Shoko Aoyagi

Photo from Carla in Nederland

Hello Mrs Aoyagi, I'm Carla from the Netherlands and I met up for the 2nd time this year with Linda Bogan. She had a wonderful display at the origami-weekend. I learned from her the Gift box greeting card and made this one for a friend in the USA. Had a look at your website and put in under my favourites :o)
Greetings from the Netherlands Carla van der Mei

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Photo from Wies in Nederland

Wies is fond of my Lucky Elephant. She has several cards with the model.
She sent one of them. Isn't it beautiful!

See diagram>>

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Photos from Linda in USA

Easter 2008
Your Unit Bunny was part of my table centerpiece. For the chicks I folded your Fairy Penguin in yellow paper and added an orange beak.

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OSN 25th Anniversary Convention at Mennorode, The Netherlands, April 2008.
The pictures show an overview and some close-ups of my popular display featuring many of your delightful models.

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Julie and Kevin's Wedding
My niece and her fiance are great dog lovers. For their wedding I folded over 70 of your Sitting Dogs. They were used as place cards at the wedding reception. I used 12" squares of scrapbook paper in tones of pink and brown to match their theme. Pink and white polka dot ribbon bows adorned the dogs' necks. The dogs looked adorable, were quite unique, and received many complements!

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Photo from Mrs. Mitsuyo Hayashi in Japan

This photo will be included with the information paper of Owariasahi city issued on the 1st of July 2008.

Photos from Wies in Netherlands

Dear Shoko,
Last year I sent you two cards with the "lucky elephant" Because I like this model very much, I made two other cards with it and a card with the bear with heart I would like to share the results.
Greetings from the Netherlands, Wies

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Photo from Tricia in US

Hi Shoko-
I enjoy folding your puppy dog model very much. So glad you created it! I recently taught it to my folding group and made kits for them. I made a copy of the diagram and folded it up so it would contain the model paper (brown Kraft), dots for the eyes, a colored rubber band for the collar- which also helps hold the model together, a dog bone paper clip, a folded message, and a thin magnet. The magnet went inside the model and allowed the message with the dog bone to easily attach to it. Since the folded diagram contained all the pieces to make the completed dog- I called it a "doggie bag" :-)
warm regards,
Tricia

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Message from Rob in UK

Rob Curry is the new Outreach Co-ordinator for a project called SERPENT at the National Oceanography Centre in the UK, which uses commercial ROVs to take pictures of deep-sea creatures, some which have never been seen before. His job is to educate school children and the public about what his project does. Rob reported of the activity with the traditional fish instruction from my website on Saturday 15 of March 2008.
Thank you for the report, Rob.

Hi Shoko

Thought you'd like to know that the event on Saturday went very well, and guess what the most popular activity was? - yes, your fish! I printed three copies of the instructions to use on the day, but people took them all, so I was left to show each child how to do it (actually meant that I was a one-man production line for fish!).

Photo from Mrs Hayashi in Japan

On Sunday 2nd of March 2008 Mrs Hayashi led the Hina doll Origami workshop at Doudan-Tei,- Owariasahi City, Aich Pref. Japan.
http://www.geocities.jp/setodrgn/trvl_sceneryno10.htm

She introduced visitors how to fold the Mouse Hina dolls wearing Kimono, which is created by Shoko Aoyagi. About 60 people enjoyed folding Mouse Hina dolls. Thank you for the photos, Mrs. Hayashi.

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'Teeter-Totter Penguin' created by Shoko Aoyagi in 2005. You can put some sweets in the Teeter-Totter's back.

Photo from Joyce in USA

Hi Shoko

I took my photo of the penguins dressed for Christmas and made them into a　Valentine's card. it was very successful thanks to the excellence of your model. my best to you as always.

joyce saler

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Photo from Ellen in New York

Hi! I was first introduced to your work at the Origami convention when everyone was making the adorable penguin. What a special fold. I was then taught the dog by Tricia Tait and when my friend's dog Rocco died, I sent her this "condolence card." Thank you for so many wonderful folds-- one day I hope to make the adorable "Chicken Soup" card -- you have such great ideas! Thank you again. Hope some day you can come to the OrigamiUSA June Convention.

Best Wishes,
Ellen Aronson Long Beach, NY

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Photo from Gerd in Germany

The Christmas tree card refers to the "Christmas Origami with Shoko" book.
Please go to http://www.artmarket.com.au/shoko/

Hello Shoko, I made a "Christmas tree" with a design of you. I thought it last week on a meeting about " Didactic and methodic of origami especially about Origami and Math/Geometrie. Now I thought, that your design is fine for every one to make a "original personal design of a Christmas tree". So I give a short explanation to fold the tree on my phototream at flickr.

Also you can see at Flickr some examples what I did make for two christmas markets here; what we earn, we give to a evangelic sister in Cameroun, who works with children without parents and Aids-children....

You can see more on Flickr and "gerd2007"... I wish you nice days and all the best for the rest of the year and for the coming next year!

Greetings from here Gerd

Photos from Kathy in Iowa, USA　November 2007

Shoko, I thought you would not mind if I taught the penguin twice. These pictures are when I taught your model along with some others for World Origami day at a rubberstamp store, Reinbeck. I am back from PCOC where I took pictures also. I downloaded them to my new laptop to make room in my camera for more pictures. Now I can't find them on the computer. When my son visits again I will ask him to help. I can't imagine what I did wrong. I not only lost pictures of the class but step by step directions of classes I took along with some wonderful origami from the Master's exhibit. If I find them in my computer I will send them to you. Also I am going to make a request to the O-list to see if anyone else has some. Pictures were take but I do not know if they are on any lists.
Thank you for your permission. We did them out of 10 inch paper and they went very fast.

Kathy

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Photos and Messages from Susanna (Hungary)

Dear Shoko!

It was great to meet a lot of friends at the BOS convention - and do nothing but folding for a weekend. As I promised you, I taught one of your model, the Lucky elephant, to people whom maybe you know. David Lister is the living bibliography of origami history: he knows about the origami's past more than other can imagine. John Cunliffe was one of the founders of the BOS, and i taught the elephant to him, when we met in russel Hotel, on a memorial day, whenre the forst meetings were held 40 years ago. Joan Homewood is the president of BOS, she liked your model very much. Marieke came from holland, and she enjoyed the lucky elephat - promised to teach to everyone. She said she knows your models, and your penguine is her favourite. Charlotte Pfeiffer came from Switzerland - we were room-mates. We folded several elephants together. At the dinner I went to the other tables and give elephants to people who were in friendship with Alain Georgeot (he is ill, could not come to the convention9 and they wrote messages on the elephants. So your models will reach Alain Georgeot in France - with the friendly messages. Hope you will enjoy the photos!

With warm greetings: Susanna

I had three sunny days in London after the convention, with my son. He took the photo of me on the Tower Bridge.

Hungarian Origami Society
www.origamisok.fw.hu

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Beautiful cards and message from Wies (Netherlands)

Hello Shoko, Thank you for your wonderfull diagrams. I am very fond of making cards. Making them with origami is one of the techniques I use. I just made two cards with your lucky elephant and thought you might like to see what they look like. So I take the opportunity to send them to you and hope you like them.

Best wishes, Wies
http://e-elzes.magix.net/

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PHOTOS FROM LINDA BOGAN (from USA)

Dear Shoko,

Here are some photos from the Hungarian convention in Pecs. They show: the model menu (choose which picture you like best), some dogs lined up on the windowsill of the classroom I taught in, an assortment of butterflies I made into pins and handed out to the students in my class and other folders at the convention, and some pictures of my class with their Australian butterflies and Sitting Dogs. Everyone loved both models! They were cute, colorful, and fun to fold.

Take care.

Love, Linda　Bogan

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Photo from Joyce (USA)

Joyce Saler taught my chicks and Penguin box at Origami USA New York convention 2007. Joyce said it was successful. Here is the photo of the chicks on the model menu. This menu helps people select the classes they wish to attend. I am so glad that Joyce introduced my models. Thank you so much to Joyce. Here is the OUSA homepage address: http://www.origami-usa.org/

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Photo from Gerd (Germany)

Look at the beautiful Christmas tree!

With a picture of the christmas tree in our school entrance hall (do you see the origami trees and stars from your book?- made by tmy classes 3 and 4..... ) , i will send to you my best wishes for christmas and a happy new year!

Gerd

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Photo from Tricia (USA)

Nakajima's work (Fairy Penguines) displayed at NOA Museum
http://www.origami-hakubutsukan.ne.jp/

" I enjoyed being greeted by penguins at my visit to the NOA museum!"

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Photos and message from Mieke (Holland)

Hello Shoko,

Thank you again for using your diagrams. The people did love it.
The first three photo's are from my origamiday St. Pli.
The last three from the children in Hungary.
With kind regards

Mieke Legius

http://www.ori-expres.nl/　

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Ryota made his penguines

He cleverly made the colourful penguines.
He joined the workshop at Across Fukuoka (Japan) in April.

Ryota said "I enjoyed the workshop very much!"

Photos and Message from Geｒd (Germany)

Hello Shoko,

here are the newest photos from the pelican, made by the kids of the second class (age about 9 to 10 years old).
They had much fun and send greetings to you.... I told about you and that we had contact through Internet...

Greetings to you from all of us to you - we have now the end of wintertime - the springtime begins and the snow smelt away...and the SUN is shining!

Gerd

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The Annual Dutch Origami 2006 Convention

Dear Shoko,

The computer teacher in school has graciously helped me scan and send these photos to you. I hope you can see how wonderful your models were and how beautiful they looked on my display. Also see how happy the women looked while they were folding your models.

I hope you enjoyed your trip. I just received my NOA magazine yesterday and saw your new models in it. I am looking forward to folding them on the weekend.

Enjoy the pictures!

Happy Spring!!!

Thinking of you,

Linda

http://www.origami-osn.nl/osn/en/origamiweekend.html

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From Yasuko wishing 'Peace'

Yasuko sent a beautiful piece of work!
She referred to 'Bear with Heart' and 'Hearty Bird'.

Marlene from Sydney!

She made Santa and card (from 'Christmas Origami with Shoko') with her friend's grand-daughter.

Susumu Nakajima

Sept. 30 to Oct 2, 2005... Phoenix, AZ -- -- PCOC - Pacific Coast Origami Conf. - To be held at the Sheraton/Starwood Four Points Hotel in Phoenix, AZ.
Please visit the website at http://www.ifold.org.

(October 2005)

Miranda Dolphin Guides Endangered Australian Animals Mother Daughter Camp

http://www.ssrguides.org/district.php?sub=Miranda

（September 2005）

Gifu Butsuri Circle

Using Chubby Santa Bag
http://www.straycats.net/html/news222.html
(Japanese)

（September 2005）