Sanja Srbljinovic Cucek

Artist, Blogger, Brainstormer, Promoter

Experience 2012 - present President of the Croatian Origami Society. Origami art exhibitions, workshops, lectures. 2010 – present. Co-operating with Japanese Embassy in Zagreb. Origami workshops, origami art exhibitions. 2010 – present. Blog Origami Art Novosti. Posts in Croatian and English 2009 – 2018 Creative origami art projects: exhibitions, workshops, commissioned designs for Zagreb City Theatre Trešnjevka, Bruketa&Žinić&Grey and Archeological Museum Zadar 2005 – 2008 Promoting origami at city libraries and primary schools: Krapina, Korčula, Samobor, Zagreb, cooperation with haiku festivals in Zagreb and Krapina 2002 – 2005 Self employed as a translator 1987 – 2002 Translating and teaching English. Origami Art Exhibitions 2008 International group exhibition Krapina City Gallery: "Poetry in Paper". Author of the exhibition and display. Editor of the exhibition catalogue. 2015 Group exhibition "Transformations and Illusions of the Folds" , Gallery Prica, Samobor. 2012 International group exhibition "In The Fold – Origami inspired by Nature", NIA Museum, UK 2016 International group exhibition “Mujeres de Papel“ Museum EMOZ, Zaragoza, Spain 2016 International group exhibition “Origami Zdenka“, Gallery Kortil, Rijeka Origami Workshops and Courses: 2019 Maker Faire Zagreb 2016 – 2019 Tuna, Sushi & Wine Festival Zadar 2014 – 2019 Science Festival in Zagreb 2013 – 2018 Week of Botanical Gardens and Science Picnic in Zagreb 2012 – 2019 Open Doors Day at the Institute Ruđer Bošković, Zagreb. 2012, 2014 Dubrava Cultural Centre 2012 Third Ear Festival Dubrovnik 2011 – 2017 Primary schools in Zagreb, Sisak, Pakrac, Brod na Kupi, Čakovec, Karlovac; various NGO-s, conventions, festivals, Višnjan Summer School 2011 ArtOmat and MSU, Zagreb. Publications 2018 ABC za razgovjetniji razgovor. Illustrated alliterative poems and tales. Publisher: Element, Zagreb 2009 – 2019 Publishing origami diagrams in origami publications in Europe and America. 2009 Translated book "Loving Monday" by John D. Beckett into Croatian

Promoting modern origami in art, science and education.

If I put love in what I do, it changes me and the person I give it to.

Origami design, Translations

I am keen on sharing motivational and inspiring talks, especially in the fields of modern origami, importance of play, voice coaching and storytelling, which brought me to translating TED talks.