I attended the 2021 April OUSA Foldfest – a 25 hour online marathon of folding tutorials, lectures and virtual meet nd greet:
![Sipho Mabona's Geisha](https://i0.wp.com/www.wonko.info/365origami/wp-content/uploads/1044geisha.jpg?resize=764%2C573)
One of 2 deciding reasons to attend was the opportunity to be taught a model by Sipho Mabona – his “Geisha”.
At 3am, I awoke, made tea, cut some paper ready for the workshop (international time is cruel), and, thankfully followed alone a complex but beautiful sequence.
By pure coincidence, my paper looked like Sipho’s, and my final model is really close (amazing for a first fold, testament to the sequence and expert tutelage).
![Mabona "Geisha" fold sequence](https://i0.wp.com/www.wonko.info/365origami/wp-content/uploads/1044geishaDev.jpg?w=764)
I like this model a lot – a figurative model of a Geisha, kimono, fancy hairdo and lovely modesty fan.
The proportions are fabulous, such a rich pallet of skills, fabulous lesson live with a living legend.