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Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 joins Colorado Springs School District 11, Harrison School District 2, Academy School District 20, Calhan School District, and District 49 as the sixth and latest school district to join Pikes Peak Library District’s (PPLD) PowerPass program since its initial launch in the fall of 2019.

PowerPass is a digital library card just for students with the goal of providing access to PPLD’s digital resources, like databases, eBooks, and song and movie downloads to students as a supplement to existing school district resources.

Learn more at ppld.org/PowerPass.

Origami has been around for over 1000 years. Let’s look at origami under a different light. The art of paper folding was once considered a child’s activity, but now it attracts mathematicians, designers, engineers and artists all over the world. It only requires paper, but the possibilities are endless. In this workshop participants will learn to fold oversized and standard-size modular origami then use the pieces to build a large-scale community installation to be displayed at the PPLD libraries.

El origami ha existido por mas de mil años. En este workshop me gustaría que el público a vea éste arte bajo una luz diferente. El arte del plegado de papel una vez fue considerado una actividad infantil, pero ahora atrae a matemáticos, diseñadores, ingenieros y artistas de todo el mundo. Solo requiere un pedazo de papel, pero las posibilidades son infinitas. En este taller los participantes aprenderán a plegar el origami modular de gran tamaño y luego utilizarán las piezas para construir una instalación de gran escala.

In this workshop, participants will learn how to fold large modular origami and then use the pieces to build a large-scale installation.

Registration is required; please click on link to sign up.

• Wed., Sept. 21 from 1 - 4 p.m. at Rockrimmon Library
• Sat., Sept. 24 from 2 - 5 p.m. at Sand Creek Library
• Thu., Sept. 29 from 4 - 7 p.m. at Sand Creek Library
• Sat., Oct. 1 from 1 - 4 p.m. at Old Colorado City Library
• Fri., Oct. 7 from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Manitou Springs Library
• Tue., Oct. 11 from 4 - 7 p.m. at Library 21c
• Sat., Oct. 15 from 1 - 4 p.m. at Library 21c
• Mon., Oct. 17 from 1 - 4 p.m. at Rockrimmon Library
• Sat., Oct. 22 from 2 - 5 p.m. at Ruth Holley Library
• Sat., Nov. 5 from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. at East Library

Join Gabrielle Oshiro as she constructs a large-scale modular origami piece to be displayed in Library 21c. Participants may help with a variety of tasks such as folding origami, connecting pieces together into modules, pasting decorative papers, and more. Come learn from one of our community’s incredible makers all while being a part of a large-scale art installation!

This is a drop-in event; registration is not required.

• Thu., Oct. 13 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Library 21c
• Fri., Oct. 21 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Library 21c
• Thu., Nov. 3 from 1 - 5 p.m. at Library 21c
• Mon., Nov. 7 from 1 - 6 p.m. at Library 21c
• Wed., Nov. 9 from 1 - 6 p.m. at Library 21c
• Fri., Nov. 11 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Library 21c

Artist Biography

Gaby Oshiro was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and grew up in Treviso, Italy. Gaby got her love for visual arts and music from her parents. After fine arts school in Treviso, Italy, she started her own research through music, painting, and macrophotography and merging it all together in art installations in Italy, South America and the United States. She is always looking for that elusive hidden beauty that can’t be seen with the naked eye.
https://www.instagram.com/oshirogk/
http://goshiro.wixsite.com/goshiro

Take and Makes for this project, for ages 5-12, will be available at area PPLD libraries, beginning Sept. 9, 2022.

Supplies:

We provide:
Coffee Filters

Washable Markers

Leaf Template

Materials you provide:

Scissors

Cup of Water

Pencil

Directions:
(See pdf link below for additional pictures of this project.)

1. Stack your coffee filters. Use the template to trace a leaf on the top one. (If you’d prefer, just draw your own leaf.) Cut the leaves out through all the coffee filters.

2. Use a washable marker to draw a thick circle in the center of each coffee filter leaf. Do not fill in the center of the circle or color the entire leaf.

3. Fold the leaf 3 times (in half, in half again, and in half again). You should have a point in the middle of your circle.

4. Carefully dip the point of the leaf in the cup of water and hold it there until the leaf is saturated. It may need a minute or so. You will probably want a new cup of water for each leaf.

5. Let the leaves dry on a surface that can get color on it. Once they are dry, carefully unfold them.