Origami has come to be appreciated not only as a fun hobby but also as a traditional art in Japan ... once the vessel is in space. The paper crane is a classic origami design.

Written by Kathleen Massara Photographs by Ryan Jenq Paper cranes folded by New Yorkers and donated to people recovering from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Toshiko Kobayashi, an art ...

But with birds multiplying by the day, Elizabeth began exploring other creative uses for the cranes and found they work well as a medium for creating another art form: paper mosaics. Gluing the ...

folded paper cranes and gathered thousands of them from people worldwide. Her Memorial Crane Project features tens of thousands of these origami long-necked, long-legged birds. KCRW: What is the ...

Hosted at the International Center, students worked together to create 1,000 paper cranes, which will be transformed into an art installation within the building. Doctoral student Sarah Potts ...