Abstract
This workshop presents a form of modular origami in which paper circles are folded, assembled and glued
together to form a chain. By using circles of gradually varying diameter, one can form an ammonite-like spiral
or an attractive wearable garland. Creating and manipulating the aesthetic forms in the workshop provides
participants with opportunities for investigation and discussion of numerous mathematical and STEM concepts,
simultaneously reinforcing the value of art and design in trans-disciplinary knowledge building (STEAM).
Folding is a great source for numerous nontrivial connections to be made between mathematics, engineering, art
and design. The act of folding offers moments of contemplation and meditation through the challenge and joy of
making.
