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This page lists pointers to appearances of happyfolding.com and Sara Adams' origami work in the media.
January 2010: The Independent online newspaper article
The IndependentIn the arts section of The Independent website, happyfolding was listed as the top origami and paperfolding website. They said:

This week's selection of art websites includes five websites that show you how to create your own paper art.
1. Happy Folding - http://www.happyfolding.com/ A website dedicated to the art of origami. Everything you need to know about folding paper including video 'how to' origami tutorials, an origami dictionary, folding diagrams, plans that you can print out, a large online origami gallery, and news articles about origami.
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July 2009: KNLS radio program
Eye on the WebEye on the Web is the KNLS radio program sponsored by sculptor Kevin Caron. It features wild, wacky and truly wonderful websites. They said:

It all starts with a single sheet of paper. Then you can take it from there on the origami site Happy Folding. As you probably know, origami is the Japanese art that lets you create everything you can imagine - and some things you can't - simply by folding pieces of paper. Site owner Sara Adams explains that she got hooked on origami in 2005, and she suspects, after some time on the site, you just might get hooked, too. Browsing through the many photos of and instructions for paper rats, flowers, birds, pregnant women and even a ninja, you just might. There are step-by-step diagrams to show you how to make some of these creations, instructional videos you can sort by difficulty, type of paper and other parameters, a gallery, a dictionary and links, all celebrating what you can make with a simple sheet of paper.

June 2008: Nokia Free Hands Challenge
Nokia Free Hands ChallengeNokia lauched a Free Hands Challenge with the theme Don’t waste those talented hands. Make a hands free video to share with the world – and you could come away with your hands full. I was asked to make one of the feature films, as well as be one of the six supremos, i.e. the judges that decided which video creator won the challenge.
May 2008: Cherwell newspaper article
Cherwell articleThe Cherwell, an Oxford student newspaper, interviewed me for a 2-page feature on origami called Living on the Edge of a Paper Model. Here's the first paragraph of the print version:

Today I caught a butterfly with my bare hands. Searching among scraps of paper, I came across a veritable jungle of origami: lions, roses, dragons, elephants and scorpions tumbled out of Sara Adams' cardboard box, to crouch on the grass of Wadham gardens.

You can view the full article (pdf) here. I also added some notes on the article at http://www.happyfolding.com/blog-in_the_newspaper.