Fold with Love 2025

Fold with Love 2025

Origami Installation at Pass the Baton

Thanks to bilingual MC Haruka-san’s initiative, I was in charge of the community origami project, the paper crane installation and workshop at the event hosted by the Sydney Japanese community, JCS.
The event welcomed 88-year-old Hiroshima survivor Ms Keiko Ogura, who spoke to Sydney’s high school students and the public about her experience and the importance of peace. It was a rare and moving opportunity to hear her story firsthand, which deeply touched everyone-including me.
The event was also featured on SBS World News and TBS(Tokyo Broadcasting System).

Midori Furze2025-08-20T20:19:12+10:00August 20th, 2025|Featured, Media, Origami, Projects, Service|

Community Origami Project July 2025

Community Origami Project July 2025

Joy is in creasing

Let’s fold Paper Crane!
I organised two Free origami workshop for everyone!

Please Support the Public Origami Project

We are collecting many paper cranes in July 2025 for the public installation for the event, Pass the Baton.
All materials provided. No experience necessary — we’ll guide you step by step. 15x15cm origami paper donations welcome!

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Origami Workshop Part 1 : Fold Paper Cranes for Peace
Date: Sunday 6 July
Time: 4-4.45pm
Venue: Chatswood Library
Free – Children must be accompanied by their guardians

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Origami Workshop Part 2 : Fold Paper Cranes for Peace
Date: Monday 7 July
Time: 10.30am -12noon
Venue: Primrose Paper Arts
Free – Children must be accompanied by their guardians

Whether you’re new to origami or have folded cranes before, your hands and heart are welcome.
Fold with us. Fold with love. Fold for peace.

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Midori Furze2025-07-03T16:56:00+10:00July 3rd, 2025|Featured, Media, Origami, Service|

Origami Koinobori Project 2021

Origami Koinobori Project 2021

Feed Me More Kabuto – Visit JPF and fold the Origami

Join us for the origami project!

In April and May 2021, Japan Foundation in Sydney (Level 4, Central Park 28 Broadway Chippendale NSW) runs the origami project. Anyone can join the fun.

You can make a samurai hat and it will be a part of the koinobori.

This project was well-received at an origami workshop in Tonga, 2019, which I was invited to by The Japan Foundation. I particularly like that this project is based around the concept that people can work together to create a large collaborative work while anyone can participate in at their own pace.

Furthermore, I think this is a project that suits our current situation, where social gatherings are restricted but our desire to be connected with others remains. The Japanese hoist koinobori every year in May, allowing them to swim in the blue skies of spring in Japan. It is these koinobori that wish for children’s good health. I wish that our origami koinobori brings us similar good health here.

Midori Furze2021-04-03T12:30:25+11:00April 3rd, 2021|Origami, Projects|

311 Paper Cranes

311 Paper Cranes

Folded With Love

My 311 Paper Cranes installation was displayed at the East Japan disaster commemoration event.

Big thanks to my helpers. I couldn’t have done so well without them and I received a lot of nice feedback about my installation.

Mr Kiya, the Consul of General in Sydney congratulated me for making it.

The main stage events also went very well. I was honoured to meet energetic performers, wonderful volunteer staff, visitors and the sponsors that evening.

The event was on the news on TBS and the reporter was Hiroki Iijima.

Please watch the YouTube link: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ0VZ-lE3LQ

Midori Furze2021-03-20T22:12:34+11:00March 12th, 2021|Exhibitions, Origami, Projects|