Mel Sawyer

Mel Sawyer is a Portland origami & paper artist who specializes in origami lamps. This past fall, she was one of the featured artists in Portland Open Studios, and has also her work at OrigamiUSA exhibitions & at various papercraft shows. Each of her works is created with, at minimum, 30 sheets of paper, and some are made from thousands of sheets and take upwards of 4 months to complete. She's inspired by the ways that light can cast unexpected patterns through paper, and how her work combines mathematical geometry with visual arts for a truly unique medium.