1. An origami butterfly made from maroon wrapping paper (featuring leaves and chrysanthemums), with blue antennae, sits on a piece of wood. Ahead of the butterfly is a ledge on which a couple of images are placed. One can see more butterflies on the surface of the images.
1. An origami butterfly made from maroon wrapping paper (featuring leaves and chrysanthemums), with blue antennae, sits on a piece of wood.
A sticker of an orange flower with green stalks on a wall. A few origami butterfly made from patterned paper hover over the flower. To the bottom right is a square of paper with a Koi pattern. On the top right is a sliver of paper with tree braches and leaves.
Strips of paper make this image. A square of blue sea; a strip of bamboo stalks; a sliver of a landscape featuring mountains in the background, and shrubs in the foreground; a sandy beach; the silhouette of a tree; bare brances; a snowy and rocky landscape; a tall tree against the sky; a grassy sliver.
In the background is the sea and clouds. A tower rises in the middle of the frame with a clock. In its foreground are shadows of people playing instruments. To the left is the silhouette of a women painted in watercolors. A glowing globe of intersecting lines hovers above the tower. A stream of small paper cutouts in blues and reds weaves through the image.
The lower half of a face in silhouette, with the words 'rewriting the code of life, poetry, ritual, and myth' emerging from the mouth. In the yellow background behind the words is the text: With every reckoning comes an opportunity to see how it all comes together + your role. In the bottom half, is a large blue lightbulb with an incandescent element. Behind the blub is blue paper with white swirls. Beside is a piece of text on how on acquires language. It rests against a background with red and white patterns.
A collage against a white backdrop featuring illustrations of Frida Kahlo, and other women. to the right is a large blue wave. On the top left is the sun. The following text is strewn across the page: Expand the journey; a people's prosperity; see your life and raise it; stories that matter. A few cutouts of flowers and butterflies adorns the image.
A ledge on a wall featuring all the images featured in this post.

Red House at Georgetown University

A group of colleagues from the Red House at Georgetown University got together for a crafternoon inspired by the IA prompts. This submission includes pieces from various Red House staff members.

It was lovely to spend time with colleagues in this way and to see how a shared prompt of reckoning, the elements, and reconnection led to such unique pieces. We had great conversation (and snacks!) while connecting over creating art together.

We also had an origami practitioner in our group who shared their skills with the rest of us!

Contributors include: Cristina Benitez, Kendall Bryant, Sarah Cowgill, Noah Martin (origamist), Ijeoma Njaka, and Rayna Zhou.