Local artist Ellie Clewlow shows you how to make an origami snake out of folded squares of paper, and how to curl it to make an ammonite, a type of fossil. Have fun learning what you can make using a few folds, and learn the local legend of St Hilda turning snakes to stone!

Ellie Clewlow has been commissioned by Durham Cathedral to make a new artwork, One Small Step, which will be on display in the cathedral from November. The piece is made from 3000 pieces of folded origami and explores the ways in which we learn. It is inspired by human exploration of the moon, the interior of Durham Cathedral, and by the Way of Learning Northern Saints trail.

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