Kirigami templates

Why settle for a plain Jane Hallmark greeting card when you can put a little of your own effort (aka blood, sweat and undoubtedly a few tears) into making your own greeting cards.

As many of you know, I’m writing a new book called Playing With Pop-Ups. I’m in the home stretch… my final manuscript is due July 1. I find this deadline both nerve wracking and relieving! But let me be the first to say that I’ll be smiling come July 1. Pop-Ups were actually my entrée into the world of paper. Back in 1986, when I was an exchange student in Germany, I stumbled across a three-dimensional alphabet. I soon became obsessed with rendering it in three dimensions. It wasn’t as easy…

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white houses with brown roofs. one of the most beautiful villages in the world. paper cutting & folding pop up. I made this pop up creation using origamic architecture technique.

Castle Card

My first truly original OA design

Released in February 2009: the paper architecture pattern book: The Paper Architect. A gorgeous executed paper (origamic) architecture book of three paper architects, namely Marivi Garrido (Spain), Joyce Aysta (America) and Ingrid Siliakus (Netherlands). Copies of the book authographed by all three authors are available at Ingrid Siliakus. Just write a note to paperartnl@yahoo.com for pricings and other information. Also look at: www.ingrid-siliakus.exto.org/site/index/12789897_New-book…

Just when you thought that art has only so much to offer to people like us who love art but do not have exceptional talent, you discover something new. That

Explore Marivi Garrido's 62 photos on Flickr!