Sara Goheen, a junior at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, often folds place mats or straw wrappers into interesting shapes while she's waiting at a restaurant for the food to arrive. “It's ...

Sara Goheen, a junior at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, often folds placemats or straw wrappers into interesting shapes while she's waiting at a restaurant for the food to arrive. "It's ...

We’ve all had that thought while playing with origami: “If this paper swan were bigger, I would live in it.” Okay, so maybe not all of us have had that thought, but it certainly crossed the minds of ...

SNOHOMISH — A tantrum in a toy store was Kim Crane’s introduction to the gentle art of Japanese paper folding. When her mother refused to buy her an origami kit, 6-year-old Kim began tearing up the ...

They share a love for paper and an even greater love for what their dexterous fingers can make that paper become: an elegant pink rhododendron, a sleek golden dragon, a wide gray elephant's butt. They ...

This undated photo courtesy of Origamido in Haverhill, Mass., shows the Big Brown Bat designed by Michael G. LaFosse. He folded the bat from a 12-inch square piece of paper. (AP Photo/Origamido) This ...