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by Karine Rupp-Stanko

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As vibrant as a swarm of bees

Made entirely of repurposed junk mail, Swarm A is a paper installation currently on display at the Better World Museum, Minneapolis.

art, artinstallation, community, environment, origami, sustainable

September : Monarchs and bees

Learn how to fold paper monarch butterflies and various bees at these free events in September.

art, community, education, environment, minnesota

Summer 2018 bee folding events

Upcoming folding events : I will be folding bees with the awesome team of Saint Paul Public Arts on Saturday, … More

art, community, education, origami, pollinators

In and out of folding flow

“Home is where you can get in your flow”.

One year after moving to Minnesota, I felt terribly “un-rooted”. I couldn’t relate to my new surroundings, let alone connect with them.
But a 16000-folds journey transformed me.

art, community, madehereminnesota, paperfolding, psychology, transformation

Catch-a-breath

After having folded 672 paper balloons (only 328 to go!) it is now time for me to officially launch my “breath capture” campaign!

air, art, artinstallation, breathing, community, donating campain, inclusiveness, minnesota, paper art

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Hello Bee-friends, printmaking friends and other/miscellaneous friends!! I am mailing the Valentines I printed last weekend. 1. If I don’t have your street address, please DM it to me. 2. Introduce me to a new friend on Instagram and I will send them one too!! #valentinesday2019 #valentines #printmaking #platenpress #savethebees #bee #letterpress
So, here we are, February. Folded washi bee on frozen solid garden monotype print. 🐝 🌞 🐝 🌞 🐝 🌞 Looking ahead and not back at a strange week in frigid liminal space, there ARE things I’m excited about. 🌞 🌞 🌞 🌞 🌞 🌞 🌞 1. Little J will be 7 soon. βœ¨πŸŽ‚and now wants to be an Earth-advocate art/scientist. 2. I will be at the Super Bee conference tomorrow, organized by the @umnbeelab . 🐝 looking forward to listening to @cariveaulab and making art with @sarahjnassif 3. I will be working on my newly renamed blog/site. (see link in bio) 🐝 4. I will meet with pollinator friendly alliance’s leader to discuss the 2019 polli/nation festival. 🐝 5. I will be planning two folding events with @como_community_seed_library 🐝 6. I will be taking a Fun Valentine printing class with @laurabrownart 🌞 🌞 🌞 🐝 🐝 🐝 🌞 🌞 🌞 Those are all wonderful things full of promise. Hopefully they will overcome my growing winter sense of not belonging here. May you all find things to look forward to in February !!✨🐝🌞 #savethebees #printmaking #origami #wintercolors #frozen #minnesota #mixedmediaart
I finally read the winter 2018/19 Monarch butterfly reports... and they’re horrifying. 80% less made it to their western wintering lands than the previous year. πŸ›we are one with all living organismsπŸ› Caterpillar made of recycled ads, inspired by Nick Robinson’s structure. #savethemonarchs #urgent #ecoart #environmentalism #origami #mixedmediaart #monarchs
Pseudacris cruciferus, aka Spring Peeper aka Tiny Amphibian. Wondering if she’s ready for the big jump. 🐸We are one with all living organisms 🐸 #mixedmediaart #ecoart #letterpress #origami #cardboard #biodiversity #environmentalism #reducepesticides β€œOne” was printed on plain kraft paper, using an old fashion poster press.
Should the Folding Bee stay away from spiders? πŸπŸ•ΈπŸ•·πŸ¦—πŸœπŸœπŸ¦—πŸ•·πŸ•ΈπŸ We are one with all living organisms. #mixedmediart #inprogress #printmaking #origami #cardboard #workingonmyarachnaphobia
Garden of words prototype, final and ready to be sent. Each mulberry paper bloom spells the word β€œflower” in the seven most widely spoken languages in the Centennial school district, Minnesota. Namely: English, Spanish, Russian, Hmong, Somali, Arabic, Dakota Sioux. Native speakers of β€œminority status” languages rarely see their multilingualism as an asset. I personally believe that it is up to public facilities such as libraries and schools to help change this perception. Each wave of new settlers brings the seeds of an incredible wealth of words, stories, names, songs... A wealth that should be tend to with love and care, not unlike a garden. ************************** #mixedmediaart #installationart #paperart #origami #prototype #mulberrypaper #language #garden
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