Shannon Nakaya

Origami Design and Sculpture

Accepting Commissions

and Custom Orders

Ready-To-Ship items at

www.origamidogdesign.etsy.com

Amigurumi

Wait! These are NOT origami! 


No, they are not. I only recently learned about amigurumi (what a fun name!), a Japanese style of crocheting in spirals to make stuffed creatures or plushies. In the same way that origami folds a 2-dimensional paper into a 3-dimensional shape, amigurumi weaves a linear strand of yarn into a 3-dimensional shape. How could I not explore that? This, of course, led to using a new medium to design and make creatures with a story to tell. Bringing yarn to life. 


These photos were taken by my Au McIntosh at www.badbirdgraphics.com. Her talents include photography, graphic arts, layout, printing (including fine art giclee printing), and more. She will exceed your expectations with any project she takes on.