Re: [Origami] Celebrating Wensdy Whitehead and teacher request

[José Tomas Buitrago via Origami]

Hi Lisa,
I am not sure if it is so lete to propose my name to teach a Wensdy model,
via Zoom. She showed me her spinning tops and related stuff. I want to
show her dollar bill spinning top. That is a low intermediate action model
(a couple of squash folds at the beginning). Also, I can show how to get
the dollar bill proportion from any square (for the out of States folders).
Please confirm if I was selected.

>From Colombia

Jose Tomas Buitrago

Re: [Origami] Celebrating Wensdy Whitehead and teacher request

[fayeg]

Hi Lisa,

I plan to attend Wensdy's Memorial Zoom service. Thank you for setting it
up.

I love her flapping bird wearing a crane costume, but it is probably too
difficult to teach via zoom. Let me know what you think.

 

Faye

 

From: Origami  On Behalf Of Lisa
B. Corfman via Origami
Sent: Wednesday, October 4, 2023 4:50 PM
To: origami@lists.digitalorigami.com
Subject: [Origami] Celebrating Wensdy Whitehead and teacher request

 

Dear Loving Folders,

 

I am saddened, as we all are, by the loss of a dear friend and mentor, the
prolific origami designer Wensdy Whitehead who passed at the age of 51 on
May 7, 2023.

 

Wensdy was both a talented folder and designer, but most of all, she was
known for her generosity with her time.  She shared her unique and original
works (miniature and oversized models, Harry Potter origami, Storigami,
modulars, shovel-fold words, and more) with new and experienced folders, and
introducing new folders to the fun of origami, through her formal and
impromptu classes.

 

As we mourn Wensdy's passing, we are also looking forward to commemorating
her caring, intellectual, and pun-filled life at the Memorial Zoom Service
on Saturday, November 11, 2023 - the last day of World Origami Days and
Veterans Day for the veteran she was.

 

The Origami Museum features Wensdy at

https://origamimuseum.org/wensdy-whitehead/; diagrams are available there.

 

Her Memorial Zoom Service will be Saturday, November 11, 2023, at 4PM, EST,
hosted by OrigamiUSA.

 

At the service we will:

- Welcome you,

- Share memorabilia images,

- Hear friends and family speak,

- View her origami portfolio,

- Attendees can ask to speak briefly, and

- At the 1-hour point for the next 30-60 minute we will fold her models.


 

This is a time to honor Wensdy's life, celebrate, and grow from her life's
work, which are now available to folders, as she wished.

 

I am looking for teachers (and students) for folding Wensdy's origami
models.

   - First, a call for a Zoom teacher of Wendsy's models for the
Memorial zoom on Saturday, November 11, 2023, around 5pm during the memorial
zoom starting at 4pm EST.  I particularly think her Gabby Guppy storigami
model and her Love Bug heart transplant model would be fitting.  Find the
diagrams at  
https://origamimuseum.org/memorial-gallery/.

   - Also, I am looking for folder to teach in-person at the OrigaMIT
Convention, Cambridge, MA, on Saturday, November 4, after a brief
introduction, as a big tribute to her.

   - Finally, during World Origami Days from October 24 to November 11,
I can host zooms to learn more of Wensdy's models.  Let me know if you are
interested in teaching or folding her models on a zoom I can host, or if you
plan to do something independently.

 

Please send me a RSVP and additional details for:

   - Attending the zoom memorial,

- Learning her models

   - Teaching her models

- Sending photos/images

- Writing a brief tribute of words you would like to share, or

- Anything else.

My email is   l...@origamimuseum.com.

 

I will send out more information with additional details to those interested
in honoring Wensdy.

 

Kindly,

Lisa B. Corfman

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