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Imaginations Soar With
Christine Petrell Kallevig
Together as one,
Two arts combined,
Doubles the fun!
Storytelling + Origami = Storigami
Originally intended as a fun addition to her children’s novels, Storigami instead evolved into an enticing experience that captivates audiences, sending them hurtling back and forth across an enchanted bridge that connects language with art, a bridge where you definitely want to let your fingers do the walking.
HOW? Christine relies heavily on her background as a former classroom teacher and music therapist when she selects material that targets Common Core Standards for students in grades K-8. Teaching creative writing and simple origami techniques are featured in every Storigami session, but she also likes to donate more elaborate origami models to the schools and libraries she visits.
The Origami Dog Sled Team pictured here is a sculpture Christine designed specially for a school in Alaska during a visit in April 2004. She's also folded origami safari animals like this lion, giraffe, and African elephant.
Other recent gifts to schools included falcons, wolves, bulldogs, cardinals, dragons, bears, eagles, black panthers, tigers, elk, and bison. Most were special origami mascots in school colors for school media centers, principal desks, or lobby showcases.
The most unusual origami sculpture Christine Kallevig made was a Ceramic for Crooksville K-8 School (Crooksville, Ohio).
Their mascot is a man at a potter's wheel. 
Another interesting origami challenge was designing an origami Railroader for a school in Garrett, Indiana. Redford, Michigan needed a Volt, so she created a spinning three-dimensional flash of blue and white lightning. Christine visited schools in Washington DC and gave them each an origami bald eagle folded out of wallpaper, one of her favorite folding media.
The creative possibilities for the educational use of origami are endless!
WHY? Kids love origami, but they need stories:
- Stories touch hearts and feed minds.
- Stories peel away layers of resistance and false sophistication.
- Stories reveal roots of intelligence and creativity.
What are some other educational benefits resulting from the combination of origami and language? Storigami is good for our brains! When a story is illustrated by progressive origami folds, recalling the events of the story is the same as recalling the steps necessary to create the origami figure. Short-term memory is greatly enhanced, the whole brain is activated, and everyone has fun while learning exciting, new paper folding skills. Click here to download more information about the educational, developmental, and emotional benefits of combining origami and stories.
WHO? Christine Petrell Kallevig works primarily with grades preK - 8 during school author visits. She also presents literary programs and storytelling workshops at schools, libraries, museums, churches, festivals, and conferences throughout the world. Although her audiences are usually young authors themselves, she loves to speak to "young at heart" adults as well, especially at holiday banquets, art festivals, storytelling events, or association meetings.
Common Core Standards and creative writing techniques, such as how to research, edit, and develop characters are included in every school program and author visit.
Read news articles and see photos of Christine Petrell Kallevig in action:
- Response to Christine Petrell Kallevig's Presentation at a New York School
- Origami Fun at an Indiana School
- Leaping into Literacy for an Ohio Right to Read Week
- Christine Kallevig presents Storigami at Children's Book Festival in Toledo, Ohio
- Christine Petrell Kallevig accepts the Florence Temko Award in New York City
- Origami Storytelling in Elementary School Education
- Storigami at Cornwall Elementary's Art in Our School Day in Cornwall, PA
| Christine Kallevig is presenting programs in:
If you would like a discounted author visit or Storigami presentation near any of these locations, call 440-838-4881 immediately to add your school or library to her schedule while she's touring through your area. |
WHERE? 
Save travel fees by booking Christine Petrell Kallevig when she's already traveling through your area. She appeared in several regions throughout the world during the last few years and is currently accepting bookings for visits internationally and nationwide for 2013 and 2014.
Is your group suffering from budget woes? UNITE!
Many private and public schools, art organizations, storytelling associations, and libraries have enjoyed special discounts and saved money by joining together to sponsor literacy workshops, author visits, and Storigami presentations.
upcoming Storigami performances
Send your booking request to foldalong@att.net
Act now to reserve your preferred date!
SPECIAL NOTE to Great Lakes states: There are almost always last-minute openings for schools within driving distance from Cleveland, Ohio, especially in Western New York, Western Pennsylvania, Southern Michigan, Eastern Indiana, and anywhere in Ohio. Contact Christine Kallevig ASAP and she'll try hard to fit an author visit or spontaneous Storigami performance into her travel calendar.
Interested in Christine Kallevig's new presentation about Ohio public art? Learn how to get FREE copies for all your students! Christine believes in the educational values inherent in all art forms, so she's written a wonderful student book and teacher guides called OUR SCULPTURES OURSELVES: A New Look at Public Art in Northeast Ohio. The book reveals the hidden and often forgotten facts about nine historical Ohio monuments and sculptures, such as the amazing Guardians of Traffic and The Free Stamp in Cleveland, Ohio.
It's easy to involve your children or students with this new public art material. Simply order individual workbooks or classroom sets with a credit card at the Storytime Online Store. Do you need to be reimbursed by grant, discretionary, or PTA funds? You can also download a purchase order form to submit through your district's official purchasing channels.
CONTACT: Click HERE for complete descriptions Call (440) 838-4881 or send an E-Mail to foldalong@att.net for references and availability.
Christine's Origami Crane Necklace: All the books in the blue Amazon.com box (above) feature origami as an important part of the plot and are recommended as followup books after Christine's school author visits. Your school or public library probably already has most of them. Plan ahead. Reserve them to enjoy after Christine's visit. You'll be amazed at how much your students learned about origami during her live Storigami presentation.
of Christine's school visits, conference presentations, and other storytelling programs, including fees, recommended ages, group size limits, and references - or keep reading and then follow the PRESENTATION DETAILS link near the bottom of the page.
Christine's Amazing Fabric Origami Hat Band:
See close-up photos of the eight fabric origami models on her hat band.
Christine often wears a crane necklace and crane earrings along with her fabric origami frog necklace when she tells Storigami tales during school author visits. The necklace is almost as popular as the origami stories! Christine is always asked where it can be purchased. Well - all you have to do is click on the Amazon.com link above to buy a similar crane necklace of your own.
Christine Petrell Kallevig is welcomed warmly and creatively at the schools she visits. Check out some of the origami posters, window displays, and bulletin boards students have created:
Christine is honored by such creative students, teachers, and librarians!
Who knows what surprises await her next visit?
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