Origami is an ancient Japanese art. I was excited when they announced that the Relief Society activity in July would be learning to fold origami flowers.
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| This one was made by the teacher. I never did make one with which I was satisfied. It was very difficult. Isn't it beautiful? |
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| This was our teacher- Miki. I asked her (through interpretation) where she learned to make origami. I expected her to say she learned it from her mother who learned it from her mother - that the art had passed down through the generations. Nope. She learned it on youtube! She really did have a gift for it, though. She was really good. |
I realized early on that making origami was not going to be my "gift." So I just relaxed and looked around and soaked up the joy of being with my Japanese sisters and watching them learn an ancient art of their culture. It was a sweet afternoon.
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Those flowers are so pretty! They have the perfect paper for it too, don't they? I don't think they sell it like that here. You are so wise to just relax and enjoy it and not let it frustrate you. I can imagine myself feeling that way.
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