[Origami] Honoring Wensdy Whitehead on Tuesday - She said goodbye 1 year ago on May 7

[Lisa B. Corfman via Origami]

Hi folding friends!

 

The first anniversary of Wensdy Whitehead's passing is on Tuesday, May 7,
2024, and we will honor her this day on Zoom and in-person.  Details are
below Wensdy's biography.

 

First, these are links to celebrate Wensdy's life and origami contributions:

1.  Professional Origami Museum Gallery with models and diagrams:

https://origamimuseum.org/wensdy-whitehead/

 

2.  Wensdy's Origami Portfolio:

https://origamiusa.org/files/wensdy_whitehead_portfolio.pdf 

 

3.  Origami Museum Tribute page:

https://origamimuseum.org/tribute-to-wensdy/

 

4.  In Memoria by OrigamiUSA:

https://origamiusa.org/memoriam-wensdy-whitehead

 

5.  Origami Museum Instagram with 10 slides:

www.instagram.com/origamimuseumcommunity

 

6.  Her Obituary with a favorite model in the Paper, issue 143:

https://origamiusa.org/files/wensdy_whitehead_obit_diagrams.pdf

 

7.  View Wensdy's Memorial Zoom link from Saturday, November 11, 2023:

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I will share more highlights as time goes on.

 

Biography: Wensdy Whitehead (June 24, 1971- May 7, 2023) was a folder since
age 4.  As a Cornell University graduate, she was raised in Michigan and
lived in the Boston area most of her adult life.  She was a veteran and
entrepreneur with a specialty in origami and computer science.  She had a
fun sense of humor filled with folded puns.  Wensdy was a smart intellectual
caring person.

 

Toast to Wensdy's life with her favorite drink, a Dunkin' Vanilla Bean
Coolatta!

 

On May 7, to honor Wensdy's life, the Greater Philadelphia Paper Pholders
(GP3), led by Faye Goldman, will be running the meeting on Zoom and
in-person in Philadelphia in memory of Wensdy.  We'll take some time
starting at 6:30pm to remember her and her models for the amazing origami
creator she was.

*   Topic: GP3 on May 7 - Memories of Wensdy
*   Time: May 7, 2024, at 6:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
*   Join Zoom Meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85746060793?pwd=RXRyNGtUUUVJYlJPVVFIWURGa1dXUT09

*   Meeting ID: 857 4606 0793
*   Passcode: 2901

 

We will learn Wensdy's Flapping Bird Wearing a Crane Costume:

*   Creator: Wensdy Whitehead
*   Teacher: Faye Goldman
*   Paper: Large sheet of thin, crisp paper 12" or larger
*

https://origamimuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/MegaFlappingBird07.pdf

 

If you'd like to say something in Wensdy's memory, please let Faye know.
Any other volunteers?  If so, reach Faye at 610-999-8766 or
 fa...@ix.netcom.com.

 

Teachers and models:

If you would like to fold more, Faye will also teach the Camillia by Tomoko
Fuse.

 

Model: Camillia

Creator: Tomoko Fuse

Teacher: Faye Goldman

Paper: 1 square. 6" or larger

 

Note by Faye for GP3:

All are welcome.

 

Location is Zoom and St Paul's Lutheran Church. 415 E Athens Ave, Ardmore,
PA 19003.  Generally, 6:30-10:00pm.

 

For in-person attendance, please be vaccinated (or wear high quality mask).
We will be in the conference room on the 2nd floor.  If you can't find us,
call Faye at 610-999-8766 and someone will bring you to the room.

 

If you have any questions, there should be someone to help you.

 

As usual, there is no charge.  Come, and be prepared to learn and have fun.

 

Lisa B. Corfman

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