Blog — Creative Process

I always dread hearing the words, “take your time, there’s no rush.”  Anytime I hear them directed towards me I tell myself to ignore them, and that I need to get it done as soon as possible.  Unfortunately my subconscious doesn’t hear my advice, and my propensity to procrastinate emerges.  Such was the case for this mobile.  A friend was about 8 months pregnant when she let me know the specifics of what she wanted in her mobile.  She wanted swans, lilies, and lily pads for her little girl’s swan nursery.  She sent me some pictures from Pinterest showing the...

When I began making mobiles in 2007, I tried to avoid using white paper for any mobiles.  Most white paper I had come across yellowed with time, and I didn’t want my customers complaining that their beautiful white mobile had turned yellow after two or three months.  When customers requested an all white mobile I would cringe at the thought of it – but as I have learned from first hand experience – it’s important to give customers what they want.   My History with White Paper and Origami My first recorded sale of an all white crane mobile was...

Pandas, bamboo, tigers, monkeys, and elephants – these were requested for a custom Asian Jungle Themed Mobile.  This was going to be a challenge – the only models I knew how to fold were the monkey and elephant.  I had folded one panda before, but didn’t like the final model, so this time I needed to find a diagram for a different style of panda.   Finding the Right Origami Panda When starting a custom project where I need to fold something new, I like to fold the biggest and most important models first.  If good diagrams can be found...

When potential customers reach out to me with questions about what I could put in a mobile, I always tell them, “whatever you want.”  I know that sometimes people tell you that but they don’t really mean it – well I do mean it.  If I can find an instructional diagram or video of the creature or thing you want, I can fold it and include it in your mobile.  If what you want doesn’t exist, then I can change a model to suit my needs and create what you want.  I am not an origami master by any means, but...