Under the supervision of ASO Member Louis Ochoa, the Origami Club set up a table in order to conduct one of their meetings at Cleveland Park, the grass that is situated on the northern end of the Pierce College campus. The club meets every Wednesday and Thursday between the hours of 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Origami is a Japanese art form where recognizable shapes are made through the folding of paper. This art requires a great degree of difficulty and can only be excelled at by people who have a high level of attention to detail, according to Ochoa and the members of his club.
Ochoa said that origami requires patience and focus otherwise it may not be successful.
“It’s a struggle to maintain the folds and being able to remember what the next fold is if you get distracted,” Ochoa said.
While origami might have been a trend at some elementary schools in the past decade, some people, like third-year student Joie Solano, are attempting to return to it and make it a part of their lives again.
Solano said that origami is a way for her to be in the moment and helps her focus on the real world.
“It forces me to be off my phone and not be distracted. Most of my hobbies and schoolwork are online so this is a breath of fresh air,” Solano said.
Origami artists use objects that have flat or 90-degree edges to straighten out the crevices in the pieces of art that they are trying to make.
“It’s really hard to manage small crevices,” said freshman Yanitzy Alatorre. “Straight edges or pencils are your best friend in this situation.”
