working on a business plan for a coffee shop to be called JitterBuzz.

Tuttle Studio draws inspiration from the modern and traditional arts of Asia to create designs for its lines of journals, stationery, gift wrapping products and origami paper. It is a division of Tuttle Publishing, a leading publisher of books on the languages, history, art and cultures of Asia. The company was founded in 1832 in Rutland, Vermont (USA) and opened a branch in Tokyo, Japan in 1948.