About The East Denver Origami Society

The East Denver Origami Society was founded in 2015 with the aim of creating an elegant and convivial atmosphere where graduates of the Foundation Course or other qualified Origamists can practice their time-honored and beautiful craft.  The members get together once a month for meetings where we make projects that follow a given theme over the course of a  year. In addition, the society offers  weekly classes given over to the study of a particular origami text.  We are purposely a small group where in all members can sit around a big table, which enhances learning.

Why Do We Call Our Group The East Denver Origami Society? 

In essence, I did not want to call dibs on the entire City of Denver,

I believe that there is an optimum size for an origami society - or any group for that matter. For what we do, it’s best to have the right number of members such that we can all sit comfortably around a table and to see one another.

In my utopia, such origami groups might be distributed around a city such that the members could get to their club within a radius of a ten minute walk.

Historically, Denver began as two cities that grew together: early Denver on the east side of the Platte River; Auraria on the west side. Hence, Denver citizens of my time referrred to the “East Side” and the “West Side”.

Of course, as with any western American city, metropolitan Denver has spread without much limit. Consequently, travel from one place to another continues to take longer and longer.

Nevertheless, we at the East Denver Origami Society welcome members from anywhere in the area. However, be advised that driving in to our meeting location from, let’s say, Arvada or Littleton is often a maddening experience. I would not want members arriving to an EDOS meeting in such a state that can cancel out the pleasure of the meeting itself.

About Mark Burger, Founder and Executive Director of the East Denver Origami Society

Mark Burger is a Denver Native who enjoys designing and making things that are both useful and beautiful.  He founded the East Denver Origami Society with monthly meetings particularily so that graduates of Origami for the Minds might continue with the fun and apply their new found skills to doing good works. He has been a favorite teacher at architecture schools around the country.  He lives in Cherry Creek with his wife, Marita, where, incidentally they walk everywhere they need to go and rarely use their car.  Mark is a Diamond Facilitator at OLLI at Denver University. In 2017 Mark was the recipient of OrigamiUSA’s Teaching Award.  Mark has been certified by the Nippon Origami Association as a certified Origami Instructor.