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This is How Papernautic’s Easy Origami Instructions Videos are Inspired by The Karate Kid

This is How Papernautic's Easy Origami Instructions Videos are Inspired by The Karate Kid

When it comes to paper craft and me, the answer to every “why” question is usually because it’s fun, and because I can. However, there are more compelling reasons why I’ve started creating origami instructions videos over on the Papernautic channel on YouTube. I’d like to share those reasons, what they have to do with […]

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Samir Bharadwaj in Craft

50 Origami Pictures on Instagram

50 Origami Pictures on Instagram

At the beginning of this year I started taking pictures of origami with my phone camera. Not counting scribbling, photography is my oldest love. I’ve been taking pictures since I could read and write, and it was always as a visual exploration rather than as a mere recording device of family snapshots. This long history […]

Posted on February 20, 2013June 28, 2017 by Samir Bharadwaj in Craft, Photography

Paper Boats and the Parting of the Waters

Paper Boats and the Parting of the Waters

We all made paper boats when we were kids. If you lived through even a single monsoon in India, it would seem unnatural not to, and they were a lot of fun to make too. My Grandmother’s place in Bombay used to be an old muddy compound back then, and when it rained a small […]

Posted on June 28, 2011September 19, 2017 by Samir Bharadwaj in Craft

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